Texas CME Conference

Texas CME Professional Development Conference
Agenda
June 26-28, 2024

Wednesday, June 26

• Concurrent Breakout Sessions
  3-5 pm
  CME Basics: Exploring the Fundamentals and Addressing the Unasked Questions
  

  • Casey Harrison, Assistant Vice President, Physician Education Services, TMA, Austin
  • Paige Green, Manager, Educational Development Services, CME, TMA, Austin 
  • Diane Faulkner, Executive Assistant to the Chief Medical Officer/CME Coordinator, Midland Memorial Hospital

• Objectives: (1) Explore the accreditation criteria and policies set forth by TMA and ACCME. (2) Formulate strategies and glean valuable insights for implementation within your CME program.

• Accreditation with Commendation: Tips and Strategies for Success

  • Bonifacio Vega, II, MPA, CME Administrator, Gulf Coast Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Corpus Christi
  • Wendy Macias, Manager, Continuing Medical Education, Methodist Healthcare, San Antonio
  • Mark Vinciguerra, MDiv, Clinical Outcomes CE Coordinator/Sr. Program Coordinator, Office of Continuing Education, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
  • Elysa Hausmann, MS, CHCP, Senior Program Coordinator, Office of Continuing Education, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

• Objectives: (1) Describe the requirements for Accreditation with Commendation. (2) Identify common challenges encountered by organizations pursuing Accreditation with Commendation. (3) Identify strategies or different types of examples that can be incorporated into your CME Program.

Thursday, June 27

• Continental Breakfast and Visit Exhibits
  7:30-8:30 am

  Welcome and Announcements
  8:30-9 am

  Mark Gregg Memorial Distinguished Lecture: Artificial Intelligence Isn’t that Big of a Deal. And It’s A Much Bigger Deal
  9-10:15 am

  • Andrew Crim, MEd, CHCP, FACEhp, Director of Education and Professional Development, American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG), Fort Worth
  
  

  Objectives: (1) Assess the landscape of artificial intelligence (AI). (2) Consider ethical and safety issues with AI. (3) Identify key areas of AI governance needed for a CPD program. (4) Explore the potential of AI in CPD and in other areas.

  Break and Visit Exhibits
  10:15-10:45 am

• Successfully Navigating Challenging Financial Relationships
  10:45 am-Noon

  • Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, President and Chief Executive Officer, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Chicago, Illinois
  
  

  Objectives: (1) Understand the rationale for the standards and the importance of disclosure. (2) Identify commercial interests and determine relevance. (3) Learn to implement mitigation strategies. (4) Apply ACCME standards in practice.

  Networking Lunch/Visit Exhibits
  Noon-1 pm

  Concurrent Breakout Sessions
  1-2 pm
  Employee - Owner Relationships: A Practical Application to the Exceptions
  

  • Kristi English, CHCP, Associate Director, Continuing Professional Education, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
  • Cicely Simon, Manager, Continuing Professional Education, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
  • Martha Prud’homme, Senior Program Manager, American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Fort Worth

• Objectives: (1) Understand the complexities of relationships between physician researchers, faculty, and scientific researchers in the context of CME. (2) Apply the ACCME's Standard 3 exceptions to support the appropriate use of employees and owners of ineligible companies in accredited CE . (3) Develop a clear and comprehensive process to review these relationships. (4) Create documentation forms that ensure transparency and accountability.

• Navigating CME Reaccreditation Workshop

  • Casey Harrison, Associate Vice President, Physician Education Services, TMA, Austin
  • Sue Mullen, Manager, Educational Development Services, CME, TMA, Austin

• Objectives: (1) Identify common areas of noncompliance. (2) Apply accreditation requirements to hypothetical scenarios, making judgments about compliance and noncompliance.

• When CME goes to “H-E-double hockey sticks” on You…Staff Edition
  2-3 pm

  • Carol Mateo, GME and CME Director, St. Joseph Medical Center, Houston
  • Carrie Roberts, MS, CHCP, National CME Director, Steward Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Objectives: (1) Discuss situations of noncompliance due to staff issues. (2) Give examples of ways to explain these issues in your reaccreditation. (3) Identify participant stories and recall that these issues are universal and conclude the best we can do is discuss these issues with our peers.

  Break and Visit Exhibits
  3-3:30 pm

  Concurrent Breakout Sessions
  3:30-4:30 pm
  Committee Learning – Take a Load Off of Your Staff

  • Carol Mateo, GME and CME Director, St. Joseph Medical Center, Houston
  • Carrie Roberts, MS, CHCP, National CME Director, Steward Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Objectives: (1) Define committee learning and how to decide if a committee meeting meets ACCME guidelines. (2) Give examples of professional practice gaps and learning objectives for committee learning. (3) Examine how committee learning can make changes to patient outcomes.

• Physician's Experience with MOC, Versus a CME Organizations Challenges

  • Scott Krall, MD, MBA, Director, CME, Gulf Coast Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Corpus Christi Chair, TMA Committee on Continuing Education (June 2022-May 2024)
  • Bonifacio Vega, II, MPA, CME Administrator, Gulf Coast Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Corpus Christi

• Objectives: (1) Define the key components of the Physician Continuous Board Certification (MOC: Maintaining Board Certification in Internal Medicine/American Board of Pediatrics, Continuous Certification for Surgical Board Certification). (2) Identify the specific requirements physicians must fulfill requirements to maintain board certification. (3) Analyze methods for how physicians obtain their required education. (4) Describe where CME/CE providers fit into the process. (5) Assess the alignment of Accreditation with Commendation within the Continuous Board Certification Process. (6) Review ACCME/PARS and Medical Specialty Board requirements.

• TACME General Membership Meeting (All Welcome)
  4:30-5:30 pm
  Become a member at www.tacme.org.

  Reception
  5:30-7pm

Friday, June 28

• Breakfast and Visit Exhibits
  7:30-8:15 am

  Announcements
  8:15-8:30 am

  Part 2: Solving Problems with AI:
  A Hands-on Workshop
  **Bring your computer, tablet, or phone**
  8:30-10 am

  • Andrew Crim, MEd, CHCP, FACEhp, Director of Education and Professional Development, American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG), Fort Worth
  • Matt Fleming, President, Antidote Company, Dallas
  
  

  Objectives: (1) Identify best practices in AI prompting. (2) Develop a mindset to look for problems that can be solved by AI. (3) Practice solving problems in a group setting.

  Break
  10-10:15 am

  Integrating PMP Principles into Continuing Medical Education Project Management Practices
  10:15-11:30

  • Briauna Ryans, Program Coordinator, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
  • Kimberly Jones, Program Manager, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
  
  

  Objectives: (1) Identify the commonalities of PMP principles and CME processes. (2) Application of PMP Methodologies for Quality Assurance in CME. (3) Discuss integration strategies of PMP principles for quality improvement in CME.

  Annual Recap and Resource Roundup
  11:30-Noon

  • Casey Harrison, Associate Vice President, Physician Education Services TMA, Austin
  
  

  Objectives: (1) Explore updates or changes to CME and accreditation requirements. (2) Discover resources and tools to support accredited providers. (3) Identify potential areas for modification or enhancement within your CME Program. (4) Propose topic ideas for the upcoming 2025 Texas CME Professional Development Conference.

  Adjournment
  Noon

  This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) through the joint providership of Texas Medical Association and Texas Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (TACME). The Texas Medical Association is accredited by TMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

  The Texas Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.