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Different Approaches to Planning CME Activities

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 14:27 — acantelmi

How can I effectively use the ACCME Criteria when planning my CME activities?

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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • Criteria
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • designing for change
  • morbidity and mortality
  • needs
  • professional practice gaps
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Explaining Knowledge, Competence, Performance, and Patient Outcomes

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:58 — acantelmi

What's the difference between "knowledge," "competence," "performance" and "patient outcomes"?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • competence
  • Criterion 2
  • designing for change
  • knowledge
  • needs
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • professional practice gaps
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Defining "Professional Practice" in Criterion 2 learners

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 08:26 — acantelmi

How does the ACCME define "professional practice"?

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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • Criterion 2
  • national data
  • needs
  • professional practice gaps
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Communities of Practice: Supporting State-wide Healthcare Efforts (Part 3 of 3)

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 08:34 — acantelmi

Murray Kopelow, ACCME’s Chief Executive, discusses an ongoing state-based collaborative effort among CME providers in Minnesota with Kelly Nowicki, CME Administrator at the Mayo School for Continuous Professional Development.  Ms. Nowicki discusses her administrative role at the Mayo Clinic, providing insights to working relationships between CME and physician leaders.

  • ACCME Interviews
  • CME that Matters to Patient Care
  • collaboration and cooperation
  • Communities of practice
  • Criterion 20
  • national data
  • needs
  • Needs assessment
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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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Criteria Overview

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 16:14 — breakthrough

How would you explain the ACCME 2006 Accreditation Criteria for accredited CME in general terms?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • advertising
  • commercial bias
  • Criteria
  • designing for change
  • desirable physician attributes
  • expected results
  • format
  • independence
  • mission
  • needs
  • Overall Program
  • Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA)
  • professional practice gaps
  • promotion
  • quality improvement
  • scope of practice
  • Standards for Commercial Support
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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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Documenting Professional Practice Gaps

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:54 — breakthrough

What documentation does the ACCME expect for educational needs and professional practice gaps?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • competence
  • Criterion 2
  • Documentation
  • knowledge
  • national data
  • needs
  • performance
  • performance measures
  • professional practice gaps
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Professional Practice Gaps – Special Cases?

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:52 — breakthrough

What is the professional practice gap for education on a new medical device, or for morbidity/mortality conference and tumor boards?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • Criterion 2
  • knowledge
  • Medical Devices
  • needs
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • professional practice gaps
  • Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS)
  • scope of practice
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Traditional Needs Assessment

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:17 — breakthrough

How do I adapt traditional needs assessment approaches to the ACCME 2006 Accreditation Criteria expectations?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • competence
  • Criterion 2
  • Documentation
  • knowledge
  • needs
  • Needs assessment
  • performance
  • professional practice gaps
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