The Office for Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) is your partner in planning, designing and executing effective continuing medical education (CME). Select the tab that corresponds to the type of activity you are planning. Make a Request below for a consultation or other support.
Presenters will find a variety of information with regard to specific conference and ACCME requirements, as well as on developing an engaging session. You may also Make a Request below for a consultation to assist you in creating your presentation.
Exhibitors and sponsors, we invite you to be part of our events! There are general guidelines available through links from this page. To see our upcoming conferences, and apply, visit the CPL Calendar.
If you don’t see what you’re looking for, please Make a Request below to let us know.
A Course may be a conference, annual meeting, seminar, or workshop. It may be in-person, online, or a combination of both.
A Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS) is a series of live weekly, monthly, or quarterly professional development sessions, such as Grand Rounds, Journal Club, Tumor Board, or a Morbidity & Mortality conference. An RSS may be in person or online.
A Performance/Quality Improvement CME (PQI) activity is a 3-stage process of designing, implementing, and evaluating a Quality Improvement (QI) project.
Enduring Material (EM) is an on-demand activity that does not have a specific time or location designated for participation. It includes online interactive educational modules, recorded presentations, printed materials, and podcasts.
Blended/Other Learning (BOL) includes activities that do not fall into one of the other categories and includes activities that blend self-paced online-learning with in-person learning. BOL also includes simulation, adaptive e-learning, virtual reality, gamification, and social media.
Links to videos, PDFs and other materials
Planning Your CME Activity for Learning Impact video (3:41)
Essential Messages PDF Read these Essential Messages- Guides to creating your application
Addressing Professional Practice Gaps video (2:38) This video explains how gaps between current practice and best practice might be identified and addressed by a CME activity.
Competency Descriptions This form will help you determine which competencies will be addressed in your activity.
Knowledge, Competence, Performance, and Outcomes PDF Your Outcome Summary must include the changes in competence, performance, and/or patient outcomes you identified in Application Part 2.
STAR Model of learning objectives PDF (opens in Box.com) Here are guidelines for writing effective learning objectives.
Creating & Aligning Learning Objectives video (9:32) This video walks you through the STAR Model for writing effective learning objectives.
Learning Formats PDF This table describes a variety of learning formats to help you choose those that best align with the achievement of your learning objectives.
Assessing Learning in CME Activities PDF Select one or more of these methods for assessing learning in a CME activity that best align with your learning objectives. You will compile this information in your Outcome Summary.
Moore’s Pyramid and Kirkpatrick's Evaluation Levels PDF (opens in Box.com) This diagram shows the relationship between knowledge, competence, and performance and learning, behavior, and impact.
Outcomes Summary & Evaluation Summary Definition and Policy
Evaluation Summary (ES)
Compilation of data from Learning & Feedback forms (L&FF)
Evaluation Summary reports are due for live courses (LC), regularly scheduled series (RSS), and blended or other learning (BOL) activities on a semi-annual basis or after each event or activity.
Outcomes Summary (OS)
Includes analyses of gap closure and changes in competence, performance, or patient outcomes
Outcomes Summary reports for RSS and enduring material (EM) activities are due on the last day of February for the previous calendar year.
Analyses of gap closure and changes typically draw on L&FF data that is already summarized in the ES and may also include the impact of supplementary learning materials provided after the activity and/or data from follow up participant surveys or patient/population-health data.
If the EPF commits to evaluating changes in performance or patient/learner outcomes, those data will be collected at some point following the event and will also need to be included in the Outcomes Summary.
Faculty Planners will submit an OS for LC or BOL activities either after the activity concludes during the year or by the February due date.
For multiple LC or BOL applications for a repeating activity, planners can create one OS to include all the data and analysis from all activities and upload it into each of the LC or BOL Outcomes Summary requests.
We look forward to your contribution to an upcoming conference, course or Regularly Scheduled Series. We can help with presentation logistical support, and coordinating your required ACCME documentation. [LEARN MORE]
Exhibiting at or sponsoring aspects of CPL conferences provides an excellent opportunity to increase the visibility of your organization and develop new contacts. [LEARN MORE]
We are delighted to offer a full range of event management services, providing expertise and exceptional attention to detail. [LEARN MORE]
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