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Criterion 11

Learning from Teaching: Activity Planning Tutorial

Mon, 02/22/2010 - 10:28 — kswimm

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. 

  • 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
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Documenting Change in CME Activities

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:49 — acantelmi

What can I show the ACCME from my CME planning process to document compliance with ACCME's Accreditation Criteria?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • accreditation process
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 17
  • Documentation
  • evaluation
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Communities of Practice: Strengthening Internal Initiatives (Part 2 of 3)

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 07:55 — acantelmi

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
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Improving Care for Veterans (Part 2 of 2)

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

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.

  • 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
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Improving Care for Veterans (Part 1 of 2)

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

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.

  • 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
  • Read more

Common Non-Compliance Issues

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

What are the most common areas of Non-Compliance with the ACCME 2006 Accreditation Criteria?
 
 
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  • 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
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Designing for Change

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

Can you explain how Criteria 2, 3, and 11 support CME activity planning to change competence, performance, or patient outcomes?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • designing for change
  • expected results
  • needs
  • objectives
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
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Overall Program Evaluation and Improvement

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

Can you explain the ACCME 2006 Accreditation Criteria as it relates to a provider's process for continuous quality improvement?
 
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  • 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)
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Methods of Activity Evaluation

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

How should I approach evaluating the effectiveness of a CME activity?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • competence
  • Criterion 11
  • designing for change
  • evaluation
  • expected results
  • outcomes
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • performance measures
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Analyzing Activities’ Impact

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

What are the ACCME’s expectations for “analyzing changes” achieved as a result of the CME program’s activities?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • analyzes changes
  • competence
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 3
  • designing for change
  • evaluation
  • expected results
  • Mission statement
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
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