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President's Message by Rosemary McCool
CLEAR's 29th annual conference is only days away and I look forward to welcoming you to Denver. Four hundred of our colleagues will be in attendance, an increase on previous years, and a testament to the value of the event and the broader organization. A further one hundred and fifty attendees will participate in the various training programs offered, while nearly thirty exhibitors will highlight resources to assist us as we carry out our vital mission of public protection. Outstanding learning and networking opportunities lie ahead, and I thank Program Committee co-chairs Caroline MacIsaac-Power and Nancy Swetnam, and all those committee members who have worked tirelessly to prepare another excellent conference. The Denver meeting marks the end of my year as CLEAR President and I would like to take a moment to look back on an extraordinary year of achievement and growth for the organization. The accompanying list of activities details the breadth of work being undertaken by CLEAR, but today I would like to draw your attention to several initiatives I consider particularly significant: |
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Did you miss CLEAR's webinar? Continuing Competence: An Initiative to Measure and Inform
Over 125 people listened in for CLEAR's webinar this week. Presenters Norman Kahn, Council of Medical Specialty Societies; Melanie Brim, Michigan Department of Community Health; and Rosemary Gibson, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gave perspectives on developing initiatives addressing how the healthcare system will determine, measure, evaluate and assure the public about a physician's competence throughout his or her professional career. Were you unable to attend this offering? A recording of the webinar is available for purchase ($45 for members/$65 for others).
Here are some highlights from the webinar:
- The National Alliance for Physician Competence has developed the Good Medical Practice USA document, which describes desirable characteristics of competent physicians. Several states are developing educational tools built around GMP.
- The notion of competence is changing, with a shift to a culture of continuous improvement in medical practice.
- 40 + state medical boards now require Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. Traditional CME has faced recent criticism that it has not been demonstrated to produce changes in practice behaviors. New types of CME include Evidence-Based CME, Point of Care CME, and Performance Improvement CME, including the Improving Performance in Practice model.
- The shift to a continuous improvement model of assessment requires medical boards to acknowledge the difference between "knowing" and "doing" and shift from knowledge-based assessment to system-demonstrated performance and moving to practice-relevant assessment and education.
- A change in the culture of regulatory boards would include a move to a supportive rather than punitive environment where remediation and education are important.
- The National Alliance has engaged thoughtful members of the public in this conversation, realizing that the public and professionals share a common interest in assuring continuing competence.
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Discussion Question: correspondence to applicants via e-mail
A CLEAR member agency requests the following information about requiring email addresses, and sending all correspondence to applicants and respondents via email:
1)Does your agency require email addresses from applicants and licensees?
2)If yes, please provide the name of your agency
3)Is the requirement rule, statute, or policy?
4)Contact information for person to speak to regarding implementation
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About CLEAR
CLEAR promotes regulatory excellence through conferences, educational programs, networking opportunities, publications, and research services for those involved with, or affected by, professional and occupational regulation. A neutral forum to encourage and provide for the sharing of best practices, CLEAR serves and supports the international regulatory community and its vital contribution to public protection.
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CLEAR 2009 Annual Conference
September 10-12 Denver, Colorado
Colorado approves 13 hours of CLE for the conference.
CEU applications will be available on-site: 17 clock hours (1.7 CEUs)
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CLEAR Welcomes these New Members
An Bord Altranais (Ireland)
College & Association of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta
Minnesota Board of Social Work
National Social Work Qualifications Board (Ireland)
New Mexico EMS Bureau
Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards
Lucy Impera - Electrical Safety Authority
Law School Admission Council
National Association of Certified Child Forensic Interviewers
Heidi Shaw - National Environmental Health Association
Susan Wagner - Medi-Weightloss Clinics Franchise HQ
The new membership year began July 1, 2009. Membership renewals due now.
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