CPD/CME Connections Newsletter

GREETINGS TO ALL!

Welcome to the fourth issue of our CPD/CME

Connections Newsletter -- and to the end of the

fiscal year!

Here at the Office for Continuing Professional

Development we're gearing up for summer. That

means long days, short nights, and plenty of heat!

We'll all have to work hard to keep our cool, but we

can do it -- especially if we work together.

In this issue we feature MOC, a spotlight on Walter

K. Clair, MD, and a brand new section called CAMHL

Corner, where you get to find out about the latest

goings-on from the Center for Advanced Mobile

Healthcare Learning.

As we come to the final weeks before submitting our

application for reaccreditation, we would like to

extend our appreciation to all of you.

As always, we welcome your feedback and

suggestions on this newsletter.

by Lori Deitte, MD, & Monique Drago, MA, EdD

"Summer is singing with joy, and the beaches are inviting you with dancing waves." -- Debasish Mridha, MD

A MESSAGE FROM

THE CPD/CME OFFICE

MOC II UPDATE

SPOTLIGHT ON:

WALTER K. CLAIR, MD

I N T H I S I S S U E

CPD/CME

CONNECTIONS

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A quarterly newsletter brought to you by the Office for Continuous Professional Development

AEE ANNOUNCEMENTS

CME REMINDERS

CPD UPDATES

WHAT IS CPD'S

DISCLOSURE PROCESS?

CME THAT COUNTS FOR MOC

CAMHL CORNER

Now is a wonderful time to check your CloudCME profile to ensure your profile is set up to record MOC II

credit for qualifying events you attend at VUMC. Setting up your account for MOC II credit is fast and easy.

Most of all, it is convenient - we report the MOC II credits to your Board, on your behalf, once a quarter.

For MOC eligible activities a diplomate attends, our office will report MOC to the following Boards:

• American Board of Anesthesiology: ABA MOCA Part II & ABA MOCA Patient Safety

• American Board of Internal Medicine

• American Board of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

• American Board of Pathology

• American Board of Pediatrics

• American Board of Surgery: Surgery Grand Rounds & Surgery MMI effective 7/1/23

Unfortunately, MOC II cannot be reported retroactively. The earlier your account is set up the more MOC II

credits you can earn toward your Board’s Maintenance of Certification or Continuing Certification

program.

If you are already earning MOC II credit, you are all set and there is nothing more for you to do. If you are

not currently Boarded, please do not set up your account until you are fully Boarded with your

participating Board – the credits will not transfer over and will need to be removed from your account.

You can read more about our MOC II program, including participating Boards, through this link.

You can find instructions for setting up your account for MOC II credit by accessing this link.

You can access our CloudCME website and your profile here.

For any questions regarding the MOC program, please email mocportfolio@vumc.org.

American Board of Surgery & Continuous Certification Update

MOC II UPDATE

If you are a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), ABS recently changed

its CME and MOC processes.

Effective July 1, 2023, ABS will retire self-reporting of CME credits by their diplomates.

ABS faculty members should continue to report credit through their ABS portal until

the deadline of June 30th as the VUMC Office for Continuous Professional

Development is unable to report these credits on behalf of any ABS diplomate.

We are pleased to share that beginning July 1st, two conferences will be set up to

award ABS MOC II: Surgical Grand Rounds and Surgery MMI. We anticipate setting up

additional conferences to award ABS MOC II beginning January 1, 2024. In order for

your CloudCME account to record ABS MOC II credit, it is imperative you configure

your account to record these credits as soon as possible. We are not able to

retroactively award MOC II credits and unfortunately, you will not receive ABS MOC II if

your account is not configured correctly.

Please visit our website for information regarding ABS MOC timelines, how to

configure your account so your credit can be properly recorded, and other important

information regarding ABS Continuous Certification meetings at VUMC.

CME THAT COUNTS FOR MOC

"Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." -- Buddha

"When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high,

no trouble is too difficult to overcome." -- Wilma Rudolph

What are five interesting things about you? "I came to Vanderbilt as full-time faculty in 2006 and was

one of the many cardiologists and staff who worked with VUMC leadership to develop the resources,

faculty, and trainees that transformed the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute into the nationally

recognized program that it is today.

After being a Vanderbilt School of Medicine college mentor for twelve years, I will step away from this

position in July 2023. I think that the curriculum that I have helped to teach in the "Learning

Communities" has enhanced my professional identity as much as it has helped the students develop

theirs.

Before training in cardiology, I got a master’s in public health and worked as an assistant public

health commissioner in South Carolina. Because of this I tend to bring a public health perspective to

my clinical work as a cardiac electrophysiologist.

I have served on several non-profit boards and engaged in a number of community service activities

over the years. All my life I have benefitted from the kindness and assistance of others who saw

potential in me. As a result, mentoring and helping others is very important to me.

The most positive aspects of my current role as Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion for the

Department of Medicine have been the support, encouragement, and engagement I have received

from my leadership and fellow faculty. While we have much to do, their courage and commitment

inspires me."

Dr. Clair, how do you manage to do all that you do? "I have

learned over time to delegate as much as possible. However,

while one can delegate tasks one cannot delegate

responsibility. So if the stakes are high or I feel I am uniquely

qualified to handle a task or project, I simply put in the extra

effort to do it myself."

Walter K. Clair, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular

Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Program

Faculty, and Department of Medicine Vice Chair for Diversity

and Inclusion.

