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Criterion 11

Developing CME Based on National Research

Wed, 06/16/2010 - 16:46 — breakthrough

Description: Dorothy S. Lane, MD, MPH, Associate Dean of CME Stony Brook University School of Medicine discusses a team-based CME activity addressing improvements in colorectal screening rates with ACCME Chief Executive Murray Kopelow, MD.

  • ACCME Interviews
  • activity planning
  • coordination of care
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 18
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • educational design
  • expected results
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • national data
  • needs
  • patient outcomes
  • research
  • team-based care
  • ShareShare

Learning from Teaching: Activity Planning Tutorial

Mon, 02/22/2010 - 10:28 — kswimm

Description:
Murray Kopelow, MD, ACCME Chief Executive, walks you through an example of provider practices that would be in support of findings of “Compliance" for ACCME Accreditation Criteria through the application of the AHRQ Report’s Adult Learning Principles (ALP) Criteria in a "Learning from Teaching" CME activity. 

Planning Tool:
Download a copy of the planning tool that Dr. Kopelow uses in this tutorial.
 
Useful Links and Resources:
 —  ACCME Accreditation Criteria 
 —  "Ask ACCME" Planning and Implementing CME Activities (FAQs on Learning from Teaching) 
 —  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effectiveness of Continuing Medical Education (February 2007)

Download a transcript of this Video Tutorial (PDF).

 

  • ACCME Tutorials
  • activity formats
  • activity planning
  • adult learning principles
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • AHRQ
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • Criterion 4
  • Criterion 5
  • Learning from Teaching
  • new formats
  • self-directed CME activity
  • ShareShare

Documenting Change in CME Activities

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:49 — acantelmi

Description: What can I show the ACCME from my CME planning process to document compliance with ACCME's Accreditation Criteria?
 
Click here to download a transcript of this FAQ (PDF).

  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • accreditation process
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 17
  • Documentation
  • evaluation
  • ShareShare

Communities of Practice: Strengthening Internal Initiatives (Part 2 of 3)

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 07:55 — acantelmi

Description: Dick Berger, Dean of the Mayo School of Continuing Professional Development, and Todd Dorman, Associate Dean and Director of CME at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, speak with Murray Kopelow, ACCME’s Chief Executive, about Community of Practice initiatives involving CME and other stakeholders within their respective organizations. (Part 2 of 3, Recorded August, 2009)

  • ACCME Interviews
  • collaboration and cooperation
  • Communities of practice
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 20
  • evaluation
  • quality improvement
  • School of Medicine
  • simulation
  • team-based care
  • Tumor Boards
  • ShareShare

Improving Care for Veterans (Part 2 of 2)

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 18:54 — breakthrough

Description: Part 2 of the discussion between Debra Curran, Associate Director of Continuing Medical Education at HealthPartners Institute for Medical Education in Minneapolis, MN, and Murray Kopelow, ACCME Chief Executive about a regional initiative to address an important professional practice gap for family physicians and other healthcare practitioners that treat U.S. veterans. (Part 2 of 2, Recorded May, 2009)
 
Visit these resources for more information:
Joining Forces website

  • ACCME Interviews
  • accreditation with commendation
  • activity planning
  • CME as a Bridge to Quality
  • CME that Matters to Patient Care
  • collaboration and cooperation
  • coordination of care
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 17
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 20
  • Criterion 3
  • Criterion 6
  • designing for change
  • desirable physician attributes
  • evaluation
  • format
  • leadership
  • non-educational strategies
  • own learners
  • professional practice gaps
  • ShareShare

Improving Care for Veterans (Part 1 of 2)

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 18:27 — breakthrough

Description: Part 1 of the discussion between Debra Curran, Associate Director of Continuing Medical Education at HealthPartners Institute for Medical Education in Minneapolis, MN, and Murray Kopelow, ACCME Chief Executive about a regional initiative to address an important professional practice gap for family physicians and other healthcare practitioners that treat U.S. veterans. (Part 1 of 2, Recorded May, 2009)
 
 
Visit these resources for more information:
Joining Forces website

  • ACCME Interviews
  • accreditation with commendation
  • activity planning
  • CME as a Bridge to Quality
  • CME that Matters to Patient Care
  • collaboration and cooperation
  • coordination of care
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 17
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 20
  • Criterion 3
  • Criterion 6
  • designing for change
  • desirable physician attributes
  • evaluation
  • format
  • leadership
  • non-educational strategies
  • own learners
  • professional practice gaps
  • ShareShare

Common Noncompliance Issues

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 16:17 — breakthrough

Description: What are the most common areas of Noncompliance with the ACCME 2006 Accreditation Criteria?
 
 
Click here to download a transcript of this FAQ (PDF).
 

  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • commercial support
  • competence
  • conflict of interest
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 12
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • Criterion 7
  • Criterion 8
  • designing for change
  • disclosure
  • evaluation
  • expected results
  • independence
  • knowledge
  • needs
  • Needs assessment
  • noncompliance
  • Overall Program
  • patient outcomes
  • planners
  • professional practice gaps
  • relevant financial relationships
  • resolution of conflicts of interests
  • Standards for Commercial Support
  • written agreements
  • ShareShare

Designing for Change

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:58 — breakthrough

Description: Can you explain how Criteria 2, 3, and 11 support CME activity planning to change competence, performance, or patient outcomes?
 
Click here to download a transcript of this FAQ (PDF)
 
 

  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • designing for change
  • expected results
  • needs
  • objectives
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • ShareShare

Overall Program Evaluation and Improvement

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:49 — breakthrough

Description: Can you explain the ACCME 2006 Accreditation Criteria as it relates to a provider's process for continuous quality improvement?
 
Click here to download a transcript of this FAQ (PDF)

  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • Criteria
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 12
  • Criterion 13
  • Criterion 14
  • Criterion 15
  • evaluation
  • expected results
  • Mission statement
  • Overall Program
  • Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA)
  • ShareShare

Methods of Activity Evaluation

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:46 — breakthrough

Description: How should I approach evaluating the effectiveness of a CME activity?
 
Click here to download a transcript of this FAQ (PDF)

  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • competence
  • Criterion 11
  • designing for change
  • evaluation
  • expected results
  • outcomes
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • performance measures
  • ShareShare

Analyzing Activities’ Impact

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:45 — breakthrough

Description: What are the ACCME’s expectations for “analyzing changes” achieved as a result of the CME program’s activities?
 
Click here to download a transcript of this FAQ (PDF)

  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • analyzes changes
  • competence
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 3
  • designing for change
  • evaluation
  • expected results
  • Mission statement
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • ShareShare

Knowledge-Based CME Activities

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:03 — breakthrough

Description: Are knowledge-based CME activities compliant with ACCME 2006 AccreditationCriteria requirements?
 
Click here to download a transcript of this FAQ (PDF)

  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • competence
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • designing for change
  • knowledge
  • needs
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • ShareShare

Expectation to Change Patient Outcomes?

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:01 — breakthrough

Description: Are we required to change “patient outcomes” with our CME program and activities?
 
Click here to download a transcript of this FAQ (PDF)

  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 11
  • expected results
  • Mission statement
  • patient outcomes
  • ShareShare

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