14th European CME Forum (#14ECF) – Virtual

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”.

The Call for Abstracts for Posters is still open, more information below.

 

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Featured videos

This week we have two videos presenting highlights from 13ECF breakout workshops.

The first is titled: Developing a pathway for your professional development led by Steven Kawczak (Cleveland Clinic) and Chitra Subramanian (AO Foundation).

 

The second is: CME-CPD outcomes in oncology: A global perspective led by Ann Lichti, Janvi Sharma and Phil Talamo (all from Physicians Education Resource).

 

Both these highlights are also available on our Podcast.

This is particularly relevant to the JECME 2021 Special Collection on ‘Digitization of Continuing Education in the Health Professions’, which is inviting article submissions until the extended deadline of 27 September 2021.

 

Wednesday 3rd – Friday 5th November 2021

The 14th Annual European CME Forum will be run as a virtual meeting, broadcast in high quality from a central studio using an interactive platform. Leave behind the gloom of Zoom and join us in a productive and collaborative environment to explore European and global CME-CPD.

The theme 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”:

1. Rules and Regulation
2. Educational Design and Outcomes
3. Funding and Independence

We will gather leaders in the field to discuss and debate each of these topics, with plenty of opportunity for you to engage with your own questions and observations.

Whether or not you are planning to attend, please participate in the Annual CME survey there is a registration discount code to use of you decide to attend.

Call for Abstracts — Poster presentation — deadline extended to 27 September 2021
We are accepting virtual posters and presentations this year. More information can be found here, and you can submit your abstract using this form.

The Call for Abstracts for Workshops is now closed and submissions under review

The 14th Annual European CME Forum (#14ECF) is for anyone with an interest in European and global CME-CPD. We attract the key stakeholders in European and global CME-CPD/IME, regulators, associations and providers across Europe, North America and the world. This meeting is designed to meet the needs of anyone involved in, or interested in, European and global CME.

 

Timings — All times are Central European Time (CET)
Duration of each session: 2h – 2h30

 

Day 0: Wednesday 3 November 2021

15.30 – 17.30 CET  “Day 0” pre-meetings by special interest, e.g. providers, industry, medical societies

Networking and access to Poster and pre-meeting materials (also throughout the meeting).

 

Day 1: Thursday 4 November 2021

SESSION 1
12.00 OPENING of the 14th Annual European CME Forum
What do you want to know? What should we know? — a live needs assessment to ensure the meeting addresses the key topics the participants identify

JECME Special Collection 2021: Digitization of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
The Guest Editors lead a discussion with selected authors of papers published in JECME JECME Special Collection 2021: Digitization of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

 

SESSION 2
15.30 First Leg: Rules and Regulations
Plenary with a multidisciplinary panel reviewing the mandatory requirements that each of the stakeholder groups complies with or upholds, followed by a discussion about what is actually implemented and followed today.

Parallel Workshops (to be selected from applications)
Poster presentation (to be selected from submitted posters)
Workshop Reflections — highlights and discussion

 

Day 2: Friday 5 November 2021

SESSION 3
12.00 Second Leg: Educational Design and Outcomes
Plenary with a multidisciplinary panel reviewing the theories and examples of Best Practice that we should all be aspiring to, and a discussion as to how education is being implemented and how well our learners think we are achieving this today.

Parallel Workshops (to be selected from applications)
Poster presentation (to be selected from submitted posters)
Workshop Reflections — highlights and discussion

 

SESSION 4
15.30 Third Leg: Funding and Independence
Plenary with a multidisciplinary panel looking at how CME-CPD is funded and to unpick the variable definition of “independence” — we also ask: is the quality of CME in Europe being improved by accreditation standards, or the requirements for funding, or the competitive environment for medical societies and professional education providers to attract learners?

Poster presentation (to be selected from submitted posters)

Plenary What the Future Holds — final panel and Q&A
Summary and next steps

17.30 Meeting close 

 

* 10% discount for completing the Annual CME Survey
** World Bank LMIE definition