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Development of CME for the 21st Century
The objectives of continuing medical education (CME) were illustrated by Jehan Saleh, a professor of gynecology at Teheran University 1950, almost half a century ago, at the 2nd World Conference on Medical Education in Chicago. Saleh recited a prayer of Ebn-e-Maymoun, a 12th-century physician with the theme "Medicine and Lifelong Study": "Oh Lord, grant me an opportunity to improve and extend my training, since there is no limit to knowledge. Help me to correct and supplement my educational defects as the scope of science and its horizon widen day by day. Give me the courage to realize my daily mistakes, so that tomorrow I shall be able to see and understand in a better light what I could not comprehend in the dim light of yesterday."The case for effective CME is not new. It is recognized that CME is as critical to the improvement of health care delivery as research and new discoveries in medicine and the medical sciences. In the 21st century, CME will play a "vital new role in health care."
CME will focus on supporting individual physicians with a responsive learning system where each physician has a self-directed curriculum of learning for which he or she will be accountable. A new vision for CME is on-the-job learning that makes use of new formats, with electronically assisted learning emerging as a critical element. Such developments in CME are taking place in the context of an understanding of what leads to effective continuing education.
-Convenience makes voluntary participation in CME easy.
-Relevance reflects in the delivery of CME the user's day-to-day role in medical practice.
-Individualization in CME allows learners a say in what is learned and how it is learned and provides them with the ability to adapt a program to meet their own needs.
-Self-assessment as part of CME encourages physicians to evaluate their understanding of the subject and to remedy any gaps identified.
-Independent learning recognizes that although the teacher plays a prominent role in undergraduate education, this is less true in postgraduate education and CME.
-A systematic approach offers a planned program, with coverage of a whole subject or an identified part of it.
We know where we need to go and are seeking the path most effective to deliver you quality CME. As always we seek your input.
Anderson Center - Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.
Mercy Medical Center - Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - Winter Room
Centennial Room - Friday, 8:00 a.m.
CHEERS (Children's Hospital Education Enrichment Review)
MEMBERSHIP: The following members were approved:
Upcoming Events:
June 17 The ACMS 4th. Annual Judy Barningham Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at SpurWing Country Club. The four person scramble starts at 1:00 p.m. Entry fee is $100/golfer which includes golf & cart, box lunch, tee prizes, awards dinner and raffle prizes. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Idaho Community Foundation.
July 22-24 IMA Annual Meeting & Delegate Assembly, Sun Valley Convention Center. ACMS physician members interested in being a delegate at this year's conference should call Don Bich, ACMS Executive Director at 336-2930.
The head nurse was the only one who could stand up to him, but finally even she had had enough. She came into his room and announced, "I have to take your temperature."
After complaining for several minutes, he finally settled down, crossed his arms and opened his mouth. "No, I'm sorry", the nurse stated, "but for this reading, I can't use an oral thermometer." This started another round of complaining but eventually he rolled over and bared his behind. After feeling the nurse insert the thermometer, he heard her announce, "I have to get something. Now you stay JUST LIKE THAT until I get back!"
She leaves the room to his door open on her way out. He curses her under his breath as he hears people walking past his door, laughing. After a half hour, the man's doctor comes into the room. "What's going on here?" asked the doctor. Angrily, the man answers, "What's the matter, doc? Haven't you ever seen someone having their temperature taken?" After a pause, the doctor confesses, "Not with a carnation."
July 2005
August 2005
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center - Wednesday 8am, Anderson Center
Mercy Medical Center - Wednesday 12:30pm
VA Medical Center - Thursday 8am, AW Horsley Learning Ctr.
St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Friday 8am, Centennial Room
22 Helmi Lutsep, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University.
22 Helmi Lutsep, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University.
3 Robert Palmer, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor (adjunct), Toxicology Section, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
10 Michael Measom, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Utah School of Medicine.
Tumor Boards
Mercy Medical Center - Tuesday, 12:00 noon
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Thursday, 12:00 noon
Breast Care Panel-Saint Alphonsus RMC - Tuesday, 7:00 a.m.
St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center - Tuesday, 12:00 noon
Breast Tumor Board-St. Luke’s RMC - Thursday, 7:00 a.m.
MSTI Pediatric Tumor Board - 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 12:00 noon
Meridian Tumor Board - 1st & 3rd Thursday, 12:00 noon
1st, 2nd, 4th, Thursday, 8 a.m., Anderson Center - Ada -2
Provisional Membership: Loren Macey, M.D.; Christopher Lawler, M.D.;
Kenneth Little, M.D.
June 8 High School Athletic Physicals, BSU Taco Bell Arena. Volunteers are still need. If you want to help call the ACMS office at 336-2930.
A big shot attorney had to spend a couple of days in the hospital. He was a royal pain to the nurses because he bossed them around just like he did his staff. None of the hospital staff wanted to have anything to do with him.
Summer Schedule,No Conferences
Summer Schedule,No Conferences
1 New Vaccines with Focus on the Adolescent Health Visit, Tom Rand, MD
8 Ergogenic Aids, Greg Johnson, MD
15 Travel Medicine, Amy Baruch, MD
22 Update on Stroke, Helmi Lutsep, MD
1 New Vaccines with Focus on the Adolescent Health Visit, Tom Rand, MD
8 The Status of Idaho's Medical Safety Net, Jonathan Bowman, MD
15 Medical Support in Disaster Management, Arun Noah, MD
22 Update on Stroke, Helmi Lutsep, MD
2 Rheumatology Smorgasboard, Greg Gardner, MD
9 TBA
16 Treating BPH, Dr. Kane
23 No Conference
3 Management of Common Poisonings, Robert Palmer, PhD
10 Pharmacotherapy in Alcohol Dependence, Michael Measom, MD
17 Pediatric Obesity, Katherine Miller, MD
24 Radiological Options to Assist in Pain Management, Neil Davey, MD
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