Strategies for Implementing New SCS

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Strategies for Implementing New SCS

• Marcella Hollinger, MEd
• Director of Education and Accreditation
• Illinois State Medical Society

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Implementing Updated SCS

• Committee on CME Accreditation reviewed and
  discussed updated SCS
• Decided to develop a resource guide for
  accredited providers to address areas Committee
  thought could be problems
• Staff worked with Committee chair to create
  resource guide

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Implementing updated SCS

• Committee reviewed and approved resource guide in
  February
• Took to ISMS Board of Trustees for approval in
  April
• E-mailed/faxed/mailed resource guide to all
  accredited providers and site surveyors in late
  April

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Implementing updated SCS

• Two workshops scheduled for annual CME planners
  conference
• Policies
• Managing Conflicts of Interest
• Focus of Surveyors Workshop will be the updated
  Standards

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Implementing updated SCS

• Those accredited providers getting 8-month
  reaccreditation letters in November will be
  notified that surveys conducted after June 1,
  2006 will be looking at implementation of updated
  SCS from June 1, 2005
• Documentation should be in activity files and
  accreditation application