Author: Robert D'Antuono, MHA
AI and its Implications for Healthcare Professions’ Education
On Monday, January 22, the SACME Virtual Journal Club (VJC) hosted Professor William Hersh, MD of the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, for a talk titled “Artificial Intelligence: Implications for the Health Professions’ Education.” Dr. Hersh, a professor in the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, provided a brief history of […]
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Patient Partners in CPD
Patient engagement in research and healthcare has gained more traction in recent years as a collaborative effort between healthcare/activity providers, CE providers, patients, and institutions. It requires a willingness to listen, communicate effectively, and work together toward a common goal. In particular, the role of patients in continuing education…
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The SACME 2024 Annual Meeting
This year’s annual meeting will address the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI); how CPD/CE can impact the climate crisis; the influence of power and privilege on academic medicine; and best practices for our organizations and our learners to address complex care needs in under-resourced settings, including migrant, refugee, and displaced communities.
Read MoreCE Spotlight on the University of Iowa, Carver School of Medicine CPD/CE Program
This issue’s CE Spotlight is on the University of Iowa, Carver School of Medicine, CPD/CE program under the leadership of Joseph Szot, MD. Dr. Szot obtained his BS in Chemistry from St. Bonaventure University, his M.D from the University of Rochester. His graduate medical education training was in primary care internal medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve. After residency he…
Read MoreFrom the Chief Editor
Dear Readers, As you may have noticed, you didn’t receive a CE News Spring issue. Instead, you received our 2023 Annual Proceedings Report, filled with plenary session summaries, oral abstracts and poster presentations. If you didn’t have the opportunity to attend the 2023 meeting in Nashville either virtually or live, than we hope you will […]
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Tips and Innovations in CE/CPD Practice
This past October 24, 2023, the ACCME held its inaugural Learn to Thrive PLUS, a 5.75 hour webinar advertised as an opportunity for participants of the ACCME annual conference last May to build-upon their learning. However, anyone could register as attendance at the annual conference was not a requirement. In fact, according to the ACCME, the majority of webinar registrants had not attended the annual meeting. This workshop is another CPD/CE offering among a growing ACCME effort to provide direct professional development education….
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Lived and Learned
Bringing Diverse Perspectives and Challenging Assumptions to CPD/CE: An Interview with Morag Paton, PhD As 2023 comes to a close and we welcome 2024, I have been reflecting on my learnings in the CPD/CE community in the last year. I have been fortunate to connect, collaborate, and learn from so many brilliant and passionate CPD/CE […]
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The Modernist Movement
In this issue, CE News continues to publish paintings by historically significant artists for your pleasure. Last Fall, we presented the artists of the Impressionist period. The paintings and artists selected for this issue are called the “Modernists”. These artists are the contributors to what has been designated by art historians as the Modernist Movement, occurring from 1910 […]
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Read MoreLearn More About the Paintings Appearing in this Issue and Other Great Impressionists
A Woman Seated Beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) Edgar Degas French, 1865 (Sixth painting down from top on Home Page) The juxtaposition of the prominent bouquet and the off-center figure, gazing distractedly to the right, exemplifies Degas’s aim of capturing individuals in seemingly casual, slice-of-life views. The sitter is probably the wife of […]
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