CME & Lifelong Learning

Photo of AAFP President Ted Epperly, M.D., testifying before an AMA reference committee

AAFP President Ted Epperly, M.D., testifies June 14 before an AMA reference committee about the merits of two AMA council reports that offer guidance on health care industry support of CME activities.

2009 Annual Meeting

CEJA Report on Industry Funding of CME Needs More Study, Say AMA Delegates

(06/17/2009) -- An AAFP-supported report aimed at guiding physician-learners and CME providers in managing their relationships with industry got as far as being recommended for adoption by the 2009 AMA House of Delegates here. But in the end, delegates referred the report for more study, citing concerns that it needed added clarity and further refinement. More

'2-for-1' EB CME to Sunset in 2011

(05/15/2009) -- Physician-learners, take note: The AAFP will end its award of "2-for-1" credit for its evidence-based CME, or EB CME, on Jan. 1, 2011. Meanwhile, the Academy is continuing to explore new opportunities for members to earn credits to meet continuing education requirements as part of its ongoing commitment to evidence-based education. More

Downloadable Fact Sheets Dispel Myths About CME Bias, Conflicts of Interest

(03/16/2009) -- CME providers, physician-learners and other stakeholders who follow the latest "hot topics" in continuing professional development now can download two fact sheets developed by the AMA National Task Force on Continuing Medical Education Provider/Industry Collaboration, known as NTF. More

AAFP Performance Improvement Initiative

Just-released METRIC Module Tackles Depression

(11/21/2008) -- The Academy's performance improvement program known as METRIC, or Measuring, Evaluating and Translating Research Into Care, recently launched a new module on depression that will be of special interest to family physicians. Bruce Bagley, M.D., AAFP's medical director of quality improvement, said the latest module -- Depression: Improving Patient Care -- will help physicians organize their approach to treating patients with depression. More