Med Ed

New president has 'big tent' vision for CME association

Marc Iskowitz January 23, 2012

Damon Marquis wants to make one thing clear: CME is not the only important form of medical education.

Pri-Med sold; John Mooney returns as CEO

Marc Iskowitz November 23, 2011

Pri-Med founder John Mooney and his former management team have returned to the firm, which is under new ownership following M|C Holding's sale of Pri-Med's US assets to Canadian event and media producer Diversified Business Communications.

Company news: Lighthouse Learning and Shire

August 30, 2011

The ACCME awarded provisional two-year accreditation to Lighthouse Learning, the educational content provider which develops and sells CME curricula without accepting commercial funding.

Recent Pfizer CME grants take non-clinical approach

Marc Iskowitz August 11, 2011

In a sign of industry's ongoing desire to broaden its CME funding outlook, a couple of recently supported educational programs by Pfizer aim to foster practice-based improvement as they seek to advance the science of CME.

Lilly becomes latest pharma to disclose non-cash transfers

Marc Iskowitz July 29, 2011

Eli Lilly reported paying $48.1 million to 45,440 physicians and/or 1,827 healthcare organizations during the first quarter, most of it for research and educational programs.

Florida harasses dead doc for off-label months after suicide

Marc Iskowitz July 26, 2011

The Florida Department of Health is seeking to sanction a doctor who committed suicide in February, distraught over getting swept up in an off-label promotion sting.

ACC nixes current model of CME satellite symposia

Marc Iskowitz April 14, 2011

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is eliminating its traditional model for CME-certified satellite symposia at the Annual Scientific Session.

Is ABMS proposal a threat to the CME system?

Marc Iskowitz February 17, 2011

The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) issued a white paper examining how CME can support its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirement in the future. The paper raised hackles among some who saw it as a call for new credit systems.

People news: Lighthouse Learning

October 26, 2010

Lighthouse Learning, which develops and sells CME curricula without taking commercial support, hired Sherri Foster as CME director.

Has commercial support for CME bottomed out?

Marc Iskowitz October 13, 2010

Industry support for continuing medical education (CME) has been waning the last two years, but some say the bottom may be in sight.

New med-ed firm says no to industry funding

Marc Iskowitz September 14, 2010

A new medical education company has opened offering to produce CME that is free of commercial support.

Meetings offer reps a shot at 'no-see' docs: survey

Marc Iskowitz September 02, 2010

While the number of physicians open to pharmaceutical sales calls is shrinking, a new survey suggests some venues are more hospitable to industry than others.

Why do doctors like branded med ed? Topics draw more than drug names

Marc Iskowitz July 01, 2010

Pharma's support for continuing medical education has been narrowing, due to budget cuts and intense scrutiny on commercial funding. However, so-called branded med ed programs have remained a mainstay.

Number of CME providers on probation doubles from last year

Marc Iskowitz June 22, 2010

The number of providers placed on probation by the nonprofit that regulates continuing medical education has more than doubled this year, from 15 to 35.

Physician leaders push back on policy barring industry speakers from talks

Marc Iskowitz June 17, 2010

A policy barring pharmaceutical industry employees from giving continuing medical education talks at meetings has elicited strong opposition from physician leaders.

ACCME reports industry shrinkage

Marc Iskowitz January 26, 2010

In the last 12 months, 142 medical-education providers either lost their accreditation to offer CME or decided not to apply for renewal, said the ACCME in a report issued last Friday.

Medical Education Report: Course Correction

Matthew Arnold July 15, 2009

Certified and accredited CME has undergone a sea-change in recent years, with policies now in place emphasizing quality and leaving little room for bias (not that you'd know it, for all the buzz about conflicts of interest)