CME Continues to Grow and Evolve

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) recently released the ACCME Data Report: Growth and Evolution in Continuing Medical Education — 2016. The 2016 report includes data from a community of over 1,800 accredited continuing medical education (CME) providers that offer physicians and healthcare teams an array of resources to promote quality, safety, and the evolution of healthcare. Key Report Takeaways The report highlights the fact that CME is a vibrant – and growing – community. Last year, ACCME along with more than 1,800 accredited CME providers offered close to 159,000 educational activities, comprising more than one million hours of instruction and interactions with 27 million health care professionals. Since 2015, the number of educational events has increased 7% while hours of instruction increased by 9% and interactions with clinicians increased by 5%. Even more impressive, the number of activities and interactions have increased each year since 2010, despite some consolidation among CME providers. The numbers of physician interactions have either increased over the years, or remained stable. The number of interactions with non-physician health care professionals such as nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists shows steady growth. Accredited CME providers represent a range of organizations from national physician membership organizations to rural hospitals. Some specialize in local, community-based health issues, ot...
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