Robin Stevenson, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of CME, is in conversation with Lisa Sullivan. Lisa was appointed Deputy Editor at the recent annual Board meeting of the journal in Manchester in November. In this episode you will hear about:

- What motivated Lisa to take up the position

- How the journal supports the CME/CPD environment

- What differentiates JCME from other CME/CPD journals

- Trends in CME/CPD including microlearning and QI/PI-CME

- Role of AI and online clinical databases in “Modern CME”

- Discussion about the upcoming JCME-led session at the Alliance: “Keeping up to date is not enough”

- The JCME Special Collections

- How CME/CPD should be affecting clinical behaviours and performance

- How people can get involved in the journal

More information about the Journal of CME including the types of articles accepted, Article Publishing Charges, and the waivers and discounts available, can be found on the journal website: jcme.org

In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), Monica Ghidinelli (AO Foundation) is in conversation with group member Louise Banks (touchIME) and guest panellist Reinhard Griebenow (ECSF) delving deeper into some key questions about CME accreditation in Europe:

Tune in to learn more about the accreditation landscape in Europe and its value. 

On today’s episode you will hear about: 

- The evolution of accreditation and its role in supporting transparency, independence and needs-based education

- The value of accreditation itself

- The International Academy for CPD Accreditation and the organisations that are following their standards 

- The advantages of accreditation to the learner.

The Standards of the International Academy for CPD Accreditation is available at: https://academy4cpd-accreditation.org/standards-for-substantive-equivalency-between-cpd-cme-accreditation-systems/

gCMEp is a membership organisation for CME providers based in Europe that aims to promote professionalism within the European CME provider community. More information on the gCMEp can be found on the journal website: gCMEp.org.

In the third of a series of conversations with the JCME 2025 Special Collection Editorial Board members, Guest Editor Steven Kawczak (Co-Medical Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic) is in conversation with Alvaro Margolis (Director, RedEMC).JCME is the PubMed-indexed, open access journal of the European CME Forum, publishing articles that address aspects of CME-CPD planning, design, delivery, assessment and regulation across the health professions.Tune in to learn more about this year’s special collection on the value of CME/CPD.On today’s episode you will hear about:

• Leveraging and improving interprofessional teamwork: Effective care necessitates effective teamwork and education improves and optimises interprofessional teamwork. 
• Ensuring effectiveness, quality and safety of care: CME/CPD that improves performance of healthcare professionals, teams and caregiving organisations.
• Improving patient or community health: CME/CPD is linked to advancing care goals, extending preventative care and addressing community health concerns.
• Advancing innovations and emerging science: education is a catalyst to disseminate knowledge and accelerate adoption of innovations. 
• Enhancing efficiency and cost effectiveness: Includes avoiding unnecessary procedures or treatments, minimising hospital readmissions and optimising workflows in care settings.
• Improving engagement: CME/CPD is a catalyst for organisational improvement and decreasing burnout of health professionals. 
• Trusted resource: CME/CPD is the mechanism to ensure content integrity and independence from commercial influence.

More information about the 2025 Special Collection, including the types of articles accepted, Article Publishing Charges, and the waivers and discounts available, can be found on the journal website - jcme.org

In the second of a series of conversations with the JCME 2025 Special Collection Editorial Board members, Guest Editor Steven Kawczak (Co-Medical Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic) is in conversation with Ronald Cervero (Professor and Deputy Chair, Department of Health Professions Education F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, "America's Medical School” Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences).It is now 10 years since the publication of the seminal paper that he coauthored with Julie Gaines in the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. “The impact of CME on physician performance and patient health outcomes: an updated synthesis of systematic reviews” In this episode you will hear about: - The origin and background to the influential 2015 paper on the effectiveness of CME - Leveraging and improving interprofessional teamwork - CME/CPD that improves performance of healthcare professionals, teams and caregiving organisations. - Enhancing efficiency and cost effectiveness - Improving engagement, organisational improvement and decreasing burnout of health professionals. - CME/CPD as a trusted resource and a mechanism to ensure content integrity and independence from commercial influence.More information about the 2025 Special Collection, including the types of articles accepted, Article Publishing Charges, and the waivers and discounts available, can be found on the journal website: jcme.org

In the first of a series of conversations with the JCME 2025 Special Collection Editorial Board members, Guest Editor Steven Kawczak (Co-Medical Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic) is in conversation with Jennifer Graebe (Senior Director, Nursing Continuing Professional Development & Joint Accreditation Program, American Nurses Credentialing Center - ANCC).

JCME is the PubMed-indexed, open access journal of the European CME Forum, publishing articles that address aspects of CME-CPD planning, design, delivery, assessment and regulation across the health professions.

Tune in to learn more about this year’s special collection on the value of CME/CPD.

