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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

Different Approaches to Planning CME Activities

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 14:27 — acantelmi

Description: 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
  • ShareShare

Explaining Knowledge, Competence, Performance, and Patient Outcomes

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:58 — acantelmi

Description: 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
  • ShareShare

Defining "Professional Practice" in Criterion 2 learners

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 08:26 — acantelmi

Description: How does the ACCME define "professional practice"?

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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • Criterion 2
  • national data
  • needs
  • professional practice gaps
  • ShareShare

Communities of Practice: Supporting State-wide Healthcare Efforts (Part 3 of 3)

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 08:34 — acantelmi

Description: 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. (Part 3 of 3, Recorded August, 2009)

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

Criteria Overview

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

Description: 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
  • 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?
 
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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
  • ShareShare

Documenting Professional Practice Gaps

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

Description: 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
  • ShareShare

Professional Practice Gaps – Special Cases?

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

Description: 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
  • ShareShare

Traditional Needs Assessment

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

Description: 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
  • ShareShare

Professional Practice Gaps and Scope of Practice

Thu, 06/04/2009 - 15:16 — breakthrough

Description: How do we identify the professional practice gaps of “our own learners” and how does that relate to their "scope of practice?"
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 4
  • needs
  • own learners
  • professional practice gaps
  • scope of practice
  • ShareShare

Knowledge-Based CME Activities

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

Description: Are knowledge-based CME activities compliant with ACCME 2006 AccreditationCriteria requirements?
 
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  • ACCME Video FAQ
  • activity planning
  • competence
  • Criterion 11
  • Criterion 2
  • Criterion 3
  • designing for change
  • knowledge
  • needs
  • patient outcomes
  • performance
  • ShareShare

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