“The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s (MDPH) Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, Environmental Public Health Tracking Program and IAQ Program collaborated with the Massachusetts Medical Society to develop and record a Continuing Medical Education (CME) course entitled, "Radon Exposure and Health Risks." Physicians can obtain CME credits for attending the course. During this reporting cycle, the course received more than 800 views and 200 course completions.”
Overview of EPA’s State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants Program: A Focus on Activities Conducted During 2022, published in February 2023, notes this as an accomplishment. (https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-02/2022%20Annual%20SIRG%20Activities%20Report.pdf)
The CME course focuses on how healthcare providers can play an integral role in providing education and directing their patients to available resources. The instructor is Cory Holmes is a Certified Radon Measurement Specialist and Assistant Director of the Indoor Air Quality Program for the Bureau of Environmental Health at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The course is free and the Massachusetts Medical Society designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.™
For more information on the course, see https://www.massmed.org/Continuing-Education-and-Events/Online-CME/Courses/Radon-Exposure/Radon-Exp…
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