Why CME?

We need the health care workforce to ...
  • Evaluate their current practice
  • Obtain new skills in reaction to evolving science
  • Stop practices based on old evidence when new evidence shows that what was working is no longer 
  • Apply new practices when new approaches eclipse old solutions
  • [given today's realities] Provide higher quality medical care for less $
Other than CME and related work in MOC (Maintenance of Certification) and MOL (Maintenance of Licensure) ...
  • Is there any other way we can ensure the health care workforce is adapting to a scientific field with constant change and that their practice is up to date and effective? 
  • How else can we ensure that our physician and health professional workforce is giving us the most ROI for our health care dollars?
Let's consider:
  • What we see now 
  • Calls for change in CME
  • Changes that are currently happening 
  • Changes that will likely happen
  • How can CME utilize and adapt to technology
May we live in interesting times! For those of us in the CME/CHPD field - We Do! 

References
  1. Chaudhry HJ, Rhyne J, Cain FE et al. Maintenance of Licensure: Protecting the Public, Promoting Quality Health Care. Journal of Medical Regulation. 96(1). 2010. Available at: http://www.fsmb.org/pdf/mol-bg.pdf
  2. ABMS Maintenance of Certification [Web page on the Internet]. Chicago, IL: American Board of Medical Specialties; 2006-2011 [cited 2011 Jul 24]. Available at: http://www.abms.org/Maintenance_of_Certification/ABMS_MOC.aspx
  3. White Paper: CME for MOC ABMS/ACCME Joint Working Group on MOC CME January 2011, Available at: http://policymed.typepad.com/files/moc-cme-abms-white-paper-11-10-2-1.pdf
Copyright 2011, Bradley Tanner