Types of Needs Assessments for Planning a Cme Activity

Office of Continuing Medical Education

TYPES OF NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR PLANNING A CME ACTIVITY

Use more than one source when planning the CME activity.

EXPERT PARTICIPANT OBSERVED ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS NEEDS NEEDS NEEDS Planning Committee Previous related Hospital/clinic QA Evidence of evaluation summary analyses offerings from other CME providers Departmental Chair Focus panel Other clinical Lay press discussions/interviews observations Activity faculty Needs Assessment Mortality/morbidit Direct to consumer Survey y data ads Peer-reviewed Indicated in learning Epidemiological Other societal literature stage analysis data trends Research findings Other requests from National clinical physicians guidelines (NIH, NCI, AHRQ, etc. Requirements of Requested by Specialty Society medical school affiliated institutions or guidelines authority physician groups Requirements by Database government analyses (RX authority/regulation/law changes, diagnosis trends, etc.