Spring 2026

From the Editor – Spring 2026

From the Editor – Spring 2026
CE News Editor, Ginny Jacobs, reflects on her recent participation at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES), a major annual event which showcases the latest innovations in consumer technology. Advancements in digital health were particularly impressive!

Virtual Journal Club – Celebration of the Decades

Virtual Journal Club – Celebration of the Decades
SACME’s 50th anniversary featured Virtual Journal Clubs highlighting significant articles from different decades. The final session discussed two 2021 articles on continuing medical education (CME), emphasizing the need for personalized and system-focused approaches to enhance professional growth and address burnout effectively.

Publications and Scholarship

Publications and Scholarship
This list of ten chosen articles also includes scoping reviews on: the impact of CPD on patient outcomes; coping with medical errors; emotions and clinical reasoning in medical education and clinical practice.

QI – CPD

QI – CPD
Quality Improvement (QI) coaching enhances healthcare initiatives by providing structured support and mentorship, helping teams refine projects and navigate complex systems. Effective coaching fosters psychological safety, leading to improved engagement and sustained improvements, essential for Continuing Education professionals.

Tips & Innovations for Practice

Tips & Innovations for Practice
The article outlines the journey of transforming a CE News draft into a peer-reviewed paper published in JMIR Medical Education. It highlights the collaborative efforts within the SACME community, focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and continuing professional development. The final paper presents a theoretical framework for understanding AI’s role in CPD.

E-Learning & Technology

E-Learning & Technology
The SACME Annual Meeting on March 23, 2026, will feature sessions on the role of generative AI in healthcare professional development and the demands of a hybrid-flexible model, alongside a thematic analysis of CME/CPD discourse from 2004 to 2025.

International CME/CPD

International CME/CPD
Developing communities of practice is vital for CE/CPD educators, but not all like-minded individuals reside in the same location. Holly Harris and colleagues develop a framework for producing values-based international partnerships.