Awards

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Tina B. Stacy earned the National Commission for Certification of CME Professionals designation of Certified CME Professional (CCMEP™). Tina is 1 of only 240 individuals to receive this designation.

Created as a means to verify the knowledge and skills of CME staff and providers, the NC-CME certification program was launched in 2008 as a response to closer scrutiny by the government, the public, and the CME profession that is placing increasing pressure on the medical education industry and their funding sources to validate the integrity of CME programs. The final examination enables CME providers to monitor and document their ability to be compliant with national guidelines developed by groups such as the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG). The CCMEP credential is valid for 3 years.

Recipient of the Alliance for CME’s 2007 Outstanding Live Activity Award
Location: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Date: February 28, 2007

Activity Description
The CaseMat was designed to review and expand knowledge regarding the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of cancer patients as well as to encourage interaction and information sharing between practitioners and their peers. This format introduced useful considerations in building an understanding of cancer and communicating these new treatment options to patients. Additionally, the CaseMat was used as a feedback tool to evaluate physician thought patterns with regard to treatment selection, side effect management, and therapeutic combination considerations. Case presentations involving similar disease states were presented during the 1.5 hour meeting.

How the CaseMat Works
In order to encourage discussion and the exchange of clinical data and experiences, the audience size for the CaseMat activity was limited to 15 oncologists. Upon arriving in the meeting room, program attendees were provided a CaseMat (in duplicate format) to follow along in the case discussion.

Step 1: From the list provided, participants selected two controversial patient factors and/or treatment factors of interest. The patient cases for the CaseMat activity were developed to highlight patient- or treatment-specific factors.

Step 2: Participants reviewed the patient case that illustrated the selected factors. The faculty presenter then presented a patient case exemplifying controversies in the management of ovarian cancer.

Step 3: Participants identified the priorities of therapy for this patient? Lead by the faculty presenter, attendees were encouraged to discuss his/her treatment goals and the desired treatment outcomes.

Step 4: Participants selected the most appropriate treatment option. Based upon the selection, the faculty presenter provided data from a corresponding slide deck focusing on clinical trial results from the use of the selected treatment option.

Step 5: Why is the regimen you selected the best choice? Program participants and faculty presenter discussed the treatment option selected and why this treatment was most appropriate.

Step 6: Review outcome. Participants were led through the remainder of the patient case to discuss patient response to therapy selected.

Step 7: What are the next steps for your patient? At this point in the activity, participants were
encouraged to select alternative therapies for the patient based upon additional information provided from the case. As described above, once a treatment selection was made, the faculty presenter provided data, from a customized slide deck, highlighting information on the selected
treatment regimen.

Step 8: Why? Participants were encouraged to again discuss the treatment selection and why it was the most appropriate choice for the respective patient.

To ensure the activity was fair balanced, scientifically sound, and free of commercial bias, the faculty presenter provided a brief presentation at the end of the patient case, providing data on all treatment options available on the CaseMat.