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SACME
... advancing continuing medical education to improve patient care
The members of SACME are influential educators dedicated to the advancement of continuing medical education for the ultimate improvement of patient care. Current membership includes more than 200 professionals representing the leading medical schools in the United States and Canada.
Contact SACME: Prime Management Services, 3416 Primm Lane, Birmingham, AL 35216
Tel: 205-978-7990 Fax: 205-823-2760 E-mail: sacme@primemanagement.net
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2009 SACME Summer Institute for CME Research
Learning to Link Education and Clinical Care through Research and Evaluation: A Practical Hands-on Approach
The 2009 Summer Institute will be held from Saturday, June 13 to Wednesday, June 17 in Toronto, at the University of Toronto Conference Centre.
View web site for more details.
Registration is extended to June 1st!
View this page to link to information about past Summer Research Institutes.
The 2008 AAMC/SACME Harrison Survey
SACME is pleased to announce the results of the most recent survey - Academic CME in North America: The 2008 AAMC/SACME Harrison Survey - are now available.
Spring 2009 Meeting
“Leading the Way to Transforming Academic CME”
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - Sunday, April 26, 2009
Rancho Mirage, California
View the Spring Meeting program.
View presentations (members only).
Mayo CME Consensus Conference Proceedings Published
In the 2007 AHRQ Report on “The Effectiveness of CME,” Marinopoulos et al. voiced a strategy to help advance research on CME stating, “leaders in medical education could develop a national agenda on what is needed to improve the effectiveness of CME.”
On September 24-26, 2008, an invitational Mayo CME Consensus Conference was held at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, co-sponsored by the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME), the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), and the Mayo Clinic. The purpose was "To develop a consensus on an agenda for the evolution of research and strategic management of CME that will positively impact on the integrity and effectiveness of the whole CME enterprise."
The proceedings of that meeting have been prepared and are available for review. The proceedings outline the format and content of the meeting, provide highlights of the discussions, and review recommendations and next steps that attendees identified as priorities to help meet the call set forth through the AHRQ Report.
The proceedings are available by visiting:
www.accme.org
www.sacme.org
www.mayo.edu/cme
Click here to open the Proceedings file. 
National Faculty Education Initiative (NFEI)
The Alliance for CME (Alliance) and the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME), in collaboration with the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), have launched the National Faculty Education Initiative (NFEI).
We are delighted to inform you that the NFEI's online training course on the differences between certified CME and promotional activities, as well as the robust verification database, are experiencing heightened attention, increased physician participation, and widespread endorsement by various professional organizations within the healthcare community.
If you have not yet visited the site, we invite you to learn more about this innovative education program at http://www.NFEInitiative.org. If you have any questions, feedback, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact SACME or the Alliance.
