ACCME Updates December and January

Discussions on Interprofessional Education 
The ACCME Board of Directors convened discussions with invited guests about advancing interprofessional continuing education in support of interprofessional collaborative practice.   
James M. Galloway, MD, Assistant US Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, and Regional Health Administrator, US Department of Health & Human Services, Region V, discussed his experience working with the Indian Health Service and the National Native American CVD Prevention Program as an example of how interprofessional education and team-based care can address health care disparities. 
Kathleen Mudd, MBA, Vice-President for Product Delivery, National Committee for Quality Assurance; and Rowan K. Zetterman, MD, Dean, Creighton University School of Medicine, discussed their experience as jointly accredited providers, describing successful examples of interprofessional continuing education. 
Karen Drenkard, PhD, RN, Executive Director, American Nurses Credentialing Center; and Peter H. Vlasses, PharmD, DSc (Hon.), Executive Director, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, joined with Murray Kopelow, MD, MS(Comm), ACCME President and CEO, to discuss their experience modeling interprofessional collaborative practice through the joint accreditation initiative. 
Registration Now Open for April 2013 CME as a Bridge to Quality™ Accreditation Workshop 
Registration is now open for the ACCME’s 2013 CME as a Bridge to Quality™ Ac...

Source: Policy and Medicine - January 30, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs