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November 20, 2008
Navigating the CME Environment Activity Overview
Interviews Focusing on Issues Confronting Providers
The Physicians' Institute for Excellence in Medicine presents Navigating the CME Environment, a series of brief interviews focusing on issues confronting CME providers with experts from around the country.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) is in a state of transition. Internal and external forces are reshaping the CME enterprise. From the internal perspective ACCME is re-emphasizing the importance of independence in CME activities as well as careful assessment of the impact of accredited CME programs on physician competence, performance, and patient health status. The new focus for CME is answering this question: "Did the CME make a difference to physician practices?" Externally, government is taking a close look at how the CME enterprise is funded and the influence of that funding on physician behavior. Funding agencies are requiring greater accountability for demonstrating that their investment was wisely spent. This is a challenging time for CME professionals, who are expected to provide a new direction for continuing medical education in the midst of an evolving paradigm and sometimes-competing expectations.
Keep yourself informed about these transformations to CME, their content and rationale. We invite you to listen to these brief conversations led by our moderator, Floyd Pennington, PhD, CTL Associates, with CME experts representing various areas of CME influence and people outside the CME enterprise shaping the way CME is conducted. Funding for this activity is provided by the Physicians' Foundation for Health Systems Excellence and GMCF, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization in Georgia.
Moderator
Floyd Pennington, PhD, is president of CTL Associates, Inc., a Continuing Medical Education Services Company. He is currently the Director of CME and Corporate Relations for the American Society of Transplantation and consultant for the Physicians' Institute for Excellence in Medicine. He has extensive experience in continuing medical education and quality improvement with medical schools, professional societies, voluntary health associations, and medical communications companies.
Measuring Outcomes in CME: Part One with Derek Dietze
As president of Improve CME, LLC, Derek T. Dietze, MA is a CME advocate and educational outcomes measurement consultant to CME organizations across the United States. He speaks often at the Alliance for CME annual meeting and has written articles published in the Alliance for CME Almanac as well as CE Measure.
Measuring Outcomes in CME: Part Two with Derek Dietze
As president of Improve CME, LLC, Derek T. Dietze, MA is a CME advocate and educational outcomes measurement consultant to CME organizations across the United States. He speaks often at the Alliance for CME annual meeting and has written articles published in the Alliance for CME Almanac as well as CE Measure.
Measuring Outcomes in CME - Carol Havens, MD
Dr. Carol Havens discusses the importance of measuring the impact of our CME activities.
Performance Improvement CME - Harry Gallis, MD
Dr. Harry Gallis, Director, Charlotte AHEC, Charlotte North Carolina, Past President of the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education discusses his experience in Performance Improvement CME.
The Outcomes Institute - Bob Addleton, EdD
Dr. Bob Addleton, Executive Director of the Physicians' Institute for Excellence in Medicine, discusses their efforts to provide training to local CME providers in how to measure CME outcomes.
Planning for Outcomes - Joe Green, PhD
Dr. Joe Green, Chief Learning Officer, Division VP, Professional Development and Education with the American College of Cardiology discusses planning CME activities with an outcomes focus.
Is Pharma Interested in CME Outcomes? - Jennifer Smith, PhD
Jennifer Smith, PhD, Executive Director, Professional Education Support with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals discusses why pharma is interested in outcomes from industry supported CME.
Blending CME and Quality Improvement - Nancy Davis, PhD
Dr. Nancy Davis, Executive Director of the National Institute for Quality Improvement and Education discusses the importance of CME as a tactical asset to quality improvement.
Evaluating the Overall CME Program - Donald Moore, PhD
Dr. Donald Moore, Director, Division of CME, Office of Teaching and Learning in Medicine, Professor of Medical Education and Administration Vanderbilt University School of Medicine discusses evaluating the overall CME program.