March 2010 MM
Cover Story
Workshop Brings Quality Improvement Methods from Manufacturing to Continuing Medical Education
A train-the-trainer workshop teaches how a quality-improvement method used in manufacturing can improve patient care...
Checkup with Editor Sue Pelletier
Keeping CME Clean in a Biased World
Despite what some people think, it is possible to provide unbiased continuing medical education—and now we’re getting data to prove it....
Vitals
Institute of Medicine Calls for Complete Rebuilding of Continuing Medical Education
Robert Fox, EdD, offered an inside look at the The Institute of Medicine's plan to redesign continuing education in the health professions at this year's...
New Bills in New York and Minnesota Could Affect Medical Meetings
New York State Gov. David Paterson introduced legislation in his 2010-2011 budget that proposes restrictions on interactions between industry and healthcare professionals, which could affect continuing medical education programs in the state. Another bill, in the Minnesota state legislature, also could have an impact on medical meetings. ...
Survey of How CME Providers Use Social Media
Results of a recent pilot survey show some CME providers to be behind the curve on social media adoption....
Pharma Forum and the Future
As meeting managers eagerly leave 2009 behind, they must also prepare for changes in store for the future. That's the focus of the Sixth Annual Pharmaceutical...
Consult, CME: In Practice by Ann Lichti
CME Leadership: 2010 and Beyond
It’s time for continuing medical education professionals to map out a plan of action we can use to overcome some of the challenges we face....
Consult, CME Monitor
Are the Accusations that CME Is Biased Toward Pharma Valid?
If you want to find bias in CME, start with the accusers....
Consult, Lighten Up by Lawrence Sherman
CME Providers: Learn from Experience
Reflections on what and how Lawrence Sherman learned at the recent Alliance for Continuing Medical Education Annual Meeting...
Features
CME as Change Agent
If continuing education providers want to create change, they need to understand the intricacies of the system they and their learners work in....
PSS World Medical Forges Ahead With Half the Budget
Faced with big budget cuts for its annual meeting, PSS World Medical’s planners got creative, had some fun—and saved 300 jobs in the process....
Sites
Conference Center Update
Conference Center news for meeting planners ...
Ethical Hypothetical by Karen Overstreet and Jacqueline Parochka
Jointly Sponsored CME: How to Handle Compliance Concerns
Case study: What to do if your society doesn't have a formal compliance program for its jointly sponsored CME....
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