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European CME Forum episodes

February 09, 2022Learning and Behaviour in Medicine: A Voyage Around CME and CPD
In this episode, Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum) speaks with Robin Stevenson (JECME) about his new book ‘Learning and Behaviour in Medicine: A Voyage Around CME and CPD’.
Tune in to learn more about Robin’s concise and practical guide to CME-CPD.
On today’s episode you will hear about:
The inspiration behind Robin’s new book

Robin’s approach to writing the book and taking readers on a voyage around CME and CPD

The type of passengers that Robin would like to go on this voyage

Challenges in preparing the handbook

Activity- and provider-accredited education

Main takeaways from the book

Misdiagnosis as a practice gap

Who would find this book of most useful

Where the book is available
Click here for more information about Robin's book 'Learning and Behaviour in Medicine: A Voyage Around CME and CPD'
37 min
February 02, 2022Outcomes measurement: What can we achieve in practice?
In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), Froukje Sosef (COR2ED) speaks with group members Sophie Wilson (International Medical Press) and Monica Ghidinelli (AO Foundation).
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 outcomes measurement and what can be achieved in practice.
On today’s episode you will hear about:
A brief overview of possible educational outcomes for IME programmes

How feasible these outcomes are in practice

How improvement in competence can be demonstrated

Measuring level 5 - performance

Linking educational needs to educational outcomes

Assessing higher level outcomes at levels 6 and 7

Measuring outcomes for educational programmes delivered through social media

Gauging the impact of CME in the clinic

Whether the Moore’s pyramid should be updated to be more aligned with what is realistic
32 min
January 12, 2022Looking ahead in 2022
Today’s episode features news and upcoming plans for the European CME Forum, JECME and gCMEp, with Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum).
Tune in to learn more about what’s in store over the coming months.
On today’s episode you will hear about:
European CME Forum

#14ECF

#15ECF

Journal of European CME (JECME)

JECME Special Collection 2021

JECME Special Collection 2022 (website page to come in February)

Good CME Practice group (gCMEp) 27 January webinar

gCMEp webinar recordings (also available on this podcast nos. 11, 13, 21 & 27)

Dirk Helbing webinar 25 January -- email: [email protected] to register (mention this podcast)
The new European CME Forum website will launch later this month -- it will still be at CMEforum.org. Registered participants of 14ECF will have exclusive access to recordings from the meeting sessions.
13 min
December 15, 202114ECF highlights - 3-legged stool reflection
Today’s episode features highlights from the 3-legged stool plenary sessions from the 14th Annual European CME Forum, held virtually 3-5 November 2021. This episode features a selection of education experts from around the world discussing their views and perceptions of Rules and Regulations, Educational Design and Outcomes, and Funding and Independence, with a final review of the three-legged stool with the session moderators.
Tune in to learn more about “The 3-legged stool: Achieving balance for effective CME”. If you attended the meeting, please also complete the brief post-meeting survey (see the recent email for the link) and let us know your thoughts.
On today’s episode you will hear about:
Various stakeholder perspectives on rules and regulations

Whether industry is learning anything about providers

Overcoming the challenges of abiding by the rules and regulations

EFPIA quality standards “Article 16”

Provider vs. Event-based accreditation

Industry and provider perspectives on Moore’s Levels and education

A HCP and educationalist’s perspective on the current state of education

Informal workplace CME

The French CME-CPD system and its applicability to other education systems

Provider and accreditor thoughts on industry financial support for activities

Securing multiple supporters for funding activities

“Substance over sparkle”

Reflection on the three-legged stool

Looking ahead
We have already started updating the webpage, you can find the posters and we will continue to add presentations, videos with reports and outputs from the meeting over the coming weeks. Registered participants will also have exclusive access to recordings from the meeting sessions, which will be made live in January 2022.
1 hr 3 min
December 02, 2021What does independent mean in Independent Medical Education (IME)?
In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum; Siyemi Learning) speaks with group members Diana van Brakel (Kenes Group) and Monica Ghidinelli (AO Foundation).
The 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 what independent means in Independent Medical Education (IME).
On today’s episode you will hear about:
The guests understanding of the term IME

