In April, the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) began a weekly series of webinars called "CPD Pulse Points." In each session, Chitra Subramanian, current ACEhp president, has a conversation with a guest about a topic relevant to healthcare CPD today. Registration is free for ACEhp members. Non-members can attend the live sessions for $5 or purchase a recording for $25. Each session is recorded and made available for learners who are unable to attend the live mee...

One of the challenges many activity planners face is how to comply with the Standards for Commercial Support. While compliance is not necessarily difficult, it does require a great deal of attention to detail. By creating a standard procedure for handling conflict of interest (COI) and disclosure, planners can simplify their process for handling these key accreditation requirements. Identification of Potential Conflicts of Interest All persons who are in a position to control the content of an a...

In April, the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) began a weekly series of webinars called "CPD Pulse Points." In each session, Chitra Subramanian, current ACEhp president, has a conversation with a guest about a topic relevant to healthcare CPD today. Registration is free for ACEhp members and $25 for non-members. Each session is recorded and made available for learners who are unable to attend the live meeting, so if any of the sessions sound interesting to you,...

Over the years that I have been in the field of health care continuing education, our profession has evolved. We are working to make it truly a profession. But one thing we are still working on is our language. What is a learner? What is an attendee? Is there a difference? Should there be a difference? Different programs use different terms. One program may make a distinction between terms while another program uses them synonymously. This makes studying the impact of our field difficult. If we ...

In April, the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp) began a weekly series of webinars called "CPD Pulse Points." In each session, Chitra Subramanian, current ACEhp president, has a conversation with a guest about a topic relevant to healthcare CPD today. Registration is free for ACEhp members and $25 for non-members. Each session is recorded and made available for learners who are unable to attend the live meeting, so if any of the sessions sound interesting to you,...