Mid-Atlantic Alliance for CME (MAACME) Newsletter
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Mid-Atlantic Alliance for CME (MAACME) Newsletter Spring 2016 In this Issue: World Congress on Continuing Professional Development 2016: Highlights from San Diego Why What We Do Matters: The Patient’s Story TED Talks for Med Ed Six Tips for a Successful Reaccreditation Interprofessional Education: Good for You, Good for Your Institution Tips for Writing Better Objectives, Evaluation and Test Questions MAACME Officers President – Erica Klopp, MS, CHCP ([email protected] ) Vice President – Frank Berry, BS, CHCP ([email protected] ) Treasurer – Ronald Arthur ([email protected] ) Secretary – Pam Beaton, BS, CHCP, FACEHP ([email protected] ) World Congress on Continuing needed in the approach we take to the development and delivery of educa- Professional Development 2016: Highlights from San Diego tion in response to the shifting healthcare horizon. Mila Kostic, CHCP, FACEHP The endnote was provided by Stephen Downes, known as the originator Director of CME, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). He is also a theorist and Vice-Chair, Program Committee, World Congress on CPD 2016 educator specializing in online learning technology, and he left us with his thoughts about the differences in learning that occur as a result of outside stimuli and deeply individualized personal learning, which can serve as an The global scope of the World Congress on Continuing Professional Devel- organizing principle of everything we do and share with our communities. opment: Advancing Learning and Care in the Health Professions clearly Ultimately, “The Learning is in the Doing.” indicates the broadening field of CPD in the health professions. Held in San Diego, California, March 17- For those who attended, the World Congress on CPD 2016 was 19, the event underscored the importance of the need an unforgettable experience. Those who were not able to make for continued improvements in the learning and the trip should know that the Society for Academic CME teaching environments as well the clinical care and (SACME) is sponsoring a JCEHP Supplement this fall from the patient experience. proceedings of the Congress that will include manuscripts based on a number of key sessions. In addition, the plenary Convening every four years, the event grew out of the sessions of the program were recorded. Check the official web- CME Congress established in 1988 as a major interna- site at www.worldcongresscpd.org for information about the tional meeting, primarily North American. The event archived webcast which should be available soon. is sponsored by the three major professional associa- tions in the CE/CME/CPD field (the Tri-Group): For me, this was an exhilarating professional and personal ex- perience that spans two years of planning the program, working Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME) with dear colleagues and faculty from across the US, Canada and the Association for Hospital Medical Education (AHME) world. I will never forget the excitement of seeing it all come to life. Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp). This year’s Congress was co-chaired by Mary G. Turco, EdD, President, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education, Consultant, Center Why What We Do Matters: The Patient’s Story for Learning and Professional Development Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Geisel School of Medicine at Dart- Patricia Levy, MS, CHCP, MCHES mouth and Robert Baron, MD, MS, Associate Dean for Graduate and Con- Manager, Medical Education, tinuing Medical Education and the Professor of Medicine at the University Main Line Health of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. It was convened by the Tri -Group and led by a group of international leaders in medical education as Alicia R. Cole’s life changed dramatically in 2006 when a routine surgi- advisors and an active Steering Committee and a number of the operation- cal procedure left her fighting for her life against sepsis, multi-drug al committees. The logistics were provided by the UC Consortium of Medi- cal Schools. resistant bacterial infections, and necrotizing fasciitis. Following a month in the ICU and six additional surgeries, the healthcare associat- The program was delivered over three gem-packed days and encored in ed infection survivor endured nine years of aftercare. Hyperbaric five exceptional, thought-provoking speakers and sometimes controversial wound care, physical therapy, and multiple other modalities were uti- keynote presentations: lized to treat her infections and pain. The opening keynote Why What We Do Matters: The Patient’s Story was delivered by Alicia R. Cole. This dramatic and moving rendering of a Ms. Cole told her story March 17, 2016 as a keynote address, Why What personal story that began with a series of medical errors and the long and We Do Matters: The Patient’s Story, at the 2016 World Congress brave road to recovery from a passionate patient advocate clearly placed on CPD. In