Committee on Planning a Continuing Health Care

Professional Education Institute

December 11-12, 2008

National academy of Sciences Building

Room 250

Washington DC

8:30 am            Welcome

(Closed session; breakfast will be available beginning 8:00am)
            Gail Warden

8:45 am            Bias and Conflict of Interest Discussion

Clyde Behney, Institute of Medicine

10:00 am          Review Statement of Task and Draft Report Outline

11:15 am          Welcome and Introductory Remarks

 Begin open session

Gail Warden, Henry Ford Health System

11:25 am          Understanding the Committee’s Charge: A Discussion with the Sponsor

George Thibault, Josiah Macy Jr., Foundation (Bio)

11:45–12:00 Q&A           

12:45 pm          Concurrent Activities to Inform the CE Committee 

Dave Davis, Association of American Medical Colleges (Bio) (Presentation)

Introduce workshop to (1) review formal CE, (2) review a range of alternative interventions, (3) summarize the inter-professional education literature, and (4) review current knowledge in lifelong learning.

12:45-1:00

Eric Campbell, Institute for Health Policy, Harvard Medical School (Bio) (Presentation)          

Introduce plan to (1) review what types of CME work best, (2) understand the amount of CME physicians need, (3) review current CME organizational structures, and (4) explore and model alternative CME payment methods.

1:00-1:15

1:30-1:55 Q&A

1:55 pm            Accreditation, Credentialing and Continuing Education

1) How can accreditation/credentialing be changed to improve CE?

2) How can CE be strengthened to support professionals’ performance?

3) What concerns regarding CE and the IOM’s study should be brought to the attention

    of the committee?

-       Murray Kopelow, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (Bio)

-      Jeanne Floyd, American Nurses Credentialing Center (Bio) (Presentation)

-       Peter Vlasses, Accreditation Coucil for Pharmacy Education (Bio)

-      Dwight Hymans, Association of Social Work Boards (Bio) (Presentation)

-      David Gibson, Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (Bio) (Presentation)

-      Lisa Robin, Federation of State Medical Boards (Bio)

                             3:10-3:40 Q&A

3:40 pm            Perspectives on Continuing Education from Providers and Funders

1) How does your organization provide for CE activities?

2) How can CE funding and provision be improved from your perspective?

3) Do you believe a continuing education institute is necessary? For what specific roles?

4) How would a continuing education institute change your CE funding/provision roles?

5) What concerns regarding CE and the IOM’s study should be brought to the attention

    of the committee?

-       Linda Coogle, North American Association of Medical Education and Communication Companies (Bio)

-      Cathryn Clary, Pfizer (Bio) (Presentation)

                             4:00-4:15 Q&A

4:15 pm            Perspectives from Users of Continuing Education

1) What is the current importance of CE to your daily work?

2) How could CE be changed to make it more useful to you and a more integral part of your practice?

3) What concerns regarding CE and the IOM’s study should be brought to the attention

    of the committee?

-       Medicine – Michael Moore, Danville Regional Medical Center (Bio) (Presentation)

-      Nursing – Patricia Lane, National Black Nurses Association and Inova Fairfax Hospital (Bio) (Presentation)

-       Pharmacy – Rebecca Snead, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (Bio)

 4:40-5:00 Q&A

5:00 pm            Continuing Education for Improved Patient Outcomes

1) What is the current importance of CE for patient well-being?

2) How could CE be improved to benefit patients?

3) What concerns regarding CE and the IOM’s study should be brought to the attention

    of the committee?

-      John T. James, Patient Safety Advocate (Bio) (Presentation)

-      David Swankin, Citizen Advocacy Center (Bio) (Testimony)

 5:15-5:30 Q&A