Course
Information
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
This activity is
designed for Directors of Medical Education (DME), MMS
Accreditation surveyors, CME Committee members and CME Coordinators. It
is intended to help those involved in CME review to update their
understanding of the requirements for MMS accreditation. It is also
helpful for those new to CME. MMS surveyors may use this activity
to reinforce and expand their knowledge and skills to conduct
surveys.
The goals of this activity are to
enable participants to:
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Understand the MMS requirements for
accreditation
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Gain a better understanding (or
reinforcement) of the Essential Areas and Elements (including the
Standards for Commercial Support)
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Translate the MMS Essential Areas
and their Elements to a CME program
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Learn valuable methods to plan,
implement and evaluate quality CME programs while complying with the
Essential Areas for accreditation
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Consider ways in which the
accreditation requirements support quality programming
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COURSE
CREDIT
DEADLINE for completing course is
May 31, 2008.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This program meets the criteria of
the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk
management study.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
This activity has been planned and
implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
A confirmation of credit will be
issued at the end of the course to those who successfully complete the
examination with a score of at least 70%.
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COURSE
FEES
This course and all associated
course materials are available free of charge. An opportunity to
complete the exam and receive 2 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™ for a nominal fee is available at the end of the
course. The course fees are as follows:
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS)
Member: $20
Non-MMS Member: $40
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COURSE FACULTY
Sponsored by the Massachusetts
Medical Society.
Content developed by the MMS
Committee on Accreditation Review.
Special thanks to the Committee
on Accreditation Review for all their hard work and dedication
to this project.
2005 - 2006 Committee on Accreditation
Review
Mohamed F. Ally, MD
James D. Butterick, MD
Frank V. Coco, MD
John V. Coyle, MD
Ronald B. Goodspeed, MD
Richard S. Herman, MD
James S. Liljestrand, MD
Mary Elizabeth A. Miotto, MD
Mohammad G. Reda, MD
Byron D. Roseman, MD
Brenda E. Richardson, MD
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Program Developers
Nancy L. Bennett, Ph.D., Education
Consultant
Kathleen Bellisle, Manager, MMS
Distance Learning
Danna Muir, Manager, Accreditation
and Outreach Programs
MMS Staff
Caroline Carregal, Director,
Department of Continuing Education and Certification
Danna Muir, Manager, Accreditation
and Outreach Programs
Kathy Bellisle, Manager, Distance
Learning
Linda Deeney, Manager, Sponsored
Programs
Thelma Tatten, Continuing Education
Assistant
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COURSE
MATERIALS
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DISCLOSURE/COMMERCIAL
SUPPORT
Disclosure Information
The following members of the
MMS Committee on Accreditation Review have no financial interests or
relationships with commercial manufacturers to disclose.
Mohamed F. Ally, MD
James D. Butterick, MD
Frank V. Coco, MD
John V. Coyle, MD
Ronald B. Goodspeed, MD
Richard S. Herman, MD
James S. Liljestrand, MD
Mary Elizabeth A. Miotto, MD
Mohammad G. Reda, MD
Byron D. Roseman, MD
Brenda E. Richardson, MD
The following program developers
have no financial interests or relationships with commercial
manufacturers to disclose.
Nancy L. Bennett, Ph.D., Education
Consultant
Kathleen Bellisle, Manager, MMS
Distance Learning Off-label Disclosure
This course does not include any discussion of
an off-label use of a commercial product or an investigational use not
yet approved for any purpose by the FDA.
Commercial Support
No commercial support was received for this
program.
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MMS surveyors, members of The Committee on
Accreditation Review and MMS Continuing Education staff are available
for questions and/or consultations. Feel free to contact Ms. Danna Muir,
MMS Accreditation Program Manager for more information. Phone: (800)
322-2303 x7304 or dmuir@mms.org
Contact us at continuingeducation@mms.org.
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