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.
I WAS RECENTLY reminded of how to make a great first impression. This past August, I attended the Drug Discovery Technology conference in Boston. The discussions and demonstrations at the conference shape the ideas that will transform the...
THE RECENT FOCUS on outcomes research and evaluation has created a dilemma among CME providers and others involved in the process. On the one hand, most would agree that the use of electronic and traditional techniques to determine whether CME...
CME IS FOR SPECIALISTS, not primary care physicians. Commercial supporters won't fund education unless they can influence the content. That was the prevailing wisdom in Mexico — until LiveMed, a CME company that produces symposia and academic...
Four years ago, a couple of hand surgeons who had gone through training together had a great idea: They decided to start a travel club where they'd meet once a year at a family-friendly destination and share some of their more difficult cases...
This year, the ACCME included data on its accreditation decisions in its “ACCME Annual Report Data 2003.” Of the 209 providers the ACCME reviewed for accreditation or reaccreditation in 2003, two did not pass, 17 received provisional accreditation...
CME professionals worldwide are debating how to develop independent education and ethical partnerships with pharmaceutical companies. That was one of the trends discussed at the Global Alliance for Medical Education annual conference, held June 20...
Two well-known CME firms, Pegasus Healthcare International, Montréal, which specializes in content development, and Saber Communications, New York, a meeting management company, have joined forces to form Engaging Minds LLC. The joint venture...
The recent release of the “ACCME Annual Report Data 2003” makes it official: CME just keeps growing — to the tune of $1.77 billion in total income reported in 2003. This is an 11 percent increase over 2002's income of almost $1.6 billion, which in...
At the 2003 Global Alliance for Medical Education conference, Angel Vázquez Hernandez, president, LiveMed S.A. de C.V., a Mexico City — based CME company, explained how his company partnered with Pri-Med in the United States to create Primary Care...
