Orange
County Urological Society CME Mission Statement
Preamble:
The Continuing Medical Education Committee
of the Orange County Urological Society is charged with the
oversight of all of the Society’s Continuing Medical
Education (CME) programs. The Continuing Medical Education
Program at Orange County Urological Society supports the overall
mission of the Society by providing and evaluating CME activities
that achieve measurable educational results of the highest
value to the practice of medicine.
Mission
Statement:
The mission of the CME Committee of
the Orange County Urological Society shall be to formulate
educational activities consistent with the accreditation standards
which serve to maintain, develop or increase knowledge, improve
clinical skills and professional performance of physicians
in order to provide and improve the quality of patient care.
Goals:
Under the direction of Orange County
Urological Society’s Continuing Medical Education Committee,
they shall:
a. maintain accreditation through the California Medical Association
for the provision of Category educational activities.
b. remain informed of current accreditation standards and
other CME issues in which a representative of the CME Committee
or CME coordinator shall attend the Annual CME Provider Conference
of the California Medical Association.
c. plan all CME activities by determining the need for the
activities and by setting educational objectives.
d. provide educational activities and program planning free
of commercial influence.
e. shall annually assess its effectiveness in accomplishing
the goals of the CME mission.
Scope:
The CME activities shall extend to
the members of Orange County Urological Society and to physicians
in the surrounding communities of Orange County. Activities
may include quality improvement, socio-economic topics, and
public health issues.
Audience:
Appropriate CME activities shall be
developed for primary care physicians as well as for specialty
and subspecialty physicians. When appropriate, allied health
personnel, resident physicians and medical students shall
be invited to participate in these activities.
Activities:
The activities shall consist of dinner
meetings which are usually one to two hours in length and
often employ a variety of teaching techniques. Often, the
activity is centered on didactic lectures, panel discussions,
and PowerPoint demonstrations.
a.
Educational Goals: Each activity approved for Category 1 CME
credit must have educational objective.
b. Needs Assessment: The need for CME content may be determined
by suggestions from our members by use of an evaluation form,
needs assessment forms or by member survey. Our CME evaluation
forms have space reserved for physicians to recommend topics
for future programs. The OCUS constantly encourages the membership
to recommend topics of need.
c. Evaluation: A standard CME evaluation form must be completed
and signed for all approved Category 1 CME activities.
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