Mission & Resources

Mission Statement
The mission of the Center for Continuous Professional Development (CCPD)/Continuing Medical Education (CCPD/CME) at the University of Cincinnati is to improve the quality of health care and patient health status by developing and implementing strategies that emphasize best clinical practices, innovative, comprehensive interdisciplinary research, and patient-centered, equitable and inclusive care models. Additionally, as an integral part of an Academic Medical Center, the Continuous Professional Development Program supports the institutional mission of training health care professionals to provide personalized care embracing best clinical practices, innovative interdisciplinary research, premier clinical and scientific training, and collaborative community partnerships.

The expected results of the University of Cincinnati’s CCPD/CME Program are provision of educational programming that informs learners of practice-relevant research and treatment guidance, confirms best practices, and supports and fosters improvements in knowledge, skills, competence, performance, and/or patient outcomes.

Measuring Outcomes
A critical element of the UC CPD Program is a systematic evaluation and assessment of the scope and content of the entire Program and its objectives. The Center for CPD utilizes strategies to measure the outcomes of educational initiatives, including both certified activities and adjunctive activities designed to change participant behavior and, ultimately, improve patient outcomes. Where possible, we directly assess patient care indicators or other data that provides objective insight into the impact of our educational activities on physician behavior change. We evaluate individual activities using methods that encourage learner self-assessment and self-directed decisions to make changes and improvements in practice and follow up periodically with the learners to reinforce learning and document improvement. We utilize evaluation strategies that provide assessment data to measure the impact of our overall CPD Program.

Disclosure Policy
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and the University of Cincinnati policy, all faculty, planning committee members, and other individuals, who are in a position to control content, are required to disclose all relationships ineligible companies* (commercial interests) within the last 24 months. All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and levels of evidence. The ACCME requires us to disqualify from involvement in the planning and implementation of accredited continuing education any individuals (1) who refuse to provide this information or (2) whose conflicts of interests cannot be mitigated.

*Companies that are ineligible to be accredited in the ACCME System (ineligible companies) are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Resources

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

ACCME Accreditation Certificate (2018-2024).pdf

ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence 2021.pdf

ACCME Conflict of Interest Flowchart.pdf

ACCME-AMA Glossary of Terms and Definitions.pdf

12 Tips for Engaging Patients.pdf

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
CME for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program Guide

ACCME MOC Crosswalk (2020).pdf

ACCME CME for MOC Program Guide (2020).pdf

American Medical Association (AMA)

Physician's Recognition Award and Credit System Booklet (2017).pdf