How to determine if education is IME by the way the funding has arrived

Using funding when the funder expects something in return

Transparency

Independence from funder control of content

Which aspects of the education funders are allowed to be involved with

Whether supporting companies can promote the CME activity

Whether accreditation validates an activity as independent

Physicians paying for their education

Whether product-related education can be independent
Links to resources and organisations mentioned in this episode
Standards for Substantive Equivalency between Continuing Professional Development/Continuing Medical Education (CPD/CME) Accreditation Systems

International Academy for CPD Accreditation (see Domain 2)

Framework for industry engagement and quality principles for industry-provided medical education in Europe (see section on funding especially B and D)

EFPIA Code of Practice (see Article 16)

Regulating for Bias in Medical Education – Reaction to the Pharmaceutical Industry Updated EFPIA Code of Practice (a response highlighting potential concerns co-authored by the gCMEp group)
29 min
December 01, 202114ECF Round-up with Ron Murray
In today’s episode, Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum) is joined by Ron Murray (independent CME-CPD consultant) to discuss the recent 14th Annual European CME Forum, held virtually 3-5 November 2021. Ron Murray moderated a plenary session on ‘Funding and Independence’ and he will be preparing the 14ECF meeting report for publication in JECME.
The theme for 14ECF was “The 3-legged stool: Achieving balance for effective CME”.
Tune in to learn more about the interactive “studio hybrid” CME Forum. If you attended the meeting, please also complete the brief post-meeting survey (see last email for link) and let us know your thoughts. As you will have seen, your feedback is really important in our future planning.
On today’s episode you will hear about:
The 14ECF set-up

Ron’s thoughts on the meeting as an on-site delegate and faculty member

The ‘studio hybrid’ meeting format

The three-legged stool sessions

International engagement with the CME Forum

Adapting the traditional conference poster session

The workshops and reflection sessions

The concept of collaboration in CME-CPD

Industry’s role in medical education

The JECME 2021 Special Collection

The upcoming 14ECF report
We have already started updating the webpage, you can find the posters and we will continue to add presentations, videos with reports and outputs from the meeting over the coming weeks. Registered participants will also have exclusive access to recordings from the meeting sessions, which will be made live in December.
42 min
October 28, 202114ECF - Industry and medical education, with Dean Jenkins
This episode features the leader of both a Plenary session and a Day 0 pre-meeting session which will be taking place at the 14th Annual European CME Forum, held virtually 3-5 November 2021. On today’s episode Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum) is joined by Dean Jenkins (UCB) who will be leading the plenary session titled “Educational Design & Outcomes” and the Day 0 session hosted by the International Pharmaceutical Alliance for CME (iPACME).
The theme for the meeting this year is “The 3-legged stool: Achieving balance for effective CME”. Effective CME-CPD requires a stable relationship between three key factors, just as a three-legged stool requires all three legs to remain balanced. In this year’s meeting we will examine the spectrum of control and influence in each “leg”.
Tune in to learn more about the type of content you can expect from the 14th Annual European CME Forum.
On today’s episode you will hear about:
Dean’s medical career and interest in CME-CPD

The EFPIA Working Group

iPACME’s Day 0 session at 14ECF

iPACME workshops at 14ECF

European CME Forum Annual Survey

The 3-legged stool and CME
Our webpage also has a wealth of information and offers the largest resource on CME in Europe, covering our 13 years of activities with reports and presentations from over 240 hours of live presentations and workshops.

Links:
Current medical engagement/educational activities in Europe – quality standards can be implemented for independent, collaborative and industry activities. Presentation given by Frank Skopowski, Dale Kummerle, Veronique Moy, Marie-Claire Pickaert, Eva Thalmann at the 9th Annual European CME Forum (2016) [Download presentation]

Allen T, et al (2017) Framework for industry engagement and quality principles for industry-provided medical education in Europe. JECME, 6:1 (DOI: 10.1080/21614083.2017.1348876)

McMahon GT (2017) Independence from industry cannot be compromised, JECME, 6:1 (DOI: 10.1080/21614083.2017.1393296)

Griebenow R (2017) Industry - from sponsor to provider? JECME, 6:1 (DOI: 10.1080/21614083.2017.1395672)

Rodzinka M, et al (2019) Regulating for bias in medical education – Reaction to the pharmaceutical industry updated EFPIA Code of Practice. JECME, 8:1 (DOI: 10.1080/21614083.2019.1685771)

