CME Sponsors Conference

The 18th National CME Sponsors Conference was held Jan. 12-14, 2012, at the Westin Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The CME Sponsors Conference provides information on the latest requirements for maintaining the AOA Category 1 Sponsor status and helps the CME sponsor understand the latest directions of the Council on Continuing Medical Education in the evolution of the CME environment.

For an overview of the events of this year’s conference, please view the agenda below. Click the presentation titles to open them in PDF format. This agenda is also available in a printable format. You can also view the 2011 agenda.

The next CME Sponsors Conference will be held Jan. 3-6, 2013, at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Ariz. Book your hotel room for the sleeping room rate of $199 per night plus tax.

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Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 – Las Olas
1 – 1:20 p.m.	Opening Session – Introductions, Remarks & Overview Welcome & Greetings from AOA: Martin S. Levine, DO, AOA President   Welcome & Greetings from AACOM: Stephen C. Shannon, DO, MPH, AACOM President & CEO   2012 OME Conference Objectives & Anticipated Outcomes: Carman A. Ciervo, DO – Senior Vice President for Clinical Integration- Kennedy Health System Joseph S. De Gaetano, DO – Associate Dean for Clinical Curriculum & Graduate Medical Education, Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine 2012 CME Sponsor’s Workshop Objectives & Anticipated Outcomes: Jeffrey S. Grove, DO, Chair, AOA Council on CME
1:20 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Keynote Address: The Growth of the Physician Workforce 2012 & Beyond Fitzhugh Mullans, MD – Murdock Head Professor of Medicine & Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health
2:45 p.m. – 3 p.m.	Questions & Answers
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Beginner’s Session – Las Olas III & IV James E. Preston, DO, Chair, CME Sponsors Conference & Delores J. Rodgers, Director of CME, American Osteopathic Association
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	CME Update – Q/A and Accreditation Surveys Earl M. Pescatore, DO, Vice Chair, AOA Council on CME & Mario E.J. Lanni, DSc, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association Foundation
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	The In’s & Out’s of REMS Theresa Toigo, RPh, MBA, Food and Drug Administration
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.	Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) – Webinar Mindi McKenna, PhD, MBA, CME Division Director, American Academy of Family Physicians
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.​	Welcome Reception – Atlantic Ballroom​

Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 – Las Olas III & IV
6:30 a.m. – 8 a.m.	OME/CME Breakfast – Atlantic Ballroom
7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Registration – Las Olas Prefunction
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Outcomes-Based Evaluation (Outcomes Evaluation) and Needs Assessment Diane Burkhart, PhD, Director, Department of Education, American Osteopathic Association
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.	Questions & Answers
9 a.m. – 10 a.m.	Workshop 1: Acute Care Facilities – Las Olas III & IV Facilitators: James E. Preston, DO and Joseph Michalsen, DO
	Workshop 2: Divisional Affiliates – Rio Vista Facilitators: Earle M. Pescatore, Jr., DO and Denise Selleck Davis, CAE
	Workshop 3: Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (COMs) – Bonnet Facilitators: Gautam Desai, DO, Rick A. Greco, DO and Lauren M. Wright, OMS IV
	Workshop 4: Specialty Affiliates – Himarshee Facilitators: W. Ashley Hood, DO, James M. Andriole, DO, and Timothy J. Cheslock, DO
10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Morning Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.	Education Policy and Procedure Review Committee III/CME Update Jeffrey S. Grove, DO, Chair, AOA Council on CME
11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m.	OCC and Specialty Credit Assigning Cheryl Gross, CAE, Director, Department of Certification, American Osteopathic Association
12 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.	OME/CME Lunch – Atlantic Ballroom
12:45 p.m. – 2 p.m.	Grant Writing Workshop and Internet CME (How to do a Webinar) Pam McFadden, Associate Vice President, Professional and Continuing Education & Andy Crim, Executive Director, Professional and Continuing Education, University of North Texas Health and Science Center/TCOM
2 p.m.  – 2:15 p.m.	Afternoon Break
2:15 p.m. – 3 p.m.	Workshop 1: Acute Care Facilities – Las Olas III & IV Facilitators: James E. Preston, DO and Joseph Michalsen, DO
	Workshop 2: Divisional Affiliates – Rio Vista Facilitators: Earle M. Pescatore, Jr., DO and Denise Selleck Davis, CAE
	Workshop 3: Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (COMs) Facilitators: Gautam Desai, DO, FACOFP, James M. Andriole, DO and Joseph Michalsen, OMS IV
	Workshop 4: Specialty Affiliates Facilitators: Rick A. Greco, DO, and W. Ashley Hood, DO
3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	A Case Study: Professional Communication – How Facilitated and How to Do Donna Tatum, PhD, CAE, Meaningful Measurement
3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.	Adjournment (Enjoy your Evening)

If you have any questions, please contact:

Kathy Moreno
AOA Division of CME
142 E. Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
kmoreno@osteopathic.org
Phone: (800) 621-1773, ext. 8053