CMEpalooza Fall is a 1-day event scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, that will feature a series of sessions relevant across the CME/CE spectrum. Broadcasts will stream live on the LIVE page of this website and be available for viewing shortly after their conclusion on the Archive page. There is no charge to view or participate in any of these sessions.
9 AM ET
Breakfast Session Sponsored by Med Learning Group
Your Answers are Only as Good as Your Questions (view archive)
We have all heard the saying, “Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer.” The same theory applies to evaluations and outcomes: if you want good answers, you need to ask good questions. Join the opening CMEpalooza Fall session as a group of outcomes experts discuss strategies and provide tips for developing evaluation questions that will result in useful answers. Will the session be worthwhile? Now that’s a stupid question…
Moderator
Lauren Welch, Vice President, Outcomes and Accreditation, Med Learning Group
Panelists
Wendy Cerenzia, Chief Executive Officer, CE Outcomes
Karyn D. Ruiz-Cordell, Director, Medical Education and Data Analytics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Anatasha Hayes, Associate Director, Medical Education Grants, Eli Lilly
10 AM ET
This is Your (Grant) Life! (view archive)
Session Sponsored by Healio CME and Antidote Education Company
The life cycle of the funded grant proposal is rarely straightforward and more often full of twists and turns that challenge both providers and supporters. This session—although not hosted by the incomparable Guy Smiley—will follow a grant proposal from ideation through execution through assessment, looking at the key people who help it overcome roadblocks and how they maneuver some of the challenges that commonly sidetrack successful education.
Moderator
Ted Singer, President, PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education
Panelists
Brad Bednarz, Co-Founder, Calibre Institute for Quality Medical Education
Andrea Harshman, MHA, CHCP, CMP-HC, Director, Office of Professional Education, National Jewish Health
Jennifer Bomberger, MBA, Senior Director, Educational Partnerships, Medscape
11 AM ET
Should I Stay or Should I Go? When Your Career Aspirations and Current Situation “Clash” (view archive)
Session Sponsored by Projects in Knowledge and Daiichi Sankyo
Should I stay, or should I go now?
Should I stay, or should I go now?
If I go, there will be trouble.
And if I stay, it will be double.
So come on and let me know……
Join us for an engaging and dynamic session that celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit in Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Featuring four inspiring women entrepreneurs, we will use a blend of Jeopardy-inspired format, inspirational song lyrics, and interactive audience engagement to explore various facets of starting and growing a business in the CPD industry. During this lively session, we will navigate through essential topics such as:
- Career Aspirations: Discover how to align your passions with entrepreneurial goals.
- Getting Started: Learn the initial steps and strategies for launching your own business.
- Growth Strategies: Uncover effective methods for scaling and resourcing your enterprise.
- Wellbeing: Understand the importance of maintaining the health of both your business and yourself.
With a fun and motivational approach, our “sisters who are doin’ it for themselves” will share their personal journeys, offering practical advice and inspiration. Whether you’re contemplating entrepreneurship or seeking new ways to invigorate your existing role, this session promises to leave you empowered and ready to “run the world”.
Moderator
Karen Roy, MSc, BCMAS, CEO and Co-Founder, infograph-ed
Panelists
Alex Howson, PhD, CHCP, FACEHP, Founder, Write Medicine
Allison Kickel, CHCP, FACEHP, Founder, Bonum CE
Audrie Tornow, CHCP, FACEHP, Managing Partner, Excalibur Medical Education
Noon ET
Lunch Session Sponsored by PlatformQ
The Role of the Patient in Continuing Medical Education (view archive)
Patient Centeredness is cornerstone to delivering education that enables patients and clinicians to understand and deliver meaningful care. Key to realizing this goal is designing continuing educational programming that starts with patient need as an end goal and works systematically to meet patients and clinicians where they are in making stepwise decisions along a care journey. This panel discussion will bring together representatives from the provider, commercial supporter, and patient advocacy communities to share perspective on the “why, how, and what” of patient centered educational programming and offer thoughts on where digital enablement may serve more patients, sooner.