Global Alliance for Medical Education (GAME) gamecme.org
20 min
October 21, 202114ECF Workshop - Independent Medical Education - One standard for all? with Dean Beals
This is the second of several podcast episodes featuring a workshop leader discussing their session for the 14th Annual European CME Forum, held virtually 3-5 November 2021. In this episode Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum) is joined by Dean Beals (DKBmed) to discuss his upcoming workshop: Independent Medical Education - One Standard for All?
The theme for the meeting this year is “The 3-legged stool: Achieving balance for effective CME”. Effective CME-CPD requires a stable relationship between three key factors, just as a three-legged stool requires all three legs to remain balanced. In this year’s meeting we will examine the spectrum of control and influence in each “leg”.
Tune in to learn more about the type of workshops that will be presented at the 14th Annual European CME Forum.
On today’s episode you will hear about:
Dean’s longstanding career and interest in CME-CPD

How the medical education community has risen to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic

Why Dean was interested in presenting a workshop at 14ECF

Background to the workshop

Dean’s co-presenters for the workshop

How Dean plans to engages delegates and what he is hoping to get from them during his session

What Dean hopes delegates will take from his experiences and implement in their own practice after attending the workshop
Our webpage also has a wealth of information and offers the largest resource on CME in Europe, covering our 13 years of activities with reports and presentations from over 240 hours of live presentations and workshops.
19 min
October 20, 202114ECF - The Third leg, with Ron Murray
This is the third of four podcast episodes featuring the moderator of a plenary session taking place at the 14th Annual European CME Forum, held virtually 3-5 November 2021. On today’s episode Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum) is joined by Ron Murray (independent CME-CPD consultant) who will be moderating the plenary session titled “Funding and Independence”.
The theme for the meeting this year is “The 3-legged stool: Achieving balance for effective CME”. Effective CME-CPD requires a stable relationship between three key factors, just as a three-legged stool requires all three legs to remain balanced. In this year’s meeting we will examine the spectrum of control and influence in each “leg”.
“Funding and Independence” is the third leg in our model of the three-legged stool for achieving balance for effective CME.
Tune in to learn more about the type of content you can expect from the 14th Annual European CME Forum.
On today’s episode you will hear about:
Ron’s role in moderating the Third Leg plenary session at 14ECF

Funding of education

2021 Annual Survey

The criteria used to assess a good grant request or proposal
Our webpage also has a wealth of information and offers the largest resource on CME in Europe, covering our 13 years of activities with reports and presentations from over 240 hours of live presentations and workshops.
17 min
October 13, 202114ECF - The Second Leg, with Robin Stevenson
This is the second of four podcast episodes featuring the moderator of a Plenary session taking place at the 14th Annual European CME Forum, held virtually 3-5 November 2021. On today’s episode Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum) is joined by Robin Stevenson (JECME) who will be moderating the plenary session titled “Educational Design & Outcomes”.
The theme for the meeting this year is “The 3-legged stool: Achieving balance for effective CME”. Effective CME-CPD requires a stable relationship between three key factors, just as a three-legged stool requires all three legs to remain balanced. In this year’s meeting we will examine the spectrum of control and influence in each “leg”.
“Educational Design & Outcomes” is the second leg in our model of the three-legged stool for achieving balance for effective CME.
Tune in to learn more about the type of content you can expect from the 14th Annual European CME Forum.
On today’s episode you will hear about:
Robin’s medical career and interest in CME-CPD

The JECME journal and the Special Collections

Differences in how the the US and Europe engage in academic CME-CPD

Groups in Europe who should be devoting more time to publishing CME research

The professional practice gap (PPG)

The cost of identifying practice gaps

Types of gaps

What Robin is hoping to highlight during his session at 14ECF

Types of providers

Accreditation

Informal workplace CME
Our webpage also has a wealth of information and offers the largest resource on CME in Europe, covering our 13 years of activities with reports and presentations from over 240 hours of live presentations and workshops.
53 min

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The European CME Forum podcast is for anyone with an interest in European and global CME-CPD. Join us and our expert guests as we explore all things CME-CPD, covering a broad range of subjects to address various aspects of planning, design, delivery, assessment and regulation.