On today’s episode you will hear about:

• Why “The value of CME/CPD” was selected as the focus of the special collection
• Desired outcomes of continuing professional development and the relevance of the education
• The value of interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) and promoting team-based learning and practice
• Some honest advice for potential authors!
• The future of interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) in the workplace and personal development
• The stakeholders in CME/CPD who should submit an article

More information about the 2025 Special Collection, including the types of articles accepted, Article Publishing Charges, and the waivers and discounts available, can be found on the journal website: jcme.org

In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), Katie Eustace (Answers in CME) and Carry Pesch (Medcon International) are in conversation with Melanie Fleeman (Bayer) and Nefeli Georgoulia (AstraZeneca) about key strategic considerations about CME/IME within the medical affairs team in pharma.

gCMEp is a membership organisation for CME providers based in Europe that aims to promote professionalism within the European CME provider community. More information on the gCMEp can be found on the journal website: gCMEp.org.

Tune in to learn more about how to overcome challenges in IME/CME outcomes.

On today’s episode you will hear about:

- How important is IME/CME to pharma and why 

- Where can IME/CME be aligned to add value to medical affairs strategy

- How are data from outcomes used internally to demonstrate value

- How is the budget for IME/CME aligned within medical affairs strategy and what are the primary factors that influence internal decisions for budget allocation

- What evidence or information helps elevate conversations internally for IME/CME activities

In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), Celeste Kolanko (M3 IME) is in conversation with group members Mia Hill (Scientific Education Support), Stuart Crayford (Answers in CME) and Trevor Aukim (Scientific Education Support) discussing Integrating Generative AI into CME/CPD: Practical approaches to guide daily practice 

gCMEp is a membership organisation for CME providers based in Europe that aims to promote professionalism within the European CME provider community. More information on the gCMEp can be found on the journal website: gCMEp.org.

Tune in to learn more about how to overcome challenges in IME/CME outcomes.

On today’s episode you will hear about:

• How AI is transforming day-to-day medical education workflows
• Practical applications of AI in the CME/CPD workplace, from content creation and digital production to project management and outcomes analysis
• Common pitfalls and mistakes when using Generative AI
• Insights from the panel

Today’s episode features highlights on ‘Tomorrow’s world today’ from the 17th Annual European CME Forum, held 6–8 November 2024 in Madrid, Spain. This episode features insights on 'Tomorrow’s world today’ that were shared by our European and global education experts.

Tune in to learn more about the hot topics at 17ECF. On today’s episode you will hear about:

- CME around the world

- Expectations and core competencies of the CME provider in tomorrow's world

- Continuing professional development to move healthcare professionals along the learning continuum

- Final perspectives and outstanding questions from 17ECF

Add your thoughts to the 2025 Annual CME Survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/18ECF

Registered participants of 17ECF have exclusive access to the meeting recordings on the ‘Catch-up’ page. Additional meeting resources from ‘Past meetings’, including 17ECF, are freely available by registering and logging into your account.

Today’s episode features highlights on ‘Thriving today - anticipating tomorrow’ from the 17th Annual European CME Forum, held 6–8 November 2024 in Madrid, Spain. This episode features insights on 'thriving today’, to consider our current best practices, and ‘anticipating tomorrow’, to cover developments, techniques and challenges, that were shared by our European and global education experts.

Tune in to learn more about the hot topics at 17ECF. On today’s episode you will hear about:

• Securing grants and other funding sources for health professions education
• Working across borders
• Newer considerations in multiple choice questions in CME and CPD
• Outcomes and impact
• Advancing team-based interprofessional education
• Readiness to change
• Advancing thoracic cancer care training through inclusive mentorship and simulation training
• Diversifying our expert pool
• Learner perspectives on CME in practice
• A medical society, education provider and system-wide view on incorporating the patient perspective in medical education

Registered participants of 17ECF have exclusive access to the meeting recordings on the ‘Catch-up’ page. Additional meeting resources from ‘Past meetings’, including 17ECF, are freely available by registering and logging into your account.

In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), gCMEp members Froukje Sosef (COR2ED) and Margarita Velcheva (Kenes Group) are in conversation with João Grenho (UEMS Secretary General and Head of EACCME) about the recently updated ‘EACCME 3.0’ accreditation criteria from UEMS-EACCME.

gCMEp is a membership organisation for CME providers based in Europe that aims to promote professionalism within the European CME provider community. More information on the gCMEp can be found on the journal website: gCMEp.org.

Tune in to learn more about the new EACCME 3.0 criteria. On today’s episode you will hear about:

• The EACCME organisation and accreditation 
• The groups involved in informing the revised EACCME 3.0 criteria
• Who is eligible to apply for CME/CPD accreditation with EACCME
• The rationale for not accrediting satellite symposia 
• How EACCME defines ‘independent support grant’
• Whether accredited e-learning can be developed from a live industry-sponsored symposium
• Sponsoring on lanyards  
• Stance on industry representatives speaking in a scientific programme
• Expectations of providers for collecting learner feedback
• The number of trusted providers registered with EACCME
• Whether multi-support or single-support is preferred for a medical education activity 

The latest version of "EACCME 3.0" and other documentation can be found here: https://eaccme.uems.eu/slides/resources-1