Continuing Medical Education

Abdul Rehman Pirzado

Definition CME is the abbreviation for Continuing Medical Education

and consists of educational activities which serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession

PMDC GuidelinesPMDC has developed standards and guideline on use of

CPO as a mandatory requirement under section 16B of PM&OC (Amendment) Act 2012.

According to which;License to practice be given only to those medical/dental

practitioners /specialists who have completed at least :5 credit hours/years for GPs 10 credit hours /year for specialists)These training shall be conducted by recognized

DAI/professional body.

PMDC Guidelines for Credit Points

One Credit Point = 2 credit hours

One credit hour = 3 hours Session

Maximum 6 hours duration per day = 2 credit hours

The Importance of CME

Well established and documented to contribute in:

Enhanced skills and competencies of providers

Improved performance of health work force

Rational use of drugs

Improved client- provider relationship

Areas of CME as per PMDC guidelinesNo Category Suggested areas of CME

General Practitioners/ Administration

Any Clinical CME/ CDE,BLS,ACLS

Pre-clinical Anatomy, Physiology, Bio-chemistry , Pharmacology

Para-clinical Pathology /Micro-Biology/ Community Health Sciences, Dental materials, dental pathology

Surgical Surgical and Allied discipline (medical/dental)

Medical Medical Medicine and Allied discipline(medical/dental),

Multi-specialty CME/ CDE

BLS, ACLS, Any specialty or general practitioner

Areas of CME and opportunitiesCategory Opportunities

General Practitioners/ Administration

•Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI).

• Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)

•Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)

•Management of Malaria

•Integrated Management of adult Illness (IMAI)

•Management of Tuberculosis using DOTS

Areas of CME and opportunitiesCategory Opportunities

Pre-clinical Para-clinical

• Teaching / Learning Techniques

•Research Methodologies

•Proposal writing

•Laboratory TechniquesMedical •IMNCI

• CMAM

•EPI

•Management of Malaria

•Integrated Management of adult Illness (IMAI)

•Management of Tuberculosis using DOTS

Areas of CME and opportunitiesCategory Opportunities

Surgical • Surgical Techniques at a district Hospital

•BSL, ASL

•Essential Newborn Crae

•Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postnatal and Newborn Care (PCPNC).

•Management of Obstetric Complications,

•Teaching / Learning Techniques

•Research Methodologies

•Proposal writing

Checklist for preparing a CME UnitStrengthening Department of Medical education.

Establishing Resource Centre

Establishing skill Laboratories

Identification of In house Resource Persons

Identification of Visiting Resource Persons

Accreditation form PM&DC

Accreditation form Health Department

Maintaining Database for verification

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