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Online CME

Clinical Essentials: A Series of Online CME Courses

These self-study courses feature high quality, clinically relevant content and address individual’s educational needs by incorporating elements of microlearning. Learners can deepen their knowledge on these important topics by viewing highly rated videos and lectures from top rated AACAP speakers and completing a post-test. Click on the course to purchase.


ADHD: Beyond the Basics for Experienced Clinicians

Earn up to 6 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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ADHD: Expanding Your Clinical Toolkit

Earn up to 5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Anxiety

Earn up to 3 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Earn up to 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Bipolar Disorder

Earn up to 5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Catatonia

Earn up to 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™
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Climate Anxiety

Earn up to 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™
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Pediatric Psychopharmacology

Earn up to 8 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Positive Parenting Practices

Earn up to 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Suicide Prevention

Earn up to 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Motivation & Decreasing Stigma Among Youth With SUDs

Earn up to 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
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Threat Assessment and Violence Prevention

Earn up to 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Trauma-Focused CBT

Earn up to 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Trauma-Informed Care

Earn up to 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Treatment of Preschoolers

Earn up to 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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Youth Substance Use Treatment

Earn up to 5 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
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On Demand: AACAP’s Douglas B. Hansen, MD, 50th Annual Update Course 

 

Our highly rated 2025 Hansen Annual Update Course is now available in an entirely self-study format to purchase from the AACAP store! Course highlights include:

  • Topics include ASD, childhood traumatic grief, treatment-resistant depression, addressing metabolic issues, and more!  
  • Up to 18 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.
  • Presentations from 12 top child and adolescent psychiatry clinicians and researchers and 6 recorded Q&A sessions


Journal CME

JAACAP

Free each month a selected JAACAP article is associated with an online CME which offers:

  • A new journal article each month.
  • Up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for 1 article per issue. 
  • Select here to browse articles: https://www.jaacap.org/cmehome.  



Lifelong Learning Modules

Lifelong Learning Module exams can be complete through AACAP’s Pathways. For more information regarding our Lifelong Learning Module series, select here. To order the Lifelong Learning Modules, select here.

How to Obtain a Duplicate CME Certificate for Expired Programs
A duplicate copy of your CME certificate can be found in your “Transcript”, located in the navigation bar on your Pathways page. For programs prior to 2018, please contact the CME Manager at 202.587.9675 or cme@aacap.org.

Continuing Medical Education Credit
These courses are part of a continuing medical education series under the direction of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's CME Committee. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Questions? Call 202.966.7300 ext. 2007 or contact cme@aacap.org.


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