Valuing CME/CPD

From 08:30

Registration opens

Pre-meeting (for all registered participants)

Presented in three tracks, sessions are 45 minutes each and run sequentially, participants can choose between tracks. Confirmed sessions below, timings and rooms to be confirmed.

09:00–12:30

Enhancing continuing professional development through patient voices
Led by Sarah Nisly (Clinical Education Alliance) and Kathryn Burn (Smart Patients) 

Beyond the anecdote: Harnessing patient stories to deepen clinical learning
Led by Stuart Crayford (Answers in CME) and Stéphanie Giuliani (Answers in CME)

Creating opportunities of practices for teamwork to improve advancements of learning from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 
Led by Azad Godus (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre) and Samer Al-Thaqafi (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre), Hamsah Alkamli (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre), Hala Al-Ansari (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre), Samaher Alamoudi (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre)

Mind the gap with social learning in CME/CPD: Could communities of practice and learning be the missing link? 
Led by Pan Chen (PeerVoice) and Helena Filipe (Hospital de Egas Moniz)

AI-driven insights in oncology CE: From data to impact
Led by Carley Yawn (Clinical Education Alliance) and Sarah Nisly (Clinical Education Alliance)

Integrating generative AI into CME/CPD: Practical approaches to guide daily practice 2.0
Led by Celeste Kolanko (M3 IME) and Stuart Crayford (Answers in CME) 

Implementation science and CME/CE/CPD : A core competency
Led by Maureen Doyle-Scharff (Change), Suzanne Murray (AXDEV Group) and Lisa Sullivan (In Vivo Academy)

The value of CME/IME in Medical Affairs educational strategies 2.0
Led by Katie Eustace (AiCME) and Carry Pesch (Medcon International)

Hot topics/cool heads: Planning CME in a politically charged climate
Led by Jennifer Ipsen (University of Mississippi Medical Center) and Vickie Skinner (University of Mississippi Medical Center)

Succeeding as a CME provider in our evolving environment 
Led by Monica Ghidinelli (AO Foundation), Froukje Sosef (COR2ED) and Margarita Velcheva (Kenes Group)

Update on CME accreditation and recognition
Led by Kate Regnier (ACCME) and Reinhard Griebenow (EBAC)

12:30–13:30

Lunch

18th Annual European CME Forum

13:30–14:00

Opening of the 18th Annual European CME Forum
Led by Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum)

14:00–15:00

Journal of CME 2025 Special Collection: The value of CME/CPD 
Led by Steven Kawczak (Cleveland Clinic) JCME Guest Editor of the 2025 Special Collection, with authors and Board members Dean Beals (DKBmed), Kate Regnier (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education - ACCME) and Suzanne Murray (AXDEV Group)

15:00–15:15

The Value of CME: Advancing care, culture, systems, and growth
Oral poster presentation by Ruth Adewuya (Stanford University) and Kurt Snyder (Stanford University)

15:15–15:30

Workshop elevator pitches

15:30–16:00

Tea/coffee break (poster and exhibit area)

16:00–17:30

Workshops - Valuing CME/CPD as a system
Participants choose to attend two from the following parallel workshops (each 45 minutes, presented twice)

The value of CME/CPD – Enhanced outcomes to measure the value of our education
Led by Dean Beals (DKBmed), Celeste Kolanko (M3 IME) and Stan Pogroszewski (DKBmed)

Outcomes outside the box: What other industries can teach us about demonstrating impact in CME
Led by Emily Kitterman (AiCME) and Anne Pinaglia (AiCME)

The wheel goes round and round: How a central CME hub powers institutional education
Led by Jennifer Ipsen (University of Mississippi Medical Center) and Vickie Skinner (University of Mississippi Medical Center)

Inter-cultural and inter-organisational collaboration: A discussion of opportunities and challenges
Led by Suzanne Murray (AXDEV group)

17:30-18:30

End of Day 1 with networking reception (poster and exhibit area)

Journal of CME board meeting (by invitation)

09:00–10:00

Incorporating performance and patient outcomes data in our work 
Moderated by Lisa Sullivan (In Vivo Academy) with Martin Allen (University Hospitals of North Midlands) and Henry Morriss (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

10:00–10:15

AI-based system for CME highlight video production: Design and validation
Oral poster presentation by Froukje Sosef (COR2ED)

Workshop elevator pitches

10:30–11:00

Tea/coffee break with poster tour (poster and exhibit area)

11:00–12:30

Workshops - Valuing CME/CPD for the learner
Participants choose to attend two from the following parallel workshops (each 45 minutes, presented twice)

CME in complex times: Through the eyes of our learners 
Led by Pan Chen (PeerVoice) with Reinhard Griebenow (EBAC), Tina Lowes (PeerVoice) and Helena Filipe (Hospital de Egas Moniz)

Behaviour by design: Engineering effective engagement in medical education for today's learner
Led by Katie Lucero (Medscape Education), Don Moore (Vanderbilt University) and Lawrence Sherman (Meducate Global)

Disrupting the tick-box: Towards meaningful motivation in CPD
Led by Lisa Sullivan (In Vivo Academy) and David Price (University of Colorado, American Board of Family Medicine)

12:45–13:30

Getting to know our audience - Lunch with the learners

With Lawrence Sherman (Meducate Global) and invited HCPs

14:00–15:30

Case challenge - Preparation 

This year's topic: 
"This house believes that the CME community pays only lip service to incorporating the needs of the learner in medical education"
Led by Chris Elmitt (Independent) 

Breakouts
Small group breakout sessions to prepare for the case challenge 

15:30–16:00

Tea/coffee break with poster tour (poster and exhibit area)

16:00–17:30

Case challenge

An all-room collaborative exercise and discussion to delve deeper into this thorny challenge!
Led by Chris Elmitt (Independent) 

17:30–18:30

End of day 2 with networking reception (poster and exhibit area)

09:00–10:15

Provider and pharma compliance challenges: UK and Europe
Why are UK doctors being blocked from accessing or attending some internationally-funded IME/CME, even when travelling abroad to congresses?
Chris Elmitt (Independent) will lead a discussion with experienced PMCPA/ABPI/EFPIA pharma code compliance experts Eric Ngwenya (Compliance Hub) and Rachael Orme-Smith (Healthcare Compliance Consultant) to unpick this and other practical challenges faced by the CME/CPD community. 

10:15–10:30

Beyond the score: Are we asking the right questions?
Oral poster presentation by Carly Yawn (Clinical Education Alliance)

10:30–11:00

Tea/coffee break with poster tour (poster and exhibit area)

11:00–11:15

Update from the Journal of CME
Led by Robin Stevenson (Journal of CME) with members from the Editorial Board

11:15–12:00

CME around the world
Led by Maureen Doyle-Scharff (Change) with Azad Godus (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Saudi Arabia), Lawrence Sherman (Meducate Global, USA), Vaibhav Srivastava (Insignia Learning, India) and Lisa Sullivan (In Vivo Academy, Australia) 

12:00–12:15

European CME Forum: Reflecting on our own needs and next steps 
Led by Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum)

12:15–12:30

The CME unsession
Led by Lawrence Sherman (Meducate Global)

12:30

Meeting close