http://www.drzachary.net/2010/06/14/cme-courses-compromised-relationships-and-payola/ Christopher Zachary MD is a speicalist in laser surgery, aesthetic surgery, and cancer (Mohs Micrographic Surgery) and reconstructive surgery Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.drzachary.net/2010/06/14/cme-courses-compromised-relationships-and-payola/comment-page-1/#comment-78 CBZ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:01:22 +0000 http://www.drzachary.net/?p=1302#comment-78 I agree ..... the pendulum has swung too far ..... but even the most restrictive of regulations is not going to prevent some meeting administrators from finding ways to screw the system. I agree ….. the pendulum has swung too far ….. but even the most restrictive of regulations is not going to prevent some meeting administrators from finding ways to screw the system.

]]> http://www.drzachary.net/2010/06/14/cme-courses-compromised-relationships-and-payola/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Amy Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:48:23 +0000 http://www.drzachary.net/?p=1302#comment-77 I completely agree. We can't even run our weekly grand rounds without doing an outcomes study to prove that our educational program has merit, even though it has been approved by the ACGME. The regulators have no idea about the administrative burden this places on a department that has no commercial support. The CME regulators are trying to change the way we educate doctors, but the only result is more paperwork and meaningless objectives. I completely agree. We can’t even run our weekly grand rounds without doing an outcomes study to prove that our educational program has merit, even though it has been approved by the ACGME. The regulators have no idea about the administrative burden this places on a department that has no commercial support. The CME regulators are trying to change the way we educate doctors, but the only result is more paperwork and meaningless objectives.

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