E-mail Course Teaches Alternative Care Healthcare professionals measurably increased their knowledge of herbal and dietary supplements via a simple e-mail course, according to a study published in the September 2002 issue of Academic Medicine...

The physician assistant profession began only 35 years ago, but the growth in those few decades has been nothing less than explosive. By the end of 2002, nearly 47,000 PAs will be practicing medicine in collaboration with physicians in every area...

The Accreditation Council for CME Content Validation Policy value statements, released in September, are...

At the Alliance for CME conference last January, a hot topic was CME providers' role in helping physicians meet the new maintenance of certification requirements (MOC), which are currently being rolled out by the specialty boards under a mandate...

Susan Burgess, vice president, corporate compliance, and chief privacy officer for Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in Glen Allen, Va., was one of five winners of this year's Wyndham's Women on their Way Award, the hospitality...

The most revealing session I've ever attended regarding how physicians learn was held back in 1998 at the Alliance for CME conference. Entitled “Patient-centered CE,” it was run by Bob Pyatt Jr., MD, Chambersburg Imaging Associates, Chambersburg...

The Accreditation Council for CME content validation policy, which stirred up a ruckus in its draft form earlier this year, is still provoking questions since its release as a policy in September (see box on page 15). The final policy dropped the...

A giant American flag, patriotic theme music, and a team of forensic dentists who served on the front lines at Ground Zero made the message clear at the annual meeting of the Ohio Dental Association, which kicked off September 12, 2002, in...

Applying technology to the new challenges that drug firms face to comply with the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Code on Interaction with Healthcare Professionals, McGettigan Partners (www.mcgettigan.com) has launched the...