IACME-letter A newsletter for IACME members
November 30, 2004
“Education, Collaboration, Fellowship, Networking.”	Record attendance at November meeting More CME professionals than ever before attended IACME’s Fall education meeting, “Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of CME Regulations,” held November 19, 2004. IACME members and guests met to explore new changes to the guidelines and evaluate how legislative developments and professional society policies have the potential to affect the relationship between physicians, CME sponsors, and CME activities. The meeting started when Burt Jacobson, IACME president, welcomed Mary Martin Lowe, MA, Manager of Education and Recognition Services, ACCME, who walked participants through the new ACCME Guidelines for Commercial Support. The meeting continued with a panel discussion featuring Marcella Hollinger, MEd, Illinois State Medical Society; Stanley Bugaieski, MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Damon Marquis, Society of Thoracic Surgeons; and Joyce Riffer, Pragmaton. After lunch, Charles Willis, MBA, Director, PRA Policy and Liaison Activities, American Medical Association, outlined the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) guidelines for gifts to physicians from industry, and discussed the Physician's Recognition Award and the PRA credit system. The meeting wrapped up with Bruce Blehart, Esq, Manager of Government Relations, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, who discussed the implications of Stark II Regulations on CME. IACME thanks all who made this meeting such a success. Congratulations to Carol Kolar, CMP, Director of Education, La Leche League International, and winner of The Continuing Professional Development of Physicians: From Research to Practice text. Mark your calendars for the IACME Spring meeting, June 3, 2005.
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