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Letters |3 July 2012

Continuing Medical Education and Quality Improvement: A Match Made in Heaven?

Murray Kopelow, MD, MS (Comm)

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  • From Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, Chicago, IL 60654.

    Potential Conflicts of Interest: Dr. Kopelow is the Chief Executive Officer of the ACCME.

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TO THE EDITOR:
We applaud Shojania and colleagues (1) for recognizing that the integration of continuing medical education (CME) and quality improvement (QI) offers the opportunity to improve the quality of health care overall. Their examples describe meaningful ways for CME providers to deliberately incorporate QI into their partnerships. We appreciate the recognition of best practices and the opportunity to learn and share effective strategies.
Continuing medical education providers in the United States have been recognizing this correlation. The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) released new requirements in 2006 (2) to reposition accredited CME as a strategic asset...
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Kopelow M. Continuing Medical Education and Quality Improvement: A Match Made in Heaven?. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157:77. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-1-201207030-00020

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2012;157(1):77.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-1-201207030-00020

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