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Michael Barry
Executive Director, American College of Preventive MedicineMike Barry is the chief staff executive for American College of Preventive Medicine responsible for carrying out the College’s mission to provide leadership in the science, policy, and practice of preventive medicine. He is responsible for education, policy development, business development, and financial management of the organization. These activities include: leading the organization’s membership recruitment, development, and retention efforts; ensuring that ACPM’s continuing medical education activities meet the standards established by the Accreditation ...
Source: PHRMA - January 13, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jon Tripp Source Type: news

Get a crash course about CME credit systems at this special session
Are you new to the continuing medical education (CME) profession and attending the 41st annual conference of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp)? Learn about credit systems that help physicians advance their careers through lifelong learning during a session hosted by the AMA, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The session takes place Jan. 14 during ACEhp’s annual conference, to be held Jan. 13-16 in the Washington, D.C. area. The world of CME credit can be difficult to navigate, which is why this session will help CME b...
Source: AMA Wire - November 6, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news

A global survey of companion animal veterinary practitioners on animal welfare teaching - < em > Focus on undergraduate and continuing education, and clients' sources of information < /em >
J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2022 May 3:1-48. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2022.2047681. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAs part of a wider research on animal welfare, a global survey was developed to gain insight into the opinion of companion animal veterinarians about animal welfare education, namely to investigate i) their exposure to animal welfare teaching during their undergraduate education, ii) their access to continuing professional education on animal welfare, and iii) their opinions on clients' sources of information on animal welfare. The survey was distributed to companion animal veterinarians around the world. The results we...
Source: Appl Human Sci - May 3, 2022 Category: Physiology Authors: Nienke Endenburg Shane Ryan Hein A van Lith Source Type: research

LGBTQIA+ Patient Care
Where are we and where are we going? The LGBTQIA+ community has doubled since it was first measured in 2012, according to a 2022 Gallup poll—it now includes 7.1% of Americans.1 As the community expands, so has acceptance and legal protection against discrimination.  The LGBTQIA+ acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and the plus sign represents all members not otherwise included.2 The evolution of the acronym itself from LGB to LGBT to LGBTQ to LGBTQIA+ is an example of the inclusiveness and diverse spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities found within...
Source: The Hospitalist - June 1, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ronda Whitaker Tags: Advocacy Clinical Guidelines Diversity in Medicine LGBTQIA Source Type: research

Board Meeting, February 24, 2014
Discussion We are working on refining our value proposition and how we deliver that value proposition to prospective corporate members. We agreed that so many of our members speak at conferences frequently, we need to provide them with tools that enable them to easily incorporate the SPM logo and value proposition into the discussion. Opportunities SPM/ ACP relationship.  We are working with the Patient Family Institute at the American College of Physicians on best practices in participatory medicine.  . CME Continuing Medical Education Danny just finished recording a series of videos for Continuing Medical Education (CM...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - March 22, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nancy Finn Tags: Board Minutes News Source Type: news

Peer Learning Through Multi-Institutional Web-based Case Conferences: Perceived Value (and Challenges) From Abdominal, Cardiothoracic, and Musculoskeletal Radiology Case Conference Participants
ConclusionPeer learning through multi-institutional case conferences provides educational and networking opportunities. Current challenges and desires include having department-supported protected time and ability to receive continuing medical education credit.
Source: Academic Radiology - December 15, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Brought about by necessity: how the pandemic accelerated a transformation of continuing professional development
Educ Prim Care. 2021 May 14:1-4. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2021.1920474. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on medical education and accelerated an evolution in continuing professional development that was already underway. Physicians around the world have had to quickly learn a new evolving clinical entity and do so in a virtual manner. As local and international travel ceased, academic and practice deliberations on diagnosis and treatment of novel diseases which historically have occurred during in-person conferences have shifted to virtual forums enabled with technology and social ...
Source: Primary Care - May 14, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Victor Ng Archna Gupta Deborah Erlich Source Type: research

Volume: 22 Issue: 2
This study investigated the utility of online CME for emergency physicians in Nova Scotia. Early outcomes of arthroplasty of the first carpometacarpal joint using pyrocarbon spherical implantsGiven its workload, the first carpometacarpal joint is the most common hand joint to develop osteoarthritis. When nonsurgical, conservative treatment options fail, surgical management is warranted. Although several surgical procedures are available, hand surgeons are revisiting implant arthroplasty despite the absence of an ideal implant design and material. The physical and biological properties of pyrocarbon, however, have recently ...
Source: Plastic Surgery - January 12, 2016 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: research

Improving Rural Nurse Practitioner Knowledge About Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Through Continuing Education.
CONCLUSION: Continuing education presentations have the potential to increase rural NPs' knowledge about PCOS so they can provide evidence-based care to rural women with PCOS. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2018;49(4):164-170. PMID: 29596703 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing - March 31, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Carron R, Simon N, Gilman-Kehrer E, Boyle DK Tags: J Contin Educ Nurs Source Type: research

Medical students get first-hand experience serving the underserved
Medical schools are finding effective ways to embed students into their communities to care for underserved patients and gain hands-on experience that could change both how and where they ultimately practice medicine. See how some students and schools are making a difference. The immersions into the clinics and greater community are part of the schools ’ work with the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium. The consortium, working to modernize and reshape the way physicians are trained, brings leaders form schools together to share ideas and experiences with new programs that are designed to improv...
Source: AMA Wire - August 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news

The Patients Included Initiative & Pharma
This article discusses that issue and suggests that the pharmaceutical industry, which claims to be "patient centric," can play a role by sponsoring Patients Included scholarships similar to how they sponsor physician continuing medical education programs for physicians.
Source: Pharma Marketing News - May 26, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Physicians teach their secrets to success
Physicians are busy. Finding time to develop new ways to improve practice efficiency takes away from time spent with patients, which is constantly being pruned by requirements and regulations. With tight schedules and time constraints, where do physicians go to share solutions and learn about their peers’ secrets to practice success? The AMA’s STEPS Forward website offers interactive educational modules that help physicians address practice challenges using proven solutions other physicians have developed and implemented in their own practices. The Practice Innovation Challenge, offered in partnership by the AMA and ...
Source: AMA Wire - October 12, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Amy Farouk Source Type: news