SPOTLIGHT ON:

WALTER K. CLAIR, MD

Charlene Dewey, MD, M.Ed., F.A.C.P., has received The Nanney Award, presented to a faculty

member who has served Vanderbilt's education community in a way that honors the legacy of

Lillian Nanney, PhD, who was the founding Director of the Academy for Excellence in Education.

Congrats to Dr. Dewey, who joined the VUSM faculty in 2007 after 14 years at the Baylor College

of Medicine.

Established in November 2006, AEE's founding membership was comprised of 44 distinguished

medical educators. "AEE is a collective of outstanding faculty educators who are highly engaged

in the educational mission and each strives to have a significant impact on our learners in a

variety of settings." Congrats to AEE's 13 new members for 2023.

Academy for Excellence in Education (AEE)

All CME activities are required to have disclosures completed no later than 10-

business days prior to the activity start date.

If we request a presentation to review, it must be uploaded into CloudCME no

later than 5-business days prior to the activity start date.

If changes are requested for the presentation due to a conflict of interest, the

updated presentation must be uploaded no later than 3-business days prior to

the activity start date.

Our goal is to maintain compliance with our regulatory body while ensuring we

make the process efficient and effective for us all. If you would like to review the

disclosure process, the presentation can be found here. Some of the most common

FAQs regarding the disclosure process and timeframes can be found here. For more

information on the disclosure process or to review other helpful how-to articles for

activity directors, CME associates, and learners, please visit our Resources page.

AEE ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing

Education are designed to ensure that accredited continuing education

serves the needs of patients and the public, is based on valid content, and

is free from commercial influence. CPD implemented a new disclosure

process and timeframes January 2022 which apply to all continuing

education activities:

"If you dance like raindrops, there will always be sunshine." -- Curtis Tyrone Jones

WHAT IS CPD'S DISCLOSURE PROCESS?

"Like the sun, we are attracted to people with warmth and brightness."

-- Anthony Douglas Williams

CORNER

Kim V. Garvey, Ph.D., M.L.I.S., M.A., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of

Anesthesiology and the Director of Operations and Research for the Center of

Advanced Mobile Healthcare Learning at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr.

Garvey has a broad background in large-scale online learning enterprises and

deployments; the conversion, creation and conservation of digital content and

media; knowledge management; and the assessment and utilizations of emerging

educational technologies and pedagogies, specifically those driven by artificial

intelligence, quantum computing, microlearning and spaced learning. Her

research focuses on the intersection between online learning experiences (LDX)

with human learners and organizational data sets.

Welcome to a new addition to our newsletter: CAMHL Corner! CAMHL stands for Center for Advanced

Mobile Healthcare Learning, and their mission is to "create an approach to lifelong learning in

healthcare that is effective, responsive, relevant and easily accessible with the ultimate goal of

improving patient and population health." You can read more about CAMHL on their website - but

first, let's meet the team!

Emily Lagunas, CAPM. Program Manager for CAMHL. My focus is QuizTime

project management. I guide each individual quiz from the initial client

meeting through developing their final report. In 2023 so far we have about

45-50 quizzes in development -- active or closed. I also serve as the front-line

customer service representative, continuing education specialist, and head of

marketing and communications related to QuizTime. Lately, I have been very

interested in weightlifting and physical fitness and have been studying up on

technique and nutrition!

Cherise Look Hong, MA. I’m an Application Analyst working directly with

Canvas, QuizTime, and additional applications for CAHML's departmental, or

client, educational projects. I enjoy exploring the Metro Atlanta area by

hiking the surrounding parks, waterfalls etc.

Joe Clemente, PMP, MBA, MS, CSPO, CSM. Product Manager for CAMHL. I

apply CAMHL leadership's vision, creating and implementing roadmaps and

deliverables. My hobbies include road and mountain biking, attending pro

baseball and football games and an occasional cooking class.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Office for Continuous Professional Development

Continuing Medical Education

2215 Garland Ave, 312 Light Hall

Nashville, TN 37232-0495

(615) 332-4060

cme@vumc.org

vumc.org/ocpd

We are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

"All dreams are within reach. All you have to do is keep moving towards them."

-- Viola Davis

Activity applications are due 120 days in advance of the activity start date for Courses and 90

days in advance of the activity start date for RSS applications.

The CME office is required to be notified of all commercial support requests for CME activities. A

signed Letter of Agreement is required to be submitted to the CME office and be fully executed

prior to the date of the CME activity.

No promotions of an activity can occur prior to approval.

Activity presentations do not need to be submitted unless they are requested by a CME team

member.

All participants in an activity should text in the CME code regardless of CME eligibility -- the code

is also used to record attendance.

Courses must submit a new application every calendar year (120 days in advance).

Course budgets and invoices are due upon request.

If you cancel or postpone your activity for any reason, please alert us right away.

Some friendly reminders from your CME Team:

CME REMINDERS

We are quickly approaching our reaccreditation for ACCME. This process will help ensure

we can continue to offer Continuing Medical Education credits for your activities. During

this time, we ask for your patience and assistance as we may be reaching out to you for

more information about your activity to feature in our report. We appreciate all you do

for continuing education to improve patient healthcare outcomes.

CPD UPDATES

Updates to look out for this summer:

1. Updated disclosure timelines

2. RSS Renewals for 2024

3. Updated Pricing Model