Information and updates on the rules, regulations, and codes that regulate continuing medical education (CME) and continuing professional development activities for physicians and other healthcare providers.
Recently, the American Board of Internal Medicine suspended aspects of its maintenance of certification program and apologized after many internists and medical specialty societies raised concerns that it was a waste of time and money...
ACCME's incoming chief exec Graham McMahon, MD, MMScAt the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Healthcare Profession’s annual conference this January, Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, was struck by the attendees’ energy, commitment to quality, and ...
With a theme of "Measuring our impact, charting our course," the 2015 Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Profession's Annual Conference drew more than 1,000 continuing education professionals to the Gaylord Texan in...
Graham T. McMahon, MD, MMScThe Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education has announced that its board of directors unanimously chose Graham T. McMahon, MD, MMSc, to take the reins of the organization as Murray Kopelow, MD, steps down...
A panel at the Fall CMEpalooza said continuing healthcare professional education that brings together nurses, physicians, pharmacists—and even patients—is an idea gaining momentum
This year, almost 15,000 veterinary professionals swarmed the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for one of the nation’s oldest vet conferences. But that’s just the start of WVC’s efforts to reach—and teach&mdash...
Studies have repeatedly shown that physicians who are educated about the latest medical advances make more informed treatment decisions, resulting in improved patient outcomes. For example, physicians who attended an industry-supported educationa...
By Deborah Augustus and Ann C. Lichti, CCMEP
During the recent Healthcare Financial Management Association meeting, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD, professor of clinical medicine at the University of California San Francisco, touched upon a key concept t...
