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REGISTER FOR LEARN TO THRIVE PLUS

Join us on October 24 for Learn to Thrive PLUS, ACCME’s new virtual gathering for the accredited CE community. Discover some of the most beneficial strategies and resources from Learn to Thrive 2023, get updates from our Working Groups, and explore how ACCME can help providers share learner credit data. 

We are excited to feature faculty from 13 of the peer-led sessions from Learn to Thrive 2023 during the Tools and Tips from Chicago sessions at Learn to Thrive PLUS! Grouped into three main topic areas, Tools and Tips from Chicago faculty will share key takeaways, strategies, and resources from their Chicago sessions and guide breakout discussions about leveraging those insights for personal and organizational improvement. You'll have the opportunity to rotate through all three topic areas during the meeting and end the day with new tools and strategies to level up your CE program.

Learn to Thrive PLUS will take place online only on October 24 from 10 am – 3:45 pm CT. Registration is open until 5:00 pm CT on Friday, October 20, 2023. If you’re an accredited provider in the ACCME system, registration is only $50!

Learn more and register.

WATCH THE LEARN TO THRIVE 2023 RECAP VIDEO

We were thrilled to welcome more than 600 participants to Chicago for Learn to Thrive 2023, ACCME’s annual meeting. We sincerely thank our meeting participants, faculty, volunteers, and staff for your contributions and hope you continue to implement key learnings in your work.

Relive the #LearnToThrive2023 meeting with our recap video, and save the date for next year's meeting in Chicago on May 14-16!

SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR LEARN TO THRIVE 2024

We are pleased to invite you to participate in our Call for Proposals for Learn to Thrive 2024, ACCME’s annual meeting, on May 14-16, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. We encourage our continuing education community to help shape the content of the meeting by submitting proposals for: 
•    Inspire and Teach! and Intensive Sessions
•    CE Effectiveness & Best Practices: Engaging in CE Research
•    Better Together: Working Groups

You are welcome to submit multiple proposals for any option or across multiple options. Learn more about the proposal types.

RESPOND TO ACCME’S CALL FOR COMMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE PLATFORMS
ACCME is inviting you to participate in a call for comment about the delivery of accredited education via online and social media platforms. We encourage you to review the background and description of the expectations and proposed designation before completing the survey.

Please complete the survey by Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at 11:59 pm Central. Thank you for participating!

Respond to the survey.

2024-2025 ANNUAL ACCREDITATION FEES
ACCME is pleased to announce there will be no increase in annual accreditation fees for each tier in the fee structure for 2024. We do anticipate fee increases for 2025 and are providing you with the information now to support your planning and budgeting processes. In addition, changes to the fee structure beginning in 2024 may result in assignment to a different tier for a small number of accredited providers.

You will receive an invoice for your 2024 fee, including any additional professions you may have selected, in early October. Payment will be due by January 31, 2024.

Learn more.

AMERICAN BOARD OF PATHOLOGY CREDIT TYPE CHANGE
In response to updates to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Continuing Certification guidelines, the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) is changing the language for their Part IV activities from “Improvement in Medical Practice” to “Improvement in Health and Healthcare.” This change will go into effect in January 2024.

If you have an activity registered for ABPath Improvement in Medical Practice, you should have received an email with next steps. There has been no change to the definition of what counts; this is a name change only. No further action is needed if you do not have any activities registered for ABPath Improvement in Medical Practice.

What you can expect:

• Providers should not make any changes to their activities in PARS at this time. 
• ACCME will update the CME for MOC program resources and technical instructions to note that the change will occur in January 2024.
• On January 25, 2024, ACCME will update any activities currently registered for “Improvement in Medical Practice” to “Improvement in Health and Healthcare.” Learner credits that have already been accepted will also be updated to use the new language.
• Beginning on January 25, 2024, providers will need to use the new language when:
  • Registering a new activity for ABPath for Improvement in Health and Healthcare credit;
  • Updating an existing activity that is registered for “ABPath Improvement in Health and Healthcare credit”; and
  • Reporting learner credit for “ABPath Improvement in Health and Healthcare.”

If you have any questions about these changes, please contact us at  dataservices@accme.org.

Education & Resources

LIVE WEBINAR ON INEQUITY IN HEALTH CARE ON OCTOBER 10

Ready to rethink how health professionals should interact with demographic data? Join the latest Health Equity Grand Rounds event, Creating Accountability Through Data: From Racism and Neglect to Transparency and Repair, on October 10 to discuss how utilizing race and ethnicity data can better address the health needs of historically underrepresented communities. Health care professionals may receive no-cost continuing medical education (CME) credit by attending.

The National Health Equity Grand Rounds series is developed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, American Medical Association, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, and RespectAbility. 

EXPLORE SACME’S CE NEWS 

Looking to stay up to date with the world of continuing education? CE News, created by the Society for Academy Continuing Medical Education (SACME), is a quarterly digital newsletter that aims to improve continuing professional development (CPD) and continuing education (CE) practice and knowledge of CPD/CE trends, challenges, and opportunities. Standing columns provide updates in research and practice, tips and innovations, e-learning and technology in CPD, reviews of recent scholarly publications, and featured articles. Explore the newsletter and subscribe.

SAVE THE DATE: ATTEND CMEPALOOZA ON OCTOBER 18

CMEpalooza, a free virtual conference for CME/CE professionals, is back on Wednesday, October 18 at 9 am ET. With session topics ranging from utilizing artificial intelligence, myths and misconceptions about CME, and strategies for improving patient care for the LGBTQ+ community through continuing education, the agenda was designed to be interesting, informative, and entertaining. Explore past sessions in the CMEpalooza Archive and access session links.

Careers

The ACCME has one open position: 
•    The Project Manager, Data Systems and Programs, performs a critical role in the implementation of systems and programs designed to expand and improve the scope and quality of services ACCME provides to accredited organizations and other stakeholders.