fact, Ms. Cole was still battling pain at the conference and the patient in the center of everything that was to happen at the Congress. was wearing a TENS unit to help combat the on-going disability left by (See related story at right) these infections. Her message was that each and every one of us should Lorelei Lingard, PhD, a rhetorician and a prominent researcher from utilize patient input in the design and implementation of our continu- the University of Western Ontario, Canada delivered the second keynote ing professional development. Patients have knowledge and experience and held everyone’s attention with Truths and Myths About Healthcare Teamwork and Their Implications for How We Understand Competence. that can help to teach healthcare providers in all facets of their profes- Lorelei shared findings from her observations and research of different sional development. teams across the healthcare systems. Most of our training and CPD focuses on ensuring that we deliver highly competent individuals, but unfortunate- As a result of her experience, Ms. Cole and her parents founded The ly these highly competent individual clinicians often end up delivering Alliance for Safety Awareness for Patients (ASAP), a non-profit educa- incompetent care to patients with complex needs. The dynamics of how tion and awareness organization working to eliminate preventable individual competency differs from that of teams and the importance of infections. Ms. Cole is a nationally recognized patient safety consult- the better system design continued through many sessions of the Con- ant, public speaker and patient advocate. She helped co-sponsor the gress. California law mandating annual infection prevention education for all Another exciting keynote, What Do We Need to Protect, at All Costs, in the healthcare workers with patient contact and mandatory public report- 21st Century was delivered by a charismatic physician, educator, research, ing of hospital infection rates. She serves on the California Department advocate and philosopher Alex Jadad, MD, DPhil, who leads the Insti- of Public Health’s Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee tute for Global Health Equity and Innovation at the University of Toronto. Alex weaved his presentation through a dialog with the audience of ap- and was recently appointed by President Obama to the Presidential proximately 500, with the help of technology. His innovative and refresh- Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria as a vot- ing approach and informal style resonated well with most, and clearly ing member. annoyed some. I think that he achieved his goal of making us think about the “human” side of medicine, as he posed the philosophical questions Ms. Cole’s death-defying survival and incredible journey back to health about what does it mean to be healthy, the goal of including patients in co- is a living case study providing unmatched clinical experience to share production of their health, and how to measure the meaningful outcomes with the medical community and propelling her passionate advocacy of that approach. work. Zeke Emanuel, MD, PhD, the Chair of the Department of Medical Eth- ics and Health Policy and the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, was perhaps the biggest star of the Congress. He delivered his remarks as an imperative and a call for radical changes More World Congress Highlights rapidly-changing healthcare from San Diego systems Mila Kostic, CHCP, FACEHP Interprofessional education Director of CME, Perelman School of Medicine, for team-based care University of Pennsylvania Delivering CPD international- Vice-Chair, Program Committee, World ly Congress on CPD 2016 Faculty development Beyond the keynote presentations, the Patients in CME/CPD for World Congress on CPD 2016 included coproduction of health nine high quality and interesting Engaging the local community invited plenary sessions. Topics in CPD included the Evolving Trends in Online Social Communities: Intersection in Leading change/Adaptive Patient Engagement, Care Coordina- leadership MAACME Call for Officer Nominations tion and Care Delivery by Joseph King, Supporting master adaptive Click here to nominate someone today! MD, MPH, Co-Creating Quality in learning expertise. Healthcare Through Learning and Dissemination by Eric Holmboe, MD, For those who came to pick some Greg Ogrinc, MD, and Tina Foster, MD additional, practical tips, three clin- and Is the Hidden Curriculum Getting ics were offered, including one on prac- in the Way of Effective Interprofession- tical tips for Using Twitter in CPD by al Education by Fred Hafferty, PhD, Joe Brian McGowan, PhD, another on Prac- O’Donnell, MD, and Richard Frankel, tical Pointers on the Road to Education- PhD. Craig Campbell, MD explored al Research by Joan Sargeant, PhD and Competency-Based Curriculum in Tanya Horsley, PhD, and a third on CPD , he was later joined by Graham Where to Submit My Manuscript from McMahon, MD, MMSC, ACCME Presi- the Editor-In-Chief of JCEHP, Curtis dent and Chief Executive Officer, and Olson, PhD.