it comes around once
actually twice a year
palooza haiku

coming april 6
CMEpalooza spring
you can watch it here

9 AM ET — Demonstrating the Value of CME to Internal and External Stakeholders: Multiple Approaches and Points of View

demo the value
of why we do what we do
a rashomon view

10 AM ET – Hey Everyone, Go Deep! The Power We Have to Support Clinician Well-Being

deep dive session on
clinician anxiety
it’s more than stress balls

11 AM ET – Bridges Over Oceans – Making Global Meetings Available to Interested Learners Around the World

do global meetings
make your head spin like a…globe?
check this session out

Noon ET – A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: How Supporters Came Together As a Community, For the Community

a common refrain:
can’t we all just get along?
here is one attempt

1 PM ET – Beyond Checking the Box to Achieve Commendation – Incorporating Social Determinants of Health to Address Population Health

ce is more than
achieving commendation
what we do matters

2 PM ET – The Unsung Heroes of CME: Recognizing the Critical Role of Program Managers

it’s a known fact
if it wasn’t for PMs
we would all be screwed

3 PM ET – The CMEpalooza Feud

a promise to you
unlike richard dawson’s feud
there is no kissing

4 PM ET – Dr. McGowan’s Magical Measurement Club, We Hope You Will Enjoy the Show

presented live from
the apple corps building roof
please don’t let me down

Sponsors

i never thought we
would have this many sponsors
so many haiku

Gold

like death and taxes
guaranteed i will misspell
Daiichi Sankyo

an ode to our friends
over at Med Learning Group
great to have them back

just an FYI
PER is A-OK
PS – so are you

Silver

Academy for
Continued Healthcare Learning
their name is haiku

president Hayes of
Academic CME
Tim not Rutherford

sick and tired of
run-of-the-mill CME?
here’s the Antidote

Catamount Med Ed
is not the pinnacle of
med school for felines

your attention please
for digital CMEs
think epocrates

let us all welcome
our newest silver sponsor
hello Healio

for a CE group
with stellar reputation
choose Integrity

who knew the Q in
PlatformQ means quality?
maybe – I’m guessing

if our lone sponsor
is Prova Education
is that provolone?

the RedMedEd folks
with Scale, Bail, or Fail platform
are rhyming savants

now it’s time to go
last haiku for Vindico
led by Rob Esgro

Two very important events recently occurred in CMEpaloozaland. The first is that the Session Archive was updated to include all of the sessions from CMEpalooza Fall 2021. Be sure to check out the archive for all your professional development needs. OK, maybe not all your needs, but it covers a lot of ground. There are a bunch of sessions in there now. We need to bring back the CMEpalooza Intern just to go in and count them all.

The second event is the announcement that ‘80s sitcom ALF is back! Our own Scott Kober is giddy with excitement about the return of the cat-eating alien puppet to the airwaves, which apparently includes both a re-airing of the original TV series and an animated spinoff on something called Shout! Factory TV. (Note from Scott: OK, hold on a second. It’s true that I was a huge ALF fan back in the day, and yet I totally missed this announcement. Looks like it’s time to turn on the old “Out of Office” message — I’ll see everyone again in May).

A few comments, if I may:

1. Other than Scott, who exactly has been clambering for more ALF in their life?
2. Shout! Factory TV? Great, another streaming service to buy and then immediately forget my login and password.
3. The article in Vulture that I linked to is indexed under the category EVERYBODY LOVES PUPPETS! This is, of course, ridiculous. Everybody does not love puppets. I still have nightmares about creepy Lady Elaine Fairchilde from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. No, I don’t want to talk about it. (Note from Scott: Now that we all know this little tidbit, what are the odds I’ll be wearing this t-shirt the next time I see Derek? Let’s just say they are better than the odds that the ALF reboot will win an Emmy next year)

Travel back with me, if you will, to a blog post Scott wrote back on February 3 to announce our upcoming CME Spotlight with PlatformQ Health. This was the opening paragraph:

While Derek was working on another of his infamous Top 10 lists (coming soon: Top 10 Wordle starters, Top 10 1930s radio shows, Top 10 foods that start with the letter Q), the rest of us at CMEpalooza HQ have been diligently planning actual education for our community. I know, what a concept.

Firstly, how dare he. I only do Top 5 lists.

Secondly, challenge accepted!

Top 5 Wordle Starting Words*

5. CLOSE
4. LEANT
3. CRANE
2. TRIED
1. SLICE

*I don’t use any of these. You didn’t think I would reveal my personal starting word, did you? Never!

Top 5 1930s Radio Shows

5. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
4. Dick Tracy
3. Perry Mason
2. National Barn Dance
1. The Jack Benny Show

Top 5 Foods That Start with the Letter Q

5. Quaker Oats
4. Quinoa
3. Quiche
2. Quarter pounders
1. Quesadillas

Thirdly, remember to mark your calendar for 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 23 for our CMEpalooza Spotlight with PlatformQ Health on the topic of “Equity in Clinical Trials Is Within Reach: Patient Voices in Medical Education Matter.” While I can’t promise any Top 5 lists (disappointing, I know), I can promise an engaging and educational session. Join us!