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Continuing Medical Education Past Programs 2008-2009
Michael N. Wiggins, MD
UAMS
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Continuing Medical Education
Division
31st
Annual Family Medicine
Intensive Review Course Data
May 28,
2009 – May 31, 2009
The Department of Family & Preventive Medicine (DFPM),
Division of Continuing Medical Education (CME) held the 31st
Annual Family Medicine Intensive Review Course at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine
& Neurosciences Institute from May 28 – May 31, 2009 under the direction of
Allyson Cook, B.S. DFPM-CME’s primary goal is to offer quality CME programs to
primary care providers and other health care professionals across Arkansas and
has been providing continuing medical education programs for more than 19 years.
Over 21,000 health care professionals in Arkansas have been trained by DFPM-CME
year to date. All course material and curricula were submitted and approved by the DFPM-CME Medical Directors: Thomas Benton, M.D., Amanda Ferstl, and Pharm.D, Cynthia Howington, A.P.N., C. Philip Hudson, M.D., and Kent McKelvey, Jr., M.D. All programs received CME credits from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Arkansas Nurses Association, the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy, the Arkansas Office of Long Term Care, the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy and the Arkansas Dietetic Association
The target audience for this course continues to be Family
Physicians, Internists, Pediatricians, and Ob Gyn Doctors. However, this course
is considered beneficial for Pharmacists, Advanced Practice Nurses, Registered
Nurse Practitioners, Registered Dietitians, Physician Assistants, as well as
other health care professionals. This year’s main IRC attendance included
145 participants
on the UAMS campus. In addition to the
145
attendees in Little Rock, there were
70
attendees for the Pre-conference on May 28 and
176 attendees
at the
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operational distant learning sites including an additional room set up in
Little Rock
as an interactive site during the compressed video segment.
Total attendance
for the entire conference was
391 healthcare providers.
The 31st
Annual IRC was reviewed and accepted for up
to 25.5 prescribed hours
by the Office of Continuing Medical Education and designates this educational
activity for up to
25.5 hours in category 1
credit towards the AMA Physicians Recognition Award the American Academy of
Family Physicians.
Also the Arkansas Dietetic Association (ArDA Prior
Approval Number 271), the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, the Arkansas State
Board of Physical Therapy, and the Arkansas Office of Long Term Care
(Approval ID# AR 4307-05319-25.5) and the Arkansas
Nursing Association designates this educational activity for
25.5
contact hours. Three (3) of these CME hours were offered at no charge to over
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accepting distant sites throughout Arkansas via compressed video and the ADH
Bioterrorism network. The
overall program evaluation score was 3.69
on a 4.0 as excellent scale and the
overall speaker
mean score was 3.71 on a 4.0 as excellent
scale.
106 physicians
attended the IRC main conference which means 73% were doctors and 27% were other
health care professionals.
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The
overall program evaluation score was 3.69
based on a 1-4 scale with 4.0 being excellent.
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The
overall speaker score was 3.71 based
on a 1-4 scale with 4.0 being excellent.
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Of
the 32 speakers that presented at the
31st IRC, 31
were UAMS physicians.
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In
2009, there were 41 Gold Star Members
of which 22 attended. Gold Star
members are participants who have attended this program for more than 5
consecutive years.
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In
2009, there were 27 Platinum Members
of which 23 attended.
Platinum Members are participants who have attended
this program for more than 10 consecutive years.
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In 2009, 28 people were in
attendance as exhibit booth representatives.
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The total staff attendance
was 5.
12th Annual Family Medicine Update
The 12th Annual Family Medicine Update was held on the UAMS
Campus, on The 12th Annual Family Medicine Update was reviewed and acceptable for up to 12.75 prescribed hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. The Office of continuing Medical Education designates this educational activity for up to 12.75 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. The Arkansas Nursing Association designates this educational activity for 12.75 contact hours. Three of these CME hours were offered at no charge to over 35 accepting distant sites throughout Arkansas via compressed video and the Arkansas Department of Health Tandberg system. The target audience for this course continues to be Family Physicians, Internists, and Pediatricians. However, this course is considered beneficial for Pharmacists, Advanced Practice Nurses, Registered Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Assistants, Certified Health Education Specialists as well as other health care professionals. This year's Family Medicine Update attendance included 52 participants registered in Little Rock for the Friday session and 58 participants for the Saturday session. three presentations with question and answer sessions were offered free of charge to 35 operational distant learning sites across the state. An additional 161 participants attended the interactive portion at the 35 operational distant learning sites during the compressed video segment (for a total of 213). Total attendance for the entire conference was 271. The overall program evaluation score was 3.68 on a 4.0 as excellent scale and the overall speaker mean score was 3.71 on a 4.0 as excellent scale. The 12th Annual Family Medicine Update faculty included 13 UAMS physicians and 1 presenter from the Abraham Breast Clinic in Little Rock, Arkansas. The DFPM CME Division generates revenue to assist with the expenses for this program. Most of the DFPM expense is returned to other UAMS departments and external catering. These returned expenses include staff salaries, UAMS CME department charges, media services charges and printing services, UAMS postal service mailing charges, housekeeping, and UAMS public safety and parking. In summary, the 12th Annual Family Medicine Update was a success in reaching 271 health care professionals.
30th Annual Family Practice
The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM), Continuing Medical Education (CME) held the 30th Annual Family Practice Intensive Review Course at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute from May 29 - June 1, 2008 under the direction of Melissa Smith, B.A., B.S.E.D. DFPM CME programs are offered to primary care providers and other health care professionals across Arkansas and has been providing CME programs for more than 18 years. Over 18, 000 health care professionals in Arkansas have been trained by DFPM CME year to date. All course material and curricula were submitted and approved
by the DFPM-CME Medical Directors Thomas Benton, M.D.; Amanda Ferstl, Pharm.D.;
C. Philip Hudson, M.D.; Kent McKelvey, Jr., M.D.; and Steven Strode, M.D., Med,
MPH. All programs received CME credits from the American Academy of Family
Physicians, the Arkansas Nurses Association, the Arkansas State Medical Board,
the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the Arkansas Office
of Long Term Care, the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing,
Inc. and the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. The 30th Annual IRC was reviewed and acceptable for up to 27.5 prescribed hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy, the Arkansas State Medical Board, the Arkansas office of Long Term Care and the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Additionally, the Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this educational activity for up to 27.5 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. The Arkansas Nursing Association designates this educational activity for 27.5 contact hours. Four of these CME hours were offered at no charge to over 37 accepting distant sites throughout Arkansas via compressed video and the ADH Bioterrorism network. The overall program evaluation score was 4.59 on a 5.0 as excellent scale and the overall speaker mean score was 4.55 on a 5.0 as excellent scale. Participant Course Summary
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