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Integrating Patient Advocates Into Continuing Professional Development: Overcoming Barriers and Enhancing Impact
education
Patient advocacy is central to modern healthcare, ensuring patient voices shape care decisions. In CPD, integrating patient advocates enhances education, improves provider communication and optimizes care outcomes. Despite these benefits, they...
Integrating Patient Advocates Into Continuing Professional Development: Overcoming Barriers and Enhancing Impact

By: Heather Ranels, CHCP, FACEHP

The American Academy of Pediatrics Health Care Transition From Pediatric to Adult-focused Care for Youth With Spina Bifida Project ECHO® — Cohort 3
outcomes
In collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the SBA, the AAP designed and implemented a quality improvement learning collaborative on transition in SB care. After two successful cohorts of the learning...
The American Academy of Pediatrics Health Care Transition From Pediatric to Adult-focused Care for Youth With Spina Bifida Project ECHO® — Cohort 3

By: Nkemdilim Chineme, MPH; Lisa Brock, LCSW; Kendall Arslanian, PhD; Jamie Jones, MPH; Nataliya Shtym, MPH; Dzeneta Dujkovic, MPH; and Kerri Leo, MATD, CAE, CHCP

Celebrating Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Day™: A Week of Teamwork, Learning and Recognition
leadership
For the inaugural year of Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Day™ (HCEP Day) at Nemours Children’s Health, a team consisting of continuing medical education, nursing education and the medical library gathered to plan a...
Celebrating Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Day™: A Week of Teamwork, Learning and Recognition

By: Kelly Carlson Eberbach DNP, MBA, RN, CPN, CPEN; Jennifer Valdivia, MHA; and Yari Payne, CMP

Spotlighting #Alliance25 Poster Presenters
education

The Alliance 2025 Annual Conference offered a lot of informative and insightful poster presentations by Alliance membership.

Spotlighting #Alliance25 Poster Presenters

By: Erin Schwarz

Small Teams, Big Outcomes: Efficient CME Approaches
education
Small continuing education for the health professions (CEHP) teams are not uncommon. In fact, in 2020, the Alliance Research Committee published the results of their survey of Alliance members regarding the most significant barriers they face in...
Small Teams, Big Outcomes: Efficient CME Approaches

By: Katie West, M.S.N., R.N.

When All Teach, Specialists Learn
education
Rarely do we ask if — let alone what — experts or instructors learn from their participation in continuing medical education. But surely those who lead professional education programs — especially when such learning is highly...
When All Teach, Specialists Learn

By: R. Sam Larson, Ph.D.

Understanding the Nuances: Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, Cross-disciplinary and Interprofessional Approaches in Accredited Continuing Healthcare Education
education

In the realm of healthcare education, fostering collaboration across disciplines is not only advantageous but imperative for ensuring top-notch patient care.

Understanding the Nuances: Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, Cross-disciplinary and Interprofessional Approaches in Accredited Continuing Healthcare Education

By: Andrea Zimmerman, Ed.D.

Patient-centered Practices in Continuing Medical Education (CME)
outcomes
“To attend those who suffer, a physician must possess not only the scientific knowledge and technical abilities, but also an understanding of human nature. The patient is not just a group of symptoms, damaged organs and altered emotions....
Patient-centered Practices in Continuing Medical Education (CME)

By: Milini Mingo, MPA, CHCP

Back to Basics: The 7 Pillars of CE
education
In the world of healthcare, the significance of continuing education (CE) is undeniable. It acts as the guiding light in a healthcare professional's pursuit of excellence and ensures they stay on the path of medical knowledge and...
Back to Basics: The 7 Pillars of CE

By: Milini Mingo, MPA, CHCP

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Top 5 Best Practices for Performance Improvement CME
outcomes
Top 5 Best Practices for Performance Improvement CME

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The American Academy of Pediatrics Health Care Transition From Pediatric to Adult-focused Care for Youth With Spina Bifida Project ECHO® — Cohort 3
outcomes
The American Academy of Pediatrics Health Care Transition From Pediatric to Adult-focused Care for Youth With Spina Bifida Project ECHO® — Cohort 3

By: Nkemdilim Chineme, MPH; Lisa Brock, LCSW; Kendall Arslanian, PhD; Jamie Jones, MPH; Nataliya Shtym, MPH; Dzeneta Dujkovic, MPH; and Kerri Leo, MATD, CAE, CHCP

Lessons From the Alligator Pit: A Multi-year, Cross-industry Effort to Improve the Quality of CPD
outcomes
Lessons From the Alligator Pit: A Multi-year, Cross-industry Effort to Improve the Quality of CPD

By: Sharon E. Cathcart, CHCP; Pam Beaton, PhD, CHCP, FACEHP; Dustin Ensign, CHCP, FACEHP; Andrew Crim, M.Ed., CHCP, FACEHP; and Ann Lichti, CHCP, FACEHP

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