Table 1 Summary of continuing medical education (CME) programs, June 2009 – August 2010
CME partner and activity | Date, audience and promotions | Pre-activity questions |
|---|---|---|
Activity 1: Maryland Academy of Family Physicians, 2009 Annual CME Assembly; Drug –nutrient interactions | 6/09 Conference attendees, primarily family physicians in the mid-Atlantic | 5 interspersed questions using an audience response system |
Activity 2: Audio-Digest Pediatrics on Atypical antipsychotics in children | 8/09-8/10 Subscribers, practitioners who care for children, approximately 75% physicians | 10 questions submitted by mail, fax, or website |
Activity 3: Audio-Digest Special Topics on Atypical antipsychotics in children * | 8/09-8/10 Responders to free CME post on the Audio-Digest homepage; American Academy of Pediatrics newsletter feature | 10 questions submitted via website |
Activity 4: Medscape CME on Atypical antipsychotics in children * | 11/09-1/10 Participants in Medscape’s Psychiatry and Mental Health listserv with multiple cross-posts | 6 web-based interspersed questions |
Activity 5: Medscape CME on Medication-related weight gain * | 5/10-8/10 Participants in Medscape’s Preventive Medicine and Public Health listserv with multiple cross-posts; American College of Preventive Medicine feature | 4 web-based interspersed questions |
Activity 6: Food and Drug Administration Scientific Rounds on Autism | 5/10 FDA employees with regulatory and clinical interests | 3 questions using an audience response system, 1 which was developed to better understand responses from prior CME programs |