Continuing Medical Education Program

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Continuing Medical Education Program
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Why GCF?

• Georgia Cancer Foundation (GCF) delivers! As
  relationships with Georgias hematology/ oncology
  professionals have grown stronger, so has GCFs
  Continuing Medical Education (CME) program. The
  programs success, due largely to the support of
  its staff and the quality of its speakers, is
  best measured by its increasingly high attendance
  rate.

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Why GCF?

• GCFs CME program serves Georgias entire
  oncology community, including those in its
  contiguous bordering states.
• The programs live interactive breakfasts,
  lunches, dinners, and symposia delivered the most
  effective educational message to the learner,
  producing 178 CME activities and serving 6,964
  attendees over the past seven years.
• The Foundations core competencies are grounded
  in a thorough understanding of CME accreditation
  and commercial support regulatory guidelines.

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Why GCF?

• GCF partners with both non-accredited and
  accredited organizations to provide certified
  physician sponsored, co-sponsored or jointly
  sponsored CME activities.
• The program provides NEEDS driven activities to
  the medical community with the most desired
  topics.
• GCF has full control over program content,
  activity planning, budget, suggested target
  audience, and selection of speakers.
• GCFs staff members collaborate with partners to
  implement efficient/effective practices that
  ensure educational excellence.

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Why GCF?

• The Foundation maintains strong relationships
  with major oncology practices throughout the
  state. It has the ability to take breakfast,
  lunch or dinner CME activities to practices or
  practice areas, when requested.
• The program offers a selection of nationally
  recognized speakers.
• The Foundations learning model has earned
  coveted remarks for excellence in providing
  exceptional CME offerings, and are among the best
  in the state.

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GCFs Intent

• GCFs intent is to become the premier
  oncology-focused CME provider in Georgia. GCF
  provides high-quality, scientific educational
  activities that maintain, develop, or increase
  the knowledge, skills, and professional
  performance and relationships that a physician
  uses to provide services for all patients with
  malignant diseases.

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History of the Georgia Cancer Foundation (GCF)

• 1975 Founded as the Southeastern Cancer
  Research Foundation
• 1976 Federally designated as a 501(c)(3)
  not-for-profit organization
• 1997 Name changed to GCF and mission revised to
  reflect a broad-based community outreach
  educational effort
• 2004 Acquired Bosom Buddies of Georgia, Inc.,
  which has strengthened and expanded GCFs
  outreach throughout the state

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Mission Statement

• The Georgia Cancer Foundation (GCF) provides
  education, early detection, and support for
  Georgia residents affected by all types of cancer.

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Georgia Cancer Foundations Board of Directors

• GCFs Board of Directors is comprised of members
  from various sectors of the community including
• Cancer survivors
• Medical oncologists
• Legal professionals
• Mental health professionals
• Financiers
• Business leaders

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GCF Sponsors a Variety of Activities in Georgia

• Cancer Screening Day
• Cancer Hope Remembrance Observance Weekend
• Low-cost Mammography Program
• Bosom Buddies of Georgia Breast Cancer Support
  Group Network
• Buddies on Call
• Angel Closet
• Heart of the Community Minority Outreach Program
• Celebration of Life Luncheon Fashion Show
• ChemoChic
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs

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Georgia Cancer FoundationContinuing Medical
Education Program
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GCFs CME Purpose Mission Statement

• Purpose
• The Georgia Cancer Foundation is committed to
  bringing the most current information on cancer
  treatment to the medical community in Georgia to
  improve the quality of health care for its
  residents, and to become one of the premier
  providers of CME offerings on cancer-related
  topics.
• Content Areas
• GCFs CME programs present content in the areas
  of cancer treatment and cancer research, which is
  based on identified needs and interests of
  physicians and advanced practitioners.

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GCFs CME Purpose Mission Statement

• Target Audience
• Physicians of all specialties and advanced
  practitioners who treat cancer patients in
  Georgia attend the Foundations CME programs.
• Type of Activities
• The majority of these programs are live
  lecture/discussion sessions. The format includes
  luncheon or dinner presentations as well as half
  or all-day seminars on clinical oncology updates.

