º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ CME and CME Credit
- The Benefit and Value of CME
- CME Content and Requirements
- º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ CME Credits and Certificates of Attendance
- CME Accreditation and Authority
- CME Activity Formats data
- CME Activity Participation data
- CME Hourly Requirement in TN
ÌýÌý To Physicians and other clinical medical professionalsÌý-ÌýAttending CME activitiesÌýis beneficial and valuable to physicians and other medical professionals because it is required in order to maintain medical licensure and certification, is a source of constant improvement that ultimately improves their medical practice, and keeps them up-to-date on the latest technologies, advancements, treatments, etc.ÌýSpeaking at CME activitiesÌýcan also be a great stage for clinical medical professionals to share their expertise and increase their distinction in their specialty.
ÌýÌý To Departments within an OrganizationÌý-ÌýSending staff to CME activitiesÌýimproves the knowledge, competence, performance and patient outcomes of staff and shows support to their professional development needs, which helps retain them. Additionally,Ìýhosting CME programsÌýis a great way for departments to earn physician attendance and increase the visibility and credibility of the department.
Continuing Medical Education definedÌý- Continuing medical education (CME) is continuing educationÌýor professional developmentÌýfor physicians. By definition, "[CME] consists of educational activities which serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession".
CME ContentÌý-ÌýThe content of CME is that body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted by the professionÌýas within the basic medical sciences, the discipline of clinical medicine, and the provision of health care to the public.Ìý
CME Content RequirementsÌý-ÌýContinuing Medical Education must be:ÌýÌý1) Designed Specifically for your PhysiciansÌý– Your CME activity must address shortcomings in the current professional practice of your target audienceÌýof physicians.Ìý 2) EducationalÌý- The content and presentation must promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of aÌýcommercial interest.ÌýÌý3)ÌýEvidence-BasedÌý- All recommendations involving clinical medicine must be based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients.ÌýÌýAll scientific research referred to, reported or used in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis.Ìý4) Free from PromotionÌý- The content and presentation must promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of aÌýcommercial interest.ÌýÌý
º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ CME/CE Credits and Certificates of Attendance
ÌýÌý AMA PRA Category 1 CreditÌý-ÌýAMA PRA Category 1 CreditÌý(Category 1 CreditTMÌýtowards the American Medical Association Physician's Recognition Award)Ìýis the standard continuing education currency for physicians, and is required by state licensing boards for renewing medical licensure and is recognized by all U.S. jurisdictions. Certifying your educational activity forÌýAMA PRA Category 1 CreditsÌýdemonstrates the medical educational validity of the activity - and its value to physicians - in a way that is favorable when applying for other types of CME credit.ÌýAMA PRA Category 1 Credit activities may be approved as AAFP Prescribed credit, AAP credit, ACEP Category 1 credit, ACOG cognate credit, AAPA credit, and AOA Category 2-B credit.
ÌýÌý Certificates of Attendance for non-physiciansÌý- The UTCOM issues certificates of participation to non-physicians for participating in CME activities, and these certificatesÌýcount as continuing education for non-physicians. The UTCOM designates CEU's using the national standard that 1 liveÌýhour of educational instruction is awarded .1 CEU.ÌýAMA PRA Category 1 CreditsÌýmay be approved asÌýAAP credit, ACEP Category 1 credit, ACOG cognate credit, AAPA credit, and AOA Category 2-B credit.
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CME Accreditation and Authority
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) () is the organization that accredits organizations to provide continuing medical education to physicians.Ìý
CME activities are most often live activities, but they can also be pre-recorded video, written and audio presentations. CME usually takes the form of conferences where a speaker educates an audience of physicians on a medical topic or where a group of physicians discusses their current medical cases or medical journals, but it also includes a physician reviewing written, audio and video CME publications.
Although most CME Activities are Courses, most Partcipation in CME activities does not take place through CME courses.Ìý Rather, it takes place through Internet Enduring Materials and Regularly-scheduled Series.
The state of Tennessee requires physicians to attend 40 hours of CME every two years in order to maintain licensure and certification, but different states have different CME hourly requirements.