CME/CPE Formats

WEB MEETINGS

Peer2PeerLIVE

Pressed for time from all directions, clinicians have shown an increasing desire to participate in continuing education activities that offer convenience and interactivity. The live web meeting format allows for case study discussions, Q&A, slides, and instant polling. This cost-effective, easy-to-use communication solution combines the latest internet technologies to provide a real-time, interactive visual, data, and audio presentation. The meeting can be archived allowing for larger physician audiences to conveniently view the program.

eNEWSLETTERS

Advances in biomedical sciences and research are occurring at an astonishing rate. Among busy health care practitioners, keeping pace with medical literature and cutting edge information related to emerging therapies poses a major challenge. Our "to the physicians' desk" delivery by fax or e-mail provides a convenient, accessible way for today's busy practitioner to stay clinically current and earn continuing education credit.

Our e-newsletter formats include:

JournalClubDIRECT

Keeps practitioners abreast of important medical advances from peer reviewed journals in a time saving format. Delivered conveniently to physicians' desktops, JournalClubDIRECT provides learners with relevant, on-going educational activities to improve their skills which ultimately improves patient care. The frequency of delivery builds an expectation in the audience and eventually, loyalty to the learning program.

• Each issue is 1-4 pages in length
• Weekly, monthly, quarterly frequency
• Content comprised of concise reviews from peer reviewed journals
• Programs typically last one year
• ACCME, ACPE, and CE (Nursing) credits available

ConferenceDIRECT

Conferences and congresses are the venue by which the latest research and medical breakthroughs are reported. But the practice demands on today's health care providers make attendance difficult. ConferenceDIRECT brings these medical developments to the desktops of practitioners in a cost-effective, time-saving, format.

• Each day’s coverage is 1-4 pages in length
• Typically 3 days of coverage per conference
• Coverage is comprised of late breaking research on specific topics from posters, symposia, plenary sessions, and keynote addresses
• Delivered within one week of the proceedings
• ACCME, ACPE, and CE (Nursing) credits available

GrandRoundsDIRECT

Authored by noted opinion leaders, GrandRoundsDIRECT presents a series of specialty specific, monograph-styled educational briefs delivered by fax or email.

• Each issue in the series is 1-4 pages
• Frequency is determined by the availability of content
• Content is topic-specific
• ACCME, ACPE, and CE (Nursing) credits available

PODCASTS

The innovative use of emerging web technologies allows practitioners to make more efficient use of their time to obtain necessary training and education in more practical and user-friendly ways. Mp3-based educational podcasts allow learners to listen immediately through their computers or download the materials for future use. This "burst learning" model presents a novel alternative to more traditional continuing education activities.

• Typically 15-20 minutes each
• Series frequency can be weekly, monthly, quarterly, or other
• Content is presented in an interview style
• ACCME, ACPE credits available

LIVE MEETINGS

We effectively manage the logistical, financial, and educational objectives of live symposia both nationally and internationally. These meetings include free-standing events and those organized in conjunction with medical congresses.

To enhance educational effectiveness, our live meeting formats include the use of audience response tools and, where appropriate, incorporate enduring learning aids. To extend the financial and educational value of the activity, the proceedings can be digitally recorded and web hosted for on-demand viewing.