Where do I watch CMEpalooza Fall? You watch it on the LIVE page.

Do I have to refresh the page to watch new sessions? That is super annoying. No, you do not have to refresh the LIVE page to watch new sessions. Every session has a unique link, so just find the session you want to watch at the appropriate time and click that link to begin. Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.

Will people be able to hear me on the broadcast? No. You are not on the broadcast. You are only watching a video feed of the broadcast. You can sing Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung at full volume (everybody Wang Chung tonight) and no one will hear you except your neighbors, who might call the police, who might interrupt you while watching CMEpalooza. So, don’t sing Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung at full volume (everybody Wang Chung tonight) while watching CMEpalooza.

Can I watch CMEpalooza at home? Yes.

Can I watch CMEpalooza at the office? Sure.

Can I watch CMEpalooza in a conference room with 150 other people? Absolutely, if that’s what you want to do. I mean, that’s not really my cup of tea, so I’m probably the wrong person to ask. But don’t let me stop you.

Can I watch CMEpalooza with Dracula? I don’t know, let’s ask him.

I dunno, he seems kind of intense. Make sure you have plenty of garlic with you.

Do I have to pre-register or register? Nope.

Do I have to pay anything to watch CMEpalooza? I love paying registration fees.

Yikes. Dracula really hates paying registration fees. Fortunately, you don’t have to pay anything to watch CMEpalooza.

Can I get a certificate for watching CMEpalooza? Actually, yes. Well, kind of. We’re not accredited or certified or anything like that, and we have no way of verifying whether you actually watched any of these sessions or not. But if you want a certificate of completion that you can use to self-report participation in CMEpalooza Fall 2026, here you go. We’ll also post it on the LIVE page. Who knows, maybe these certificates will be worth something 200 years from now.

How do I ask questions of the presenters? There are two ways you can ask questions:

1. Send a text to the CMEpalooza text line at 267-666-0CME (0263)
2. If you open up the viewing window in YouTube (click on “Watch on YouTube” on lower left corner), you can enter in questions within the YouTube chat function.

We try to get to as many questions as we can throughout each presentation.

Do I have to watch all the sessions? YES! No. Watch what interests you.

Will the sound quality for each presenter be crystal clear with consistent volume and no glitches? I mean, really, have you been on, I don’t know, 500 web calls in the last month? Is it always perfect for everyone? Of course not. That said, we’re better with this technology stuff than the average bear – we HAVE been doing this for 12 years now so hopefully we’ve learned something. So will it be pretty good for almost every presenter? Yes, yes it will. There will be some people who sound better than others. There may be a few glitches and hiccups. That’s just how it goes with a free conference where presenters volunteer their time and use their own equipment. We do the best that we can with what we have available to us.

Will I be offended by anything during CMEpalooza? I doubt it, but who knows? If you are, please email Scott and tell him all about it in extensive detail.

What if I’m busy during the day of the live broadcast? All the sessions will be archived on the website and available to be viewed, well, immediately. How are we able to do it so fast? We have a new young intern who is a real crackerjack on the interwebs. Here he is talking over last minute details with Scott.

Today’s the last day to get those steps in! The CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge ends tonight.

Click here for all the details.

Good luck, and step to it!

It’s Friday. We’re all tired and want to go home, CMEpalooza Fall is next Wednesday, and this is my third blog post of the week. So, let’s do something fun before I nudge you about the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge. With Halloween just a few days away, let’s do a quick monster ranking. Here are the Top 5 All-Time Most Despicable Monsters:

5. Larry Bird
4. Sidney Crosby
3. Michael Irvin
2. Tom Brady
1. Joe Carter

(You see, the joke here is that these aren’t actual monsters. They are the names of some of the most hated rival players in Philadelphia sports history, and I got to refer to them as “despicable monsters.” This would have been much funnier for you if you knew anything about Philly sports. I regret that, yet I still got to laugh out loud when I wrote it. At least I had a good time.)

Getting back to our main topic, this is a reminder to everyone that the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge wraps up Sunday night (click here for more info). I know everyone loves to wait for the last day (and sometimes after the last day) to send me their step counts — and that’s fine — but you don’t have to wait for the last day. You can send them to me right now, if you want. Or don’t. I’m not the boss of you. You’re an adult, you can do what you want. Just make sure you send them to me.

And just to prove that people do participate in our contests and that we do have actual winners, here is the list of winners of our sponsor event, CMEpalooza Multiplicity, that wrapped up last week:

• Jen Atchison, Director of Continuing Medical Education and Recognized Accreditor Programs, Colorado Medical Society
• Vanessa Gray, DHA, MHA, CHCP, CMP, Director, Continuing Medical Education, Center for Educational Enhancement, Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences
• Jeannine Creazzo, , MLIS, MBA, AHIP-D, Director, Medical Library, Continuing Education, and Research, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
• Jess Henry, CHCP, Continuing Medical Education Specialist, Northwell Health
• Brittane Strahan, MSN, RN, CCRP, Freelance Medical Writer

Have a great Friday, everyone! Get stepping!