Dr. Nancy Davis describes a new resource soon to be available for people interested in performance improvement and PI CME.

Jann Balmer, PhD, Director of CME for the University of Virginia School of Medicine and President of the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education discusses the National Faculty Education Initiative. 10 Minutes.

Dr Judy Ribble provides an update on exam development for the CCME-P certification examination.

Marvin Dewar, MD, Associate Dean for CME at the University of Florida College of Medicine and Ted Singer, President of PeerView Institute for Medical Education discuss the results of a survey assessing physician awareness of the rules regulating commercial support for CME. 20 minutes.

Jan Perez, Managing Partner of CME Outfitters and Chair of the Alliance for CME member section for Medical Education and Communications Companies discusses the activity recognized by the member section for the 2009 Great Idea Award. 9 minutes.

Dr. Susan Connelly, Associate Director for Independent Education with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals describes the Great Idea Award winning project "Provider Education Day". The project was recognized by the Pharmaceutical Alliance for CME.

Neil Love, MD, President of Research to Practice describes the activity recognized by the Alliance for CME with the Award for Most Outstanding Live CME Activity. 10 minutes.

A conversation with three people who successfully completed the CCMEP examination. Sandy Bihlmeyer, MEd, with Primary Care Network, Scott Hershman, MD with Intellyst Medical Communications, and Lauura Muttini, RPh, MBA, with Abbott Pharmaceuticals. 16 minutes.

Dr. Price Kerfoot discusses the research awarded the 2009 William Campbell Felch/Wyeth Award for Research in CME. His work in interactive spaced education to assess and improve knowledge is an example of both careful research as well as an innovative approach to CME. 21 minutes.

Beth Mulliken, MS, Outreach Program Manager for the Office of Continuing Professional Development at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine shares her experience in providing PI CME. Beth is a national leader in PI CME. Listening to her experience is very instructive. 15 minutes.

Dr. Gary Bird with PeerPoint  Medical Education Institute, LLC talks about the program recognized by the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education  as the Most Outstanding Certified Enduring Material CME Activity. 15 minutes.

On behalf of the CS2Day collaborative, Dr. George Mejicano describes four PI CME projects and one handheld project  being conducted around the country plus some interesting observations of how a collaborative effort strengthens broad-aimed CME efforts.

Jann Balmer, PhD, Director of CME at the University of Virgina School of Medicine and President of the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education discuses three major issues confronting the field of CME.

Dr. George Mejicano discusses the CS2Day project which is collaborative involving nine partner organizations focused on smoking cessation. If you are interested in or involved in a collaborative CME project you'll want to hear the experience to date of this effort. 20 minutes.

Jeanne Cole, MS  and Alexis Skoufalos, EdD discuss the program recognized for the "Great Idea Award" by the Medical School Member Section of the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education. An excellent example of how a CME program in collaboration with others can effect a culture of improvement in community hospital settings. 17 minutes.

Julie White, MS, Administrative Director of CME at Boston University School of Medicine shares some of her experience and challenges in offering PI CME. 17 minutes.

Lois Colburn, Executive Director of the Center for Continuing Education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and incoming president of SACME discusses the new CME faculty development program offered by SACME and the Alliance for CME in cooperation with the AAMC. (8 miniutes)

Dr. Dave Davis, Senior Director, Continuing Education and Performance Improvement with the Association of American Medical Colleges  discusses the new CME faculty development program called the "National Faculty Education Initiative." 11  minutes.

Maureen Doyle-Scharff, MBA, FACME discusses the "Get the Facts" campaign launched by the Public Affairs Committee of the National Task Force on CME Provider/Industry Collaboration. 16 minutes.

Dr. Judy Ribble provides an update on the certification examination for CME Professionals. 14 minutes.

Part two of a two part series discussing a collaborative project between QI and CME in a small community hospital focused on Sepsis care. This session describes the third phase of a PI CME project including some lessons learned. 17 minutes.

Part one of a two part series discussing a collaborative project between QI and CME in a small community hospital focused on Sepsis care. This session describes the first two phases of a PI CME project. 13 minutes.

Dr. Ronald Cervero discusses the results of his literature review examining the empirical evidence related to bias in commercially supported CME.  The review was commissioned and funded by the ACCME. 18 minutes.

Dr. Norman Kahn, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer for the Council on Medical Specialty Societies provides rich background information and insights into the emergence of Performance Improvement CME. 15 minutes.

Jennifer Smith, MS., PhD, Executive Director, PES Department, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, discusses the importance of  outcomes to  to funding CME grants. 17 minutes.

Dr. Donald Moore, Director, Division of CME, Vanderbilt University discusses approaches to evaluating the overall impact of the overall CME program. 17 minutes.

Tom McKeithen, a principal with Health Performance Consulting, (www.changingperformance.com) discusses two approaches to qualitative evaluation for CME activities. First, the use of interviews in Commitment to Change studies. Second, an approach called Script Concordance Testing. 12minutes 30 seconds.

Dr. Judy Ribble, Executive Director, National Commission for Certification of CME Professionals, Inc. provides a status report on the development of a certification examination for people working in the field of continuing medical education. 9.30 minutes.

Derek Dietze, MA, President of Improve CME(www.improvecme.com), provides practical suggestions for measuring outcomes in CME that meet ACCME requirements. 9 minutes.

Derek Dietze, MA, President of Improve CME (www.improvecme.com) provides practical advice on how to measure outcomes in CME that meet ACCME requirements. 9 minutes.

Dr. Nancy Davis, Executive Director of the National Institute for Quality in Improvement and Education, (www.niqie.org) discusses the important relationship between quality improvement and continuing medical education.

Dr. Judy Ribble, Executive Director of the National Commission for Certification of CME professionals discusses the early development of a certification process for CME professionals.

 Dr. Harry Gallis, Director, Charlotte AHEC, Charlotte North Carolina, Past President of the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education discusses his experience in Performance Improvement CME.