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

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 Caroline Pardo (Stitched Health) and Celeste Kolanko (M3 IME)

10:30-10:45

Don't file the findings: Building distinctive, evidence-based IME proposals using your own outcomes data
Oral poster presentation by Aida Sánchez-Bretaño (Independent) 

Workshop elevator pitches

11:00–11:30

Break and poster tour 1 in poster and 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 Ritwikk Bhatnager (Insignia Learning), Tarun Jain (Insignia Learning) and Lisa Sullivan (In Vivo Academy, Flinders University) 

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)

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

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)

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

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? 
Pam Wagner (The Aporia Initiative) with Maureen Doyle-Scharff (Institute for Learning and Change), Elsbeth Headley (Springer Health+ IME) and Reinhard Griebenow (European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals - EBAC)

15:00–15:15

Taking it to the streets: CPD enabled HCV screening and treatment in street medicine
Oral poster presentation by Manav Patel (Decera Clinical)

15:15–15:30

Workshop elevator pitches

15:30–16:00

Break and poster tour 2 in poster and exhibit area

16:00–17:30

Workshops - Funding and compliance challenges: From barriers to better practice 

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

Independent or company-led education: Who chooses, what drives the decision, and why is it getting harder?  
Carry Pesch (Medcon International), Celeste Kolanko (M3 IME) 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 general 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 Saskia Peerdeman (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC) and Robin Stevenson (Journal of CME) 

10:00–10:15

The role of continuing education (CE) modalities within the medical decision-making ecosystem: An EBAC-led global multi-provider study
Oral poster presentation by Reinhard Griebenow (European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals - EBAC)

10:15–10:30

10:30–11:00

Break and poster tour 3 in poster and exhibit area

11:00–12:30

Workshops - The CPD needs of the medical professionals: Designing for how clinicians learn today

Educating for diseases, or for leaders? Rethinking the scope of CME/CPD
Eva Hofstädter-Thalmann (Legacy MD International) with Jarka Bloemberg (European Association of Urology), Celeste Kolanko (M3 IME) and Anne Marie Vanden Broecke (Johnson & Johnson) 

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

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)

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

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 (University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust) and Alex Laurie (Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley)

13:00–13:40

Getting to know our audience - Lunch with the learners

With Steven Kawczak (Cleveland Clinic) and invited HCPs

14:00–14:45

Where is the theory in our CPD practice?
Lisa Sullivan (In Vivo Academy, Flinders University) with Monica Ghidinelli (AO Foundation), David Price (University of Colorado, American Board of Family Medicine), David Wiljer (University of Toronto)

14:45-15:30

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)

Is your CME activity design fit for purpose? Redesigning learning with the ICAP framework
Margarita Velcheva (Kenes Group), Sarah Atwood (Medscape Education), Pamela Funes (Kenes Group) and Kim Storck (Medscape Education)

15:30–16:00

Break and poster tour 4 in poster and exhibit area

16:00–17:30

CME on trial

An all-room collaborative exercise
Led by Chris Elmitt (Independent) 

17:30–18:30

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

09:00–10:30

Chris Elmitt (Independent) moderates 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/CPD systems?
With Kate Regnier (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education), Mark Staz (Federation of State Medical Boards) and Reinhard Griebenow (European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals - EBAC). 

Can better data lead to better CME/CPD?
With Ronald Cornet (Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam) and Lisa Sullivan (In Vivo Academy, Flinders University)

10:30–11:00

Tea/coffee break (poster and 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?
Led by Chris Elmitt (Independent) and a panel of illuminators

11:45–12:15

Journal of CME: Report and plans
Robin Stevenson (Journal of CME) 

12:15–12:30

Planning for the anniversary 20th annual meeting
Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum)

12:30

Meeting close