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2021-Summer Updates

Upcoming CME/CPD Events of Interest – Summer 2021

June AMEE Live Webinar:  Creating Shared Online Medical Education for the World Wednesday, June 23, 2021, Time: 1600 hrs UK.,To register:Please register here July August AMEE 2021 Annual Meeting  Redefining Healthcare Professions Together, A Virtual Conference, 27-30th of August 2021.www.amee.org September/October AHME/AAMC.  Teaching 4 Quality Certificate Course, September 22 – October 27. An all virtual, longitudinal […]

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2021-Summer Tips & Innovations for Practice

Using a Common QI Method in a Health Professions Education Context

By Helen Mawdsley, EdD and Eleftherios K. Soleas, PhD Quality improvement and patient safety (QIPS) projects in healthcare often use a Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) or Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, such as taught by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School virtual QI curriculum and described in the AMA PI-CME accredited activity process. While many clinicians and faculty […]

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2021-Summer Publications & Scholarship

Publications & Scholarship – Summer 2021

By William Rayburn, MD This column aims to provide a list of insightful publications on topics of interest to teaching faculty and professionals in CME/CPD. Hanging up the surgical cap: Assessing the competence of aging surgeons Determining when a surgeon should retire includes continuing education and public safety considerations. This search of websites describing non-medical […]

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2021-Summer Special Report

The benefits of librarians participating in Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO™) program

By Daphne Horn, MI, Terri Rodak, MA, MISt and Sarah Bonato, MIS For the past five years, Librarians at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have been participating in multiple Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO™) programs, resulting in numerous benefits for staff, program participants, the library and librarians.  ECHO is an […]

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2021-Summer Special Report

Stepping In 4 Respect: Building a Culture of Respect and Inclusion

By Jann T. Balmer PhD RN FACEHP FAAN One day after the presidential election of 2016, several of our residents reported significant discriminatory and disrespectful incidents in the hospital. The events of August 2017 in Charlottesville escalated the incidence of a pattern of discriminatory behavior in our health system and our community.  Some of the […]

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2021-Summer E-Learning & Technology

Technology-Enhanced CPD After 1.5 Years of the COVID-19 Crisis: Where are We Now?

It has been 1.5 years since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was recognized in China, and over a year since the first American COVID case was reported on January 20, 2020. It has been a time of crisis, changes, and innovation—especially in technology-enhanced CPD.

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2021-Summer Funding, Awards, and Events

Funding Opportunities, Awards, and Resources – Summer 2021

Patient-centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Upcoming Funding Opportunities. Check for research areas and upcoming application deadlines. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) offers a variety of grants to support medical educators, clinicians and researchers. Find more information here.

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2021-Spring Conversation Café

The transformative learner: How are you handling CPD in 2021?

Presenters/Moderators: Helena Prior Filipe, MD, MMEd, and Ellen Seaback, CHCP  When the COVID-19 crisis hit, educators across the globe had to make an abrupt switch to virtual educational strategies, and educational leaders had to lead and manage change in a world where change occurred daily. In this unsettling and changing pandemic time, Continuing Professional Development […]

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2021-Spring Annual Meeting

CME/CPD Abstracts by Topical Area

46 abstracts presented at the SACME Annual Meeting

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2021-Spring Annual Meeting

Congratulations to our 2021 Abstract and Poster Winners!

BEST RESEARCH Commitment to change (CTC) and actual practice change after a continuing medical education (CME) intervention Authors: Sharisse Arnold Rehring, MD, John Steiner, MD, MPH and Mathew Daley, MD Institution: Colorado Permanente Medical Group Problem/Intervention – Evidence linking commitments to change (CTC) to actual practice change is limited, yet a widespread practice is to […]

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