Moderator
Nancy Paynter, Medical Affairs Strategy Lead, PlatformQ
Panelists
Karyn-Ruiz-Cordell, Director of Medical Education & Analytics, Regeneron
Katie Kowalski, Associate Director of Education, National Organization for Rare Disorders
Jason Olivieri, VP, Outcomes, PlatformQ
1 PM ET
CME Sound Check: From Static to Stereo Learning (view archive)
Session Sponsored by Medscape and Integrity CE
Are your CME podcasts stuck in mono when they should be in surround sound? Or do you feel like your audio skills are more Morse code than Mozart? Get ready for a remix. Our panel of podcast pros will transform your podcast anxiety into confidence. We’ll teach you to wrangle wild waveforms and tame temperamental tech faster than you can say “Is this thing on?” From mic check to mind-blowing content, we’ll cover it (almost) all. We’ll guide you through the process of crafting episodes so engaging that your listeners will forget they’re supposed to be learning. We’ll explore design principles for audio learning and dig into the secret sauce of interviews that’ll have faculty spilling the (educational) tea like never before. Whether you’re a total newbie or a semi-pro looking to level up, this session will turn your CME podcasts from background noise to headline act. So grab your headphones and get ready to face the music – your audience is waiting!
Moderator
Alexandra Howson PhD, CHCP, FACEhp, E-RYT, Director of Learning, Podcast Host, Write Medicine
Panelists
Celisa Steele, Leading Learning Podcast; Co-Founder & Managing Director, Tagoras
Dan Kendall, Managing Editor & Founder, Health Podcast Network; Executive Producer, Health Unmuted
Jeremy Enns, Owner, Counterweight Creative; Founder, Podcast Marketing Academy
2 PM ET
Work, Play, Slay: Millennial Perspectives on Well-Being in CPD’s Future (view archive)
Session Sponsored by DKBmed and Clinical Education Alliance
Making your way in the CME world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. But the pathways to success and fulfillment, along with the day-to-day worries, sure look different for Generation Y and our younger colleagues than they did for us old codgers. This session will take a look at the key issues that the next generations are prioritizing so we can all pass the torch to them before it’s forcibly taken away from us.
Moderator
Alanna Kaiser, MPH, Director of Education & Digital Innovation, Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Panelists
Andrea Funk, CHCP, General Manager, Global Education Group
Emily Belcher, Vice President, Research and Analytics, CE Outcomes, LLC
Amy Edouard, MHA, MBA, CHCP, CME Program Manager, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
3 PM ET
CME Hot Topic Spin-the-Bottle (view archive)
Session Sponsored by ACHL and Academic CME
There will be no smooching during our version of spin-the-bottle, but there will be plenty of mystery and anticipation. Each member of our esteemed panel has been charged with covering a hot topic in the CME/CE community – many of which have come from suggestions/requests in the CMEpalooza Spring survey – and presenting a 5-8 minute micro-session on that topic. We are keeping the topics a mystery (yes, we know what they are) and will let our spinning bottle randomly select who is next up to present. Everyone, including the audience, will be invited to share their thoughts and opinions on each topic. Join us for the fun!
(OK, fine, here’s a sneak peek at the topics: it’s almost impossible to have a conference without a little something on artificial intelligence and it wouldn’t be a CME conference without someone talking about accreditation standards. That’s all you’re getting for now!)
Panelists
Art Arellano, Manager, Continuing Medical Education, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Antonio Meo, Director, Medical Proficiency Acceleration Center (MPAC), Daiichi Sankyo, Inc
Jess Henry, Continuing Medical Education Specialist, Nuvance Health
Audrie Tornow, CHCP, FACEhp, Managing Partner, Excalibur Medical Education
Kurt Snyder, JD, MBA IT, Executive Director of Continuing Medical Education, Stanford University
4 PM ET
Afternoon Snack Session Sponsored by Haymarket Medical Education
Learning Progression Over Time in Narcolepsy: The Impact of Environmental Changes and How We Evaluate Behavior (view archive)
Narcolepsy has been a focus of continuing medical education even prior to the FDA approval of the first formulation of sodium oxybate in 2002. After the launch of that medication, and especially in the last several years, the landscape of available narcolepsy treatments has evolved, with new guidelines and the opportunity to personalize management approaches. This session delves into a year-over-year meta-analysis of CME in the narcolepsy space, examining the impact of education on knowledge and competence among sleep clinicians, and explores more broadly how environmental factors such as new FDA approvals, drug launches, guideline changes, and the introduction of new mechanisms alter the learning trajectory. Because Level 5 performance data are the best indicators of behavioral change, we will also demonstrate whether claims data can be used to identify improvements in performance in diagnosis and treatment during this timeframe.
Panelists
Jacqui Brooks, Vice President, Medical Strategy, Haymarket Medical Education
Emily Bixler, Director of Outcomes Assessment and Evaluation, Haymarket Medical Education
Anne Marie Morse, MD, Director of Child Neurology and Pediatric Sleep Medicine at Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, Geisinger Health System
Leanne Berger, Outcomes Assessment and Evaluations Analyst, Haymarket Medical Education
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