CME ESSENTIALS
The workshop for anyone interested in learning the
Fundamentals of Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Friday, February 20, 2015
Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
OAKLAND, CA
This workshop is for you if you are the chair, coordinator, educator or manager of your
organization’s CME program, or are involved in planning continuing education activities. It will help
you to plan and evaluate both individual activities and your overall CME program.
The workshop will walk you through the fundamentals of designing educational activities and
assessing their impact on improving competency, performance, and/or patient outcomes. In
addition, you’ll learn the difference between planning and evaluating for both individual activities
and your overall CME program. You will gain insight into:
 CME accreditation requirements
 Management of commercial support and promotion
 Documentation required to demonstrate compliance
 Accreditation with Commendation
 Cultural and Linguistic Competency (CLC) Policy
Enrollment is Limited!
We limit enrollment in this workshop so we can offer an environment where attendees can easily
learn from faculty and peers. Organizations may benefit from sending a team of two or more
individuals who are involved with their CME program. IMQ offers a discount for each additional
participant from the same organization.
Friday, February 20, 2015
7:45 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Workshop
(Continental Breakfast, Lunch & Snack included)
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this activity, the learner is able to:
1. Apply IMQ/CMA accreditation requirements when planning and evaluating CME activities
2. Use a planning process that identifies physician practice gaps (PPGs) and incorporates educational
needs in terms of Knowledge, Competence or Performance that underlie the gaps
3. Assess available data and information sources that can be used to identify PPGs
4. Design activities (expected results) to change Competence, Performance or Patient Outcomes
5. Utilize evaluation tools that are effective in measuring change
6. Analyze data to determine changes in learners Competence, Performance or Patient Outcomes
resulting from CME activities and for your overall CME program
7. Identify CLC disparities related to gaps/needs of learners or their patient population and integrate
into the planning of a CME activity
8. Make decisions and document in compliance with the Standards of Commercial Supportsm for
disclosing information, resolving Conflict of Interests, and managing commercial support.
Faculty
IMQ staff will be joined by Jeffrey Mallin, MD, an engaging instructor who will make CME
requirements and processes easy to understand.
Jeffrey Mallin MD practices pediatric care at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Downey,
California, where he was formerly Director of Medical Education for 10 years. Currently he is a
member of the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Regional CME Committee, is a CME
surveyor, and facilitates training on accreditation and educational effectiveness. Dr. Mallin is also a
member of the Committee on Continuing Medical Education for CMA/IMQ. Since 2008, he has
been an appointed member of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) and currently serves as Vice Chair.
Registration & Fees
First Registrant: CMA
Member (Physician)
First Registrant: Non-CMA
Member
Additional Registrant
(Member & Non Member)
$245.00
$285.00
$185.00
Cancelation Policy: Fees are refundable up to 15 days
prior to the workshop start date, less a $50 handling fee.
Fees are not refundable at 14 days or less prior to the
workshop start date. Registrants unable to attend may send
an alternative. Fees for registrants who fail to attend are non
refundable. IMQ reserves the right to cancel a workshop for
any reason. If IMQ must cancel a workshop, all registration
fees will be refunded.
TO REGISTER, click here :
imq.inreachce.com
CME Accreditation Program Contacts
Information
Contact
Visit our website at: www.imq.org/education
Eva Melendez emelendez@imq.org 415.882.3314
Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
The Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association is located at 6230 Claremont Avenue, Oakland, CA
94618. The main phone number is (510) 654-5383.
Parking : Please note that the Alameda-Contra Costa Medial Association’s parking lot is shared with the
American Red Cross and its volunteer blood donor services, and parking is extremely limited. You may
park in any spots marked Visitor. Please DO NOT park in spaces marked Donor Only, Red Cross Fleet
Reserved or Reserved or in numbered spaces. Cars parked at Safeway or other local businesses may be
towed. Taking BART or carpooling is strongly encouraged. The Rockridge BART station is
approximately 4-5 blocks from the facility.
Click here to get directions from your location to the Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association.
Hotel Accommodations
The Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association does not have hotel accommodations. Please make
reservations at a hotel convenient to your travel. There are many hotels with available rooms at different
price points in the surrounding communities, especially Emeryville, Berkeley and Oakland.