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GCFs CME Purpose Mission Statement

• Expected Results
• Participants are immediately surveyed after the
  program. All speakers receive measurable feedback
  based on this data. On average

• 90 state the program enhanced their professional
  effectiveness
• 80 state the program met its objectives
• 95 state the overall program was good to
  excellent
• 97 state the presentation was scientific
• 97 state the presentation was free from
  commercial bias

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History of GCFs CME Program

• The program has provided CME certification since
  2000 through its accreditation with the Medical
  Association of Georgia (MAG).
• GCF was re-accredited by MAG in October 2006,
  receiving a four-year accreditation with
  commendation.
• GCF is the only independent, non-institutional,
  oncology-focused CME provider in the State of
  Georgia.
• GCF offers live interactive activities that
  promote the latest in evidence-based medicine for
  oncologists, hematologists, radiation and
  surgical oncologists, referring physicians, and
  advanced practitioners who manage and treat solid
  tumors and malignant/benign hematological
  disorders.

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CME Committee

• The Education Committee is comprised of five
  licensed medical professionals two from
  academic settings who are engaged in the care
  and treatment of cancer patients and have an
  active interest in continuing medical education
  and research.
• In addition, there are three dedicated staff
  members of the CME unit the Executive Director,
  CME Director, and an Administrative Assistant.
  Created by GCFs bylaws and governance, this
  nine-member CME unit is responsible for the
  operation, continuity, and oversight of the CME
  program.

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Accreditation

• The Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) is
  recognized by the Accreditation Council for
  Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Committee
  for Review and Recognition (CRR) as the Georgia
  accreditor of intra-state CME providers. MAG
  adopts all ACCME Policies unless specifically
  modified and noted in its Manual or by notice to
  Provider. In accordance with ACCME criteria,
  MAGs Committee on Continuing Medical Education
  sets Georgia standards and guidelines for the
  accreditation of CME providers and accredits
  organizations providing CME activities for
  physicians in Georgia and its contiguous
  bordering states.

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Accreditation

• MAGs Accreditation Program was initiated to
• Assist institutions in developing high quality
  CME programs
• Increase physicians access to quality
  practice-based CME in the local community
• Identify and accredit Georgia entities whose
  overall CME program substantially meets or
  exceeds MAG accreditation standards

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Needs Assessment

• GCFs CME program conducts an annual Needs
  Assessment survey to the medical community.
• This survey provides healthcare professionals the
  ability to express their oncology-related
  learning needs and interests.
• Educational activities are designed from the
  survey results, in conjunction with topics
  suggested by the Education Committee through the
  use of medical journals, new late-breaking data,
  and other research.

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2007 Needs Assessment Results
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2007 Needs Assessment Results

• This document also captures what learning methods
  the physician prefers, what practices would like
  CME activities conducted in its facilities, what
  day/time is most advantageous, and asks
  suggestions for venues. Its content has been
  praised by commercial supporters at a national
  level.

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Activity Evaluation

• Each GCF CME activity requires an evaluation form
  assessing how well each presentation met the
  objectives, pre- and post-session knowledge base,
  and overall assessment of the value of the
  activity.
• An Annual CME Activity Report is compiled to help
  measure whether GCF has met expected results,
  which are indicated on the CME Purpose and
  Mission Statement. GCF continues to meet or
  exceed its programming goals.

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2006 Annual CME Activity Evaluation Results
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Learning Outcomes/ Practice Impact

• Along with the evaluation form, GCF uses an
  additional Learning Outcomes/ Practice Impact
  Survey at each activity. Participants list at
  least one concept learned from the activity to
  implement in their practice within 90 days. This
  survey is returned to them in 90 days, allowing
  the participant to reflect on the efficacy/impact
  of any changes made toward optimum patient care.
  In 2006, 17.81 of the participants completed
  this form.

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Annual Survey

• Annually, GCF surveys the medical community to
  evaluate the overall effectiveness of its CME
  program. Using the information gathered from this
  survey, the Foundation creates a framework to
  evaluate its internal and external planning and
  implementation processes.

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2006 Annual Survey Results
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CME Activity Statistics 2006

• GCF has the ability to draw the targeted
  healthcare professionals to its CME activities.
  In 2006 we increased the number of activities by
  25 and number of physician participants by
  29.5.

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Thank You For Your Consideration