- Upfront more transparent disclosure by speakers
- Firewall between marketing and CME in providers
- Knowledge -> Competence, Performance, and Patient Outcomes - rolled out from 2006 to 2010. More of a focus on practice.
- Measuring outcomes: Starting in July 2011 INTERNET only activities need a post-test
- Credit vs. Hours - 2007
- CHPD doesn't have to be AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™
- MoC not necessarily CME
- Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies - REMS for opioids - originally not CME but pharma created/delivered.
- CME delivered more by academia vs. MECCs. Drops in funding are mostly resulting in drops in MECCs - there are likely to be fewer MECCs providing CME in the future.
- New types of CME:
- performance improvement - been around since about 2007 [example on Pain]
- internet searching and learning (includes AMA-defined Point of Care CME)
- test question writing.
- learning from teaching
| Type of CME Courses Internet (enduring materials) Regularly scheduled series Enduring materials (other) Journal CME Internet (live) Performance improvement Internet searching and learning Total | Activities 36,374 23,310 9,740 6,230 3,329 1,767 168 143 81,543 | % 44.61% 28.59% 11.94% 7.64% 4.08% 2.17% 0.21% 0.18% 100.00% |
References
- The Physician’s Recognition Award and credit system: Information for accredited providers and physicians [monograph on the Internet]. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association; 2010. Available from: http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/cme/pra-booklet.pdf.
- CME as a bridge to quality: Leadership, learning, and change within the ACCME System [monograph on the Internet]. Chicago, IL: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education; 2008 Jan. Available from: http://www.accme.org/dir_docs/doc_upload/e2843247-7cae-40fe-a0eb-27a982b8fcc0_uploaddocument.pdf
- Institute of Medicine. Redesigning Continuing Education in the Health Professions. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2009. Available at: http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12704
- ACCME. ACCME Essential Areas & Elements (2006 Accreditation Criteria). 2006. Available at: http://www.accme.org/dir_docs/doc_upload/f4ee5075-9574-4231-8876-5e21723c0c82_uploaddocument.pdf
- Institute of Medicine. Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality. National Academy of Sciences April 18, 2003. Available at: http://iom.edu/Reports/2003/Health-Professions-Education-A-Bridge-to-Quality.aspx