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In This Issue...
Greetings from Jeff and Pat "If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach people." Confucius
Preparations for Spring 2012 conferences have been underway and we are excited to be working with a distinguished group of activity directors to provide high level continuing medical education to local, regional, and national health care providers. We invite you to visit our website to learn more about the activities that are currently being offered through our office. Updates are made regularly so check back often! More exciting news includes our reaccreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. As described in prior issues of this newsletter, obtaining reaccreditation was a lengthy and highly detail-oriented process. We are grateful to our Office staff for their assistance and to our activity directors, staff, and faculty for this happy outcome. In an upcoming issue we will discuss a few specifics coming out of the reaccreditation, including improvements in our ability to identify and resolve potential conflicts of interest. As always we seek your comments and welcome any questions you may have.
Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD Medical Director for Continuing Medical Education (CME) 585-275-4392 Jeffrey_Lyness@urmc.rochester.edu
News Pfizer Eliminates Most Unsolicited Grants Under Med Ed Group Reorganization
A newly reorganized Pfizer Medical Education Group will now rely on a request-for-proposal application model to allocate approximately 90 percent of its budget for medical education. The other 10 percent will be used to support traditional annual conferences. According to the MEG's team lead Maureen Doyle-Scharff, MBA, FACME, CCMEP, the... Click here to view this content. Review committees for the new RFP process are still in development. Pfizer anticipates that the new RFP process will be in effect later this year. Please note: Any opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the UR Office of Continuing Professional Education. 2012 Activity Highlight Diabetes 2012 - Treating the Complications of Diabetes presented by the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Hosted by Dr. Stephen R Hammes, UR Louis S. Wolk Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Chief of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Dr. Steven Wittlin, UR Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Diabetes Service, this educational activity will provide regional primary care physicians, mid-level providers, diabetes educators, nutritionists, and other allied health care professionals with an update in the cutting edge of diabetes research and treatment approaches and options that they can immediately implement into their practice. Conference faculty includes an all-star lineup of leaders in diabetes care and research from all over the country. Particular focus will be placed on diagnosing, preventing, and treating complications of diabetes. Click here for more information or to register.
CME Application Window Completed applications for live activities taking place June 2, 2012 - July 2, 2012 must be received by February 2. Applications for live activities taking place prior to July 2, 2012 are no longer being accepted.
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January 2012 Upcoming Events
Crucial Conversations Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Patient Safety: Building a Safer Health System Rochester Regional Anesthesia Symposium Treating the Complications of Diabetes 2012 Medical and Surgical Aspects of Esophageal and Foregut Disorders, Hawaii Monthly Events Simulation Course: Training for the Unexpected CME WebRounds
Save the date! March 3 March 15-17 March 30 April 14 April 28 May 2-5 Mindful Communications - Session 2 May 5 Cardiology for Clinicians Conference June 2 June 2 TBD
CPE Links Helpful Links About the Office of Continuing Professional Education Visit our website, www.urmc.rochester.edu/cpe, for the most current information on the CME offerings certified through our office. Also available on the site are applications to obtain CME credit for your activity, guidelines, and other useful tools. In addition to awarding AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, our office offers a wide range of fully-coordinated conference services for both on- and off- campus events. Our professional activity planners can assist with every aspect of your planning needs to help you meet your goals for hosting a successful educational activity. Plus, we waive our CME certification fee for activities fully-coordinated by our office! Contact our office at 585-275-4392 or CMEOffice@URMC.rochester.edu. |
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