On-Demand Access to the POMA Clinical Assembly 

POMA has reopened access to the 2023 and 2024 Clinical Assemblies!  This is your chance to earn AOA, patient safety, opioid and mandated reporter credits for license renewal!

             Education Program                             Registration Form

             Education Program                             Registration Form

Online Osteopathic Education (1-A AOA CME)

POMA is the best resource for high-quality, affordable osteopathic education.  Click here to view our on-demand learning library! 

The CME Center is an online collaborative education center with the osteopathic state societies and Association of Osteopathic State Executive Directors.  On-demand programs, webinars and live educational opportunities that address a broad spectrum of topics are available for purchase. Visit www.thecmecenter.org to start earning 1-A credits online.

Mandated Reporter Training

The University of Pittsburgh's Child Welfare Resource Center has developed a free, 3-hour web-based training for mandated and permissive reporters and is approved in accordance with Act 126 of 2012 and Act 31 of 2014.

Upon course completion, your credits will be submitted to the Dept of State the next business day.  Processing time for your state board is 7-10 days.  You can monitor your license status by going to the PALS website and check under the section that says "Continued Education".

Pitt only sends credits to the Pennsylvania Dept of State.  If you would like these credits to be recorded in your POMA log, please enter them into your record or email them to [email protected] and the team will get them entered for you.

Opioids Training Modules

Drug overdose is a leading cause of preventable death in the US and overdose prevention is a CDC priority that impacts families and communities.

To assist clinicians in this effort, the CDC has developed several trainings to provide patient-centered care pertaining to pain management, opioid use disorder, substance use disorders and motivational interviewing.  The trainings are part of an interactive online series that feature recommendations from the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. Most of the trainings offer free continuing education.

• CDC's 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - highlights the 12 recommendations and information on implementation, and includes patient scenarios
• Managing Pain and Treating Opioid Use Disorder in the ED - learn strategies for managing pain and treating patients with opioid use disorder in emergency departments
• Opioid Use and Pregnancy - learn what to consider if treating pain with opioid therapy and addressing opioid use disorder for patients during pregnancy and the postpartum period
• Tapering - learn strategies to manage opioid tapering, potential challenges including withdrawal, and considerations for tapering and the benefits of interprofessional care coordination
• Assessing and Addressing Opioid Use Disorder - learn how opioid use disorder is diagnosed using the DSM-5 assessment criteria, how to discuss the diagnosis with patients, and how to treat opioid use disorder
• Motivational Interviewing - outlines the core components of motivational interviewing, how to use it to facilitate the treatment of pain, and strategies to empower change in patients and promote healthier and safer outcomes