Lifelong Learning ReachMD

Host: Alicia A. Sutton

Guest: Ilana Hardesty, BA

Guest: Julie White, BA, MS, CHCP



At the 2018 Alliance for Continuing Education in Healthcare Professions meeting, host Alicia Sutton spoke with Ilana Hardesty BA, and Julie White, BA, MS, CHCP from Boston University School of Medicine CME Office on trigger videos to model effective communication strategies. Ms. White explais trigger videos as: "..an offiicial description from Academic Medicine. A trigger film is a short scene depicting a typical clinical situation with a patient or fellow colleague. These films trigger discussions of the issues and circumstances raised in the films. Basically, in layman's terms, a trigger video is really designed to elicit emotion, kind of get the audience primed for discussion."
Tune in to see a real trigger video and learn how to effectively develop a patient-centered scenario to illustrate a communication message.​

Host: Alicia A. Sutton

Guest: Jamie Reiter, PhD

Guest: Whitney E. Faler, MPA



In medical education, it is frequently asked whether an activity was successful, ie. improved outcomes. But, it rarely asks “why”. What factors contribute to the success or failure of CE activities and how can CE providers ensure they are developing and implementing activities that improve patient outcomes?
Jamie Reiter, PhD* and Whitey Faler, MPA from CME Outfitters, LLC sit down with Alicia Sutton at the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions annual conference to discuss the “why” behind successful and unsuccessful educational activities and the approaches CE providers should understand in creating medical education. More specifically, the value of using predictive modeling and how best to implement this into your activities.
*Jamie Reiter, PhD is now the Chief Executive Officer of MedEvaluate.

Host: Alicia A. Sutton

Guest: Andrew Rosenberg, JD, MP

Guest: Thomas Sullivan



Join in as Andrew Rosenberg, JD, MP, Senior Advisor of CME Coalition and Thomas Sullivan, President, and Founder of Rockpointe, discuss how CE providers will be able to offer a PI-QI improvement activity under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). They will also address the MACRA law’s physician incentives for quality care under Medicare, a breakdown of the Quality Payment Program and CE Opportunities, the newly adopted QI CME Improvement Activity, and more!

Host: Alicia A. Sutton

Guest: Hilary Schmidt, PhD

Guest: John Ruggiero, PhD, MPA, CHCP

Guest: Gregory Salinas, PhD

Guest: Nili Solomonov



Annually, there are around 150,000 certified activities produced in the US annually. However, meta-analyses and research estimates that less than 20% of those educational activities drive behavior change and probably less than 5% lead to improvements in patient outcomes. With a vast array of continuing education (CE) activities available to healthcare professionals (HCPs) and the delay in data on the effectiveness and outcomes of CE activities, it's difficult for HCPs and CE stakeholders to determine the most effective education that has the greatest potential to lead to behavior change thus improving patient care.
During the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Healthcare Professions annual meeting host Alicia Sutton speaks with guests Hilary Schmidt, PhD, John Ruggiero, PhD, MPA, CHCP, Gregory Salinas, PhD, and Nili Solomonov in a two-part interview covering:
The current state of CE activities and address the lack of objective, reliable, and empirical assessment available to prospectively identify CE activities that have the greatest potential to lead to improvements in health care practice. The development of a new Instructional Design Rating Scale and its reliability and predictive validity in driving behavior change through rigorous research methods based on the science of human learning.

Host: Alicia A. Sutton

Guest: Rob Lowney



In this episode of Lifelong Learning, Alicia Sutton welcomes Rob Lowney, Principal and Managing Director of CMEology. Rob showcases how CMEology's innovative methods improve engagement in CME which ultimately leads to improved patient care. In addition to improving engagement, Rob also shares how to add value across all stakeholders in CME, such as utilizing the arts and humanizing the education, quantifying the value of CME, research conveying improved patient health & changing performance, and multimedia education.

Host: Alicia A. Sutton

Guest: Miriam Uhlmann, PhD

Guest: Samar Aboulsoud, MD, PhD, MSc Med Ed, FHEA, MAcadMEd



Due to research and studies, health care teams are improving and understanding cultural sensitivity issues and cultural competence. However, we still have much to learn. At the Alliance for Continuing Education in Healthcare Professions 2018 annual meeting, host Alicia Sutton interviewed Samar Aboulsoud, MD and Miriam Uhlmann, PhD about their presentation "A Means to an End: Achieving Patient Satisfaction Through Culturally Sensitive Communication".
In this discussion, Drs. Aboulsoud and Uhlmann discuss their personal and professional experience with educating health care teams to deepen the medical knowledge and clinical skills of those who provide holistic approaches for patient care. Furthermore, it will challenge clinician’s understanding of what affects their interactions and understandings that can impact patient care, compliance, and outcomes.