Continuing Medical Education National and International

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Continuing Medical Education National and
International

• Telehealth Connections

Ron Murray, Ed.D. Associate Director
rtm7a_at_virginia.edu
USTTI Presentation Tuesday April 22nd 2008
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Were glad youre here!
UVA CME Affiliates and Outreach Services 
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Greetings!



Afghanistan/Afghanestan Chotor asty Senga yai
Assalam u alaikum
Mongolia /Mongol Uls Sain baina uu
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Nepal/Nepala Namaskaar Kaisan baari log Tashi
delek




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Greetings!



Nigeria
Philippines /Pilipinas Naimbag nga bigat Kumustá
Maqayu
South Africa/Suid Afrika Goeie dag Molo
Sawubona
Sànnu Ibaulachi E kú àárò

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Greetings!





Uganda Morembe Osibirega Balio
Tanzania Hujambo
Zambia Muli Shani Muli Bwanji




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Congratulations!
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Goals

• Outline the scope and content of CME at UVA
• Describe the CME Affiliates program
• Identify new aspects of CME delivery
• (e.g. Telemedicine/Telehealth)
• Review new types of CME activities

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Words of Wisdom...

• Health is worth more than learning.
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Thomas Jefferson
June 11, 1790
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What on earth is CME, and why should you care?
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Definition (USA perspective)

• What is CME?
• educational activities that serve to
  maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge,
  skills, and professional performance and
  relationships a physician uses to provide
  services for patients, the public, or the
  profession. (AMA/ACCME )

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What this means in Plain English

• CME consists of Educational activities that help
  practicing doctors to learn new information and
  skills to help them take better care of their
  patients.

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Around the world CME, is becoming increasingly
regulated.
CME
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Most states require physicians to obtain CME
credits to maintain their medical license.
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Most Specialty Boards require CME for continued
certification.
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Most hospitals requires that physicians obtain
CME credits for hospital appointments and
re-appointments (credentialing).
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Quality CME activities play a vital role in the
life-time learning of physicians and other
healthcare providers.
CME
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The ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education) was formed to monitor
providers of CME in the USA.
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CME is part of the system of accountability in
healthcare
CME must be Based on valid content Effective in
improving practice Linked to quality and
safety Independent of commercial interests
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The ACCMEs job is to help ensure CME activities
are of scientific merit and appropriate for the
people who participate.
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UVA School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME
to provide CME for physicians.
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UVA Office of Continuing Medical Education
Link to cmevillage.org
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What we do

• The UVA Office of CME works to help identify and
  plan CME activities bothin-house and with
  partners (both accredited and non-accredited)
  includingour Affiliates.

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Mission Statement

• To create opportunities for learning that will
  enhance and expand the skills and knowledge of
  health care professionals and improve the quality
  of health care delivery in the Commonwealth of
  Virginia, nationwide, and in the international
  arena.

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UVA CME Affiliates Program

• Unique partnership between community based
  Healthcare organizations and UVA
• Venue for non-accredited providers to provide
  needs-based CME to local physicians
• Serves 32 Affiliates - Community Hospitals in
  Virginia and other Healthcare Organizations
  local and international.

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Scope of the Affiliates Program

• Locally developed programs
• Activities consistent with the needs of
• community physicians
• Ongoing series, single conferences and enduring
  materials
• Coordination through UVA CME Office
• Collaborative partnership.

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Affiliates in Virginia
UVA
468 miles
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Integration with Telemedicine
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Conference broadcast via Telemedicine system
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International Links
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International CME

• Union Europeenne des Medecins Specialistes
  U.E.M.S
• European Accreditation Council for Continuing
  Medical Education EACCME
• Global Alliance for Medical Education
• G.A.M.E.

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G.A.M.E. Abroad Italy and Scotland
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European Union of Medical Specialists
Australia
Edinburgh
Glasgow
London
Canada
Caribbean
South Africa
New Zealand
China
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Plans for Telecommunication?

• The best-laid schemes o mice an men gang aft
  agley.

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Telehealth

• Transition from Telemedicine -Telehealth
• Telehealth Definition
• The use of telecommunication technologies for
  clinical care (telemedicine), patient teaching
  and home health, health professional education
  (distance learning), administrative and program
  planning, and other diverse aspects of a health
  care delivery system.

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PRESIDENT ELECTKaren S. Rheuban, MD Medical
Director, Office of TelemedicineProfessor of
PediatricsSenior Associate Dean for CME and
External AffairsUniversity of Virginia PO Box
800711 Charlottesville, VA 22908 Phone
434-982-3635Fax [phone] Email
krheuban_at_virginia.edu
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Information Overload
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New Ideas?
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CME Telemedicine Projects
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Nigeria's telemedicine project is a nine-site
program, funded by the country's National Space
Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) for the
Ministry of Health. NASRDA has installed
telemedicine equipment in two Nigerian hospitals,
Ibadan Teaching Hospital and Maiduguri Teaching
Hospital, as well as some additional, federal
clinics throughout the country. Additionally,
NASRDA provided a working telemedicine clinic in
a bus that will travel to the most remote parts
of Nigeria to provide primary healthcare
services. Furnishing connectivity for the
program, Nigcomsat-1, Nigeria's advanced
communication satellite, links the medical data
sent from the bus to the in-country hospitals,
giving patients and doctors in remote areas
access to expert care.
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Philippines
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Whats happening in South Africa?
Ashley will also be responsible for
disseminating telemedicine information and
creating awareness about telemedicine.
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Common feature
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Information Sources
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Educational Opportunities
Telehealth
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Potential for
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Connections
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Leading to Harmony!
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And finally
Words of wisdom from some CME family members
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From all over the world!
CME brings us together!
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Ron Murray rtm7a_at_virginia.edu www.cmevillage.org
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