Physician Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Welcome
Welcome to the office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) at Emerson Hospital. Our CME Program is committed to the process of professional performance improvement and enhanced patient care and safety.

Mission

Purpose
The purpose of the Emerson Hospital Continuing Medical Education program is to provide educational opportunities to Emerson’s medical staff that will contribute to quality patient care.

Content areas
The content areas will cover concepts and controversies in the practice of medicine, including information on current practice trends, evidence-based medicine, emerging scientific knowledge, and the delivery of high-quality, safe, equitable, and cost-effective care. Content areas will also include topics such as risk management, public health, the practice environment, leadership, public policy, and tools for performance improvement.

Target audience
The target audience is Emerson Hospital medical staff, physicians who practice in the Emerson area, and interested allied health professionals.

Educational activities
Activities are designed to enhance knowledge, competence, performance, and/or patient outcomes with innovative and effective learning formats with live activities, including lectures, workshops, simulations, seminars, panel discussions, and M&M conferences. In addition, the CME Program encourages innovative use of new technologies and approaches to enhance physician learning skills and the translation of changes into practice by providing materials to its learners, such as DVD programs, video programs, and/or Web-based asynchronous presentations.

Expected results
The Emerson CME program will enhance physician knowledge, competence, performance, and/or improve patient outcomes with impact to be evaluated utilizing assessment tools that demonstrate qualitative and quantitative measures of change.

Our Continuing Medical Education Program has the foundation to support your educational needs. Please explore our Web site and contact us with future inquiries.

Robin Schoenthaler, MD
Chair, Medical Education Committee
Director, Medical Education
Emerson Hospital

Sidney Wanzer, MD: Physician Risk in the Treatment of End-of-Life Suffering (12/7/07)
EH Medical Staff:M&M on DKA (1/25/08)
Mark Yurkofsky, MD: Update on Hospice (2/8/08)
Tom Delbanco, MD: Guilty, Afraid, and Alone: Struggling with Medical Error (3/14/08)
EH Medical Staff: M&M on Reversible Encephalopathy Case (3/21/08)
Evelyn Gaufberg, MD: Boundary Issues (4/4/08)
Heidi Prigerson, PhD: Prolonged Grief Disorder (5/2/08)
Julie Silver, MD: Cancer Survivorship (5/9/08)
Pearl O’Rourke, MD: The Human Genome Project and Personalized Medicine (5/30/08)
Beth Lown, MD: Motivating Patients to Change Their Health Behaviors (6/608)
James Kennedy, MD: Physician Documentation (6/13/08)

If you are eligible for CME credit and would like to be added to our weekly email Grand Rounds notification, contact the Medical Staff Office of Emerson Hospital at 978-287-3017 or cmarshall@emersonhosp.org.

Emerson Hospital is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Emerson Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
This program meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management study. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

Below are archived presentations from Medical Staff Grand Rounds presentations.

"Overview of Hospice from the Medical Director's Perspective", February 8, 2008, Mark Yurkosky, MD, Wayside Hospice

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	Physician Continuing Medical Education (CME) Continuing Medical Education (CME) Welcome Welcome to the office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) at Emerson Hospital. Our CME Program is committed to the process of professional performance improvement and enhanced patient care and safety. Mission Purpose The purpose of the Emerson Hospital Continuing Medical Education program is to provide educational opportunities to Emerson’s medical staff that will contribute to quality patient care. Content areas The content areas will cover concepts and controversies in the practice of medicine, including information on current practice trends, evidence-based medicine, emerging scientific knowledge, and the delivery of high-quality, safe, equitable, and cost-effective care. Content areas will also include topics such as risk management, public health, the practice environment, leadership, public policy, and tools for performance improvement. Target audience The target audience is Emerson Hospital medical staff, physicians who practice in the Emerson area, and interested allied health professionals. Educational activities Activities are designed to enhance knowledge, competence, performance, and/or patient outcomes with innovative and effective learning formats with live activities, including lectures, workshops, simulations, seminars, panel discussions, and M&M conferences. In addition, the CME Program encourages innovative use of new technologies and approaches to enhance physician learning skills and the translation of changes into practice by providing materials to its learners, such as DVD programs, video programs, and/or Web-based asynchronous presentations. Expected results The Emerson CME program will enhance physician knowledge, competence, performance, and/or improve patient outcomes with impact to be evaluated utilizing assessment tools that demonstrate qualitative and quantitative measures of change. Our Continuing Medical Education Program has the foundation to support your educational needs. Please explore our Web site and contact us with future inquiries. Robin Schoenthaler, MD Chair, Medical Education Committee Director, Medical Education Emerson Hospital Sidney Wanzer, MD: Physician Risk in the Treatment of End-of-Life Suffering (12/7/07) EH Medical Staff:M&M on DKA (1/25/08) Mark Yurkofsky, MD: Update on Hospice (2/8/08) Tom Delbanco, MD: Guilty, Afraid, and Alone: Struggling with Medical Error (3/14/08) EH Medical Staff: M&M on Reversible Encephalopathy Case (3/21/08) Evelyn Gaufberg, MD: Boundary Issues (4/4/08) Heidi Prigerson, PhD: Prolonged Grief Disorder (5/2/08) Julie Silver, MD: Cancer Survivorship (5/9/08) Pearl O’Rourke, MD: The Human Genome Project and Personalized Medicine (5/30/08) Beth Lown, MD: Motivating Patients to Change Their Health Behaviors (6/608) James Kennedy, MD: Physician Documentation (6/13/08) If you are eligible for CME credit and would like to be added to our weekly email Grand Rounds notification, contact the Medical Staff Office of Emerson Hospital at 978-287-3017 or cmarshall@emersonhosp.org. Emerson Hospital is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Emerson Hospital designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. This program meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management study. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity. Below are archived presentations from Medical Staff Grand Rounds presentations. "Overview of Hospice from the Medical Director's Perspective", February 8, 2008, Mark Yurkosky, MD, Wayside Hospice