The DC Center for Rational Prescribing (DCRx) provides information about medications and other therapeutic options. The DC Department of Health provides non-commercial, independent continuing education courses, free to DC physicians and healthcare professionals, and at minimal cost to healthcare professionals not licensed in Washington, DC.
DC Licensed Healthcare Professionals:
Visit the DCRx learning center for free CME Credit. (Use Code: DCHCP)
Healthcare Professionals Not Licensed in Washington, DC:
Visit the DCRx learning center for CME Credit. ($20 Registration)
A list of currently available modules can be found below:
Naloxone in District of Columbia (0.5 Credits)
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Non-Opioid and Alternative Approaches to Pain (1.5 Credits)
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Medical Cannabis for Pain (1.5 Credits)
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Tight Control in Type 2 Diabetes: More Harm than Good?
(1.5 Credits)
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Industry Influence on the Practice of Medicine (1.0 Credits)
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Taking a Sexual History to Reduce HIV Risk (1.5 Credits)
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What You Need to Know about PrEP (1.5 Credits)
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Myths and Facts about Opioids (1.5 credits)
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Getting Patients Off of Opioids (1.5 credits)
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Rational Prescribing for Older Adults (1.5 credits)
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Medical Cannabis: Evidence on Efficacy (1.0 credit)
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Medical Cannabis: Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions
(1.0 credit)
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Drug Approval and Promotion in the United States (1.0 credit)
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Generic Drugs: Myths and Facts(1.0 credit)
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