Advancing the global CME/CPD agenda: A collaborative approach
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Foundations of Continuing Education Advancing the Global CME/CPD Agenda: A Collaborative Approach CRAIG CAMPBELL, MD, FRCPC Key Words: education, medical, global, continuing, physician migration, continuing professional development Globally, the development of continuing professional de- velopment ~CPD! or continuing medical education ~CME! systems for physicians faces common challenges in en- hancing physician learning, promoting educational stan- dards, and implementing effective approaches to assessment and evaluation. These challenges are driven, in part, by the high mobility of physicians and increasing opportuni- ties for them to participate in a wide variety of learning activities, including Web-based accredited CPD0 CME. Chal- lenges in advancing a global CPD0 CME agenda are fea- tured in four perspectives: South Africa, Australasia, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. Individual presentations focus on the need to enhance the implementation and over- all effectiveness of continuing professional development ac- creditation systems and to address issues of cultural diversity, geographic and professional isolation of physi- cians, and professional career development, as well as strat- egies to promote increased participation in voluntary and mandatory CPD0 CME systems. Each presentation describes solutions considered or pursued. Collectively, these four perspectives identify potential opportunities and the need for a global dialogue to share strategies, tools, and solu- tions that enhance collaboration and excellence in CME0 CPD throughout the world. Disclosures: The author reports none. Dr. Campbell: Director, Office of Professional Affairs, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; Co-Chair, CME Congress 2008. Correspondence: Craig Campbell, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 774 Echo Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5N8; e-mail: [email protected]. © 2008 The Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education, and the Council on CME, Association for Hospital Medical Education. • Published online in Wiley InterScience ~www.interscience.wiley.com!. DOI: 10.10020chp.204 JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 28(S1):S24, 2008
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Foundations of Continuing Education
Advancing the Global CME/CPD Agenda:A Collaborative Approach
CRAIG CAMPBELL, MD, FRCPC
Key Words: education, medical, global, continuing, physician migration, continuing professional development
Globally, the development of continuing professional de-velopment ~CPD! or continuing medical education ~CME!systems for physicians faces common challenges in en-hancing physician learning, promoting educational stan-dards, and implementing effective approaches to assessmentand evaluation. These challenges are driven, in part, bythe high mobility of physicians and increasing opportuni-ties for them to participate in a wide variety of learningactivities, including Web-based accredited CPD0CME. Chal-lenges in advancing a global CPD0CME agenda are fea-tured in four perspectives: South Africa, Australasia, theUnited Kingdom, and Singapore. Individual presentations
focus on the need to enhance the implementation and over-all effectiveness of continuing professional development ac-creditation systems and to address issues of culturaldiversity, geographic and professional isolation of physi-cians, and professional career development, as well as strat-egies to promote increased participation in voluntary andmandatory CPD0CME systems. Each presentation describessolutions considered or pursued. Collectively, these fourperspectives identify potential opportunities and the needfor a global dialogue to share strategies, tools, and solu-tions that enhance collaboration and excellence in CME0CPD throughout the world.
Disclosures: The author reports none.
Dr. Campbell: Director, Office of Professional Affairs, The Royal Collegeof Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; Co-Chair, CME Congress 2008.
Correspondence: Craig Campbell, The Royal College of Physicians andSurgeons of Canada, 774 Echo Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5N8;e-mail: [email protected].
© 2008 The Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, the Society forAcademic Continuing Medical Education, and the Council on CME,Association for Hospital Medical Education. • Published online in WileyInterScience ~www.interscience.wiley.com!. DOI: 10.10020chp.204
JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS, 28(S1):S24, 2008
