Regularly Scheduled Conferences (RSC)

(03-04-A)

In order to be in compliance with regularly scheduled conferences (RSC), all OSMA-accredited providers of CME should abide by the following components, along with the Essential Areas, Elements & Policies of the OSMA when designating CME for a RSC.

The OSMA will implement this RSC policy during a transition time of:

January 2005 through December 2005.

During this time the OSMA will consider only tumor boards as
Regular Scheduled Conferences (RSC).

  1. (Example: Tumor board has weekly, 1-hour sessions. All providers must assure each session of the RSC is in compliance with all OSMA accreditation Elements and Policies. OSMA accredited providers that produce RSC’s will be asked to have a system in place to monitor the compliance of their entire RSC activity.

    In order to maintain accreditation, CME providers will be asked to:

    1. Describe the monitoring system - demonstrate how you "know"

      (e.g: CME policy and procedures)

    2. Demonstrate that the monitoring system has been implemented - tell us what you "know"

      (e.g: Overall program evaluation 2.5 and CME policy and procedure)

    3. Explain and show that the monitoring system has facilitated improvements - tell us what you changed to make improvement(s)

      (e.g: Overall program evaluation 2.5)

  2. Be able to store and retrieve information about learner participation. The provider is required to make available (and assessable) to the learners some form of an information management system (examples include paper, web, or LAN based systems) through which data and information on a learner’s participation can be recorded and retrieved. The critical data and information elements include: leaner identifier, name/topic of activity, data of activity, credits designated or actually claimed.
  3. Provide results in improvements to the system. (in support of Element 2.4, 2.5, and 3.1)
  4. The accredited provider must be able to show written documentation that the RSC was planned and implemented based on actual performance data and information for compliance (in support of Elements 2.1–2.5, and 3.1–3.3)
    1. The CME designated entity will develop global (annual) objectives for each RSC series and/or sessions.
    2. The global (annual) objectives and all RSC are to be monitored by the CME designated entity on an annual basis and included in the overall CME program evaluation with documented changes and/or findings.
  5. The CME designated entity should develop at least one learning objective related to a newly defined topic, unless included in the global objectives.
  6. The provider must demonstrate that the monitoring system looks for results in improvement or expected improvement.

(ACCME 03-A-08)