Future-proofing CME/CPD

08:00

Registration opens

09:00–09:30

Opening of the 19th Annual European CME Forum
Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum)

09:30–10:30

10:30-11:00

Journal of CME 2026/2027 Special Collection: Future-ready CPD: Balancing innovation with human connection 
Led by Jann Balmer (Institute for Learning and Change) and Maureen Doyle-Scharff (Institute for Learning and Change) with invited authors from the Special Issues

Oral presentation 1

Workshop elevator pitches

11:00–11:30

Break in exhibit area

11:30–13:00

Workshops - Future-ready CPD: Balancing innovation with human connection

Integrating AI into CME/CPD: People, practice and accountability
Led by Heather Ranels (Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography) and Raja Venkata (Cadmium) with Ritwik Bhatnager (Insignia Learning), Tarun Jain (Insignia Learning) and Lisa Sullivan (In Vivo Academy) 

Making IME impossible to ignore: Balancing innovation, insight and human connection
Dean Beals (DKBmed), Celeste Kolanko (M3 IME) and Stan Pogroszewski (DKBmed)

The five C's framework: Reclaiming human-centered excellence in technology-enhanced healthcare
Jann Balmer (Institute for Learning and Change) and Maureen Doyle-Scharff (Institute for Learning and Change)

CME Without Borders: Piloting Adaptive Conversational Patient Simulation Across Multiple Countries and Healthcare Systems
Melissa Wiles (Iridium Continuing Education) and Alyssa Rossi (Iridium Continuing Education)

Asking and answering better data questions in CME: A not-so-scary introduction to moderation and mediation analyses 
Pan Chen (PeerVoice)

Human skills in an AI world: What should CME teach next?
Nuria Ferńandez (Kenes Group)

Building trust without breaking it: A research-informed workshop on AI-assisted CME/CPD 
Manav Patel (Decera Clinical) and Sarah Nisly (Decera Clinical)

13:00–14:00

Lunch and networking break

14:00–15:00

Funding and compliance challenges: Promoting or choking innovation? 
Led by Pam Wagner (The Aporia Initiative) with industry and compliance experts 

15:00–15:15

Oral presentation 2

15:15–15:30

Workshop elevator pitches

15:30–16:00

Break and poster tour in exhibit area

16:00–17:30

Workshops - Funding and compliance challenges: Promoting or choking innovation? 

The ecosystem that exists: Content concentration, structural complicity, and what the field does next
Maureen Doyle-Scharff (Institute for Learning and Change) and Pam Wagner (The Aporia Initiative) 

Is it still possible to fund IME in the UK? What that means for everyone in CME/CPD/IME 
Celeste Kolanko (M3 IME)

Independent or company-led education: Who chooses, what drives the decision, and why is it getting harder?  
Carry Pesch (Medcon International) and members of the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp)

CME/CPD compliance: Case-based challenges 
Amy Bernard (Medscape Education) and Leigh Schmidt (Medscape Education) 

Trends in CME/CPD: What should we be preparing for now?
Leigh Schmidt (Medscape Education) and Amy Bernard (Medscape Education)

17:30-18:30

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

Journal of CME annual board meeting (by invitation)

09:00–10:00

The CPD needs of the medical professionals
Led by Adrian Ott (Global Alliance for Medical Education - GAME) with medical society and academic education experts 

10:00–10:15

Oral presentation 3

10:15–10:30

10:30–11:00

Break and poster tour in exhibit area

11:00–12:30

Workshops - The CPD needs of the medical professionals

Educating for diseases, or for leaders? Rethinking the scope of CME/CPD
Eva Hofstädter-Thalmann (Legacy MD International) and Celeste Kolanko (M3 IME)

Self-directed learning by design: Practical strategies for online CME and CPD
Jecca Reichmuth (AO Foundation) and Samia Hossfeld (AO Foundation)

The CPD needs of medical professionals: Are we designing education for how clinicians learn today?
Dean Beals (DKBmed), Phil McElnay (MedAll), Josie Evans (Eli Lilly) and Stan Pogroszewski (DKBmed)

Developing leadership skills in health care professionals through experiential learning: "The Marshmallow Challenge"
Monica Ghidinelli (AO Foundation) and Miriam Uhlmann (CK-CARE Education)

Beyond the straight line: Rethinking CME's role in clinical behaviour change
Reinhard Griebenow (EBAC), Pan Chen (PeerVoice), Pamela Funes (Kenes Group) and Sarah Nisly (Decera Clinical)

Joining up the education continuum: What can the CPD community learn from the residents?
Ishani Gurung (Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital)

12:45–13:30

Getting to know our audience - Lunch with the learners

With Steven Kawczak (Cleveland Clinic) and invited HCPs

14:00–14:45

14:45-15:30

Where is the theory in our CPD practice?
Lisa Sullivan (In Vivo Academy) talks with academic experts about bridging the gap between educational theory and CME/CPD practice — and what we can actually apply when designing education.

Workshops - Designing CME/CPD that works 

MCQs – Beyond the basics: Learnings from the American Board of Family Medicine
David Price (University of Colorado, American Board of Family Medicine)

Building trust in the world of AI: Practical principles and tools for CPD
David Wiljer (University of Toronto)

Engage, retain, apply: A practical framework for learning experience design
Margarita Velcheva (Kenes Group), Sarah Atwood (Medscape Education), Pamela Funes (Kenes Group) and Kim Storck (Medscape Education)

Teaching the teachers to teach: Who are we unleashing on our learners?
Lawrence Sherman (Meducate Global)

15:30–16:00

Break and poster tour in exhibit area

16:00–17:30

CME on trial

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

17:30–18:30

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

09:00–10:45

09:45-10:30

Chris Elmitt (Independent) will moderate a series of panel discussions and audience Q&A to review current practices, the identified potential directions covered so far in the meeting, and what the future of CME/CPD could or should look like.

What does the future require of CME/CDP systems?
A regulator/accreditor perspective on how CME/CPD needs to evolve: what should we preserve, what needs to change, and are our current systems enabling or constraining innovation?

Can better data lead to better CME/CPD?
What can clinical, EHR and other real-world data tell us about professional practice and educational need? How can we move from traditional needs assessment towards a more evidence-informed understanding of where education can make a difference?

10:30–11:00

Break in exhibit area

11:00–11:45

Continuity or redesign: What needs to change?
Drawing on the discussions across 19ECF, where does CME/CPD need incremental improvement and where is more fundamental redesign required? What should we take forward from the meeting?

11:45–12:15

Journal of CME report and plans
Robin Stevenson (Journal of CME) with members from the Editorial Board

12:15–12:30

The CME unsession
Lawrence Sherman (Meducate Global)

12:30

Meeting close