CME Training Materials

Innovative Approach to Live CME: Making a Real Case

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CME providers: Providing a CME activity that is engaging and optimally matched to the clinical needs of learners may enhance effectiveness, thereby increasing knowledge retention and the likelihood of practice change. This presentation describes the key elements of a case study approach to developing a live CME event: solicitation of questions from pre-registrants, minimal presentation of research data, faculty discussion of different approaches to care, and learner interaction. The factors that optimize success are highlighted, including:

• use of cases of broad interest
• use of cases that are controversial or for which clear evidence-based guidance is limited
• involvement of faculty who endorse the approach and have the skills to drive the discussion

Practical Strategies for Defining Appropriate Outcomes

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CME providers: The focus on outcomes evaluations in CME has intensified with ACCME's new criteria requiring assessment of physician competence and performance and/or patient outcomes. Many grantors are committed to supporting outcomes assessments and seek meaningful plans that can demonstrate efforts to improve patient care. CME providers often struggle to identify the appropriate scale and scope of evaluation methods. This presentation offers:

• viewpoints and experiences from both grantors and providers
• data from a survey examining the range of outcomes strategies being used and funded
• practical tips for matching outcomes methods and tools to specific activity types and formats

Building Integrated CME: Accommodating Learning Styles and Extending Reach through Use of Multiple Formats and Technologies

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CME providers: Enhance physician learning by steering away from "one-off" live CME events. Instead, offer a comprehensive series of interrelated CME opportunities. Integrated CME activities focus on a particular disease state or therapeutic area and are delivered over time, in various formats.

INNOVIA Links

PharmaVoice "Sound Bite" (PDF article):
Reggi Veatch, Director, Editorial and Accreditation Services, INNOVIA

PharmaVoice "Increasing Educational Reach and Impact Through Integrated Learning Communities" (PDF article):
Sarah Mooney, Director, Operations and Business Development, INNOVIA

External Links

ACCME's Essential Areas and their Elements

ACCME's 2004 Standards for Commercial Support

ACCME's Updated Accreditation Criteria

American Medical Association (AMA):
Physician's Recognition Award and Credit System (2006 revision)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
Guidance for Industry: Industry-Supported Scientific and Educational Activities

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA):
Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals