Med ed RePORT
Update
The ACCME’s Decem-
ber board meeting will
CME restriction bid rebuffed, again
feature a roundtable on A third attempt by an AMA
the future of CME, with ethics council asking physicians
the council’s seven mem- and medical institutions to curb
ber organizations, as well industry funding for profes-
as national membership sional educational activities was
groups, weighing in. The rebuffed last month.
meeting is intended to the proposals, contained in
bring together differ- a report from AMA’s Council
ent facets of the CME on Ethical and Judicial Affairs
community “to establish (CEJA), would have required
direct communications CME providers to only accept
with the ACCME board,” funds from “sources that have
said Dr. Murray Kopelow, no direct financial interest in
executive director. a physician’s clinical recom-
mendations,” except in certain AMA’s interim meeting featured debate about the CEJA proposal
Chris Bolwell, VP, cases. At the AMA’s semi-annual
medical policymaking meeting, its house to the vote, 25 speakers repre- sought to delineate “ethically
affairs & of delegates voted to send the senting 24 organizations spoke preferable” or “ethically permis-
compliance entire report back to CEJA for against adoption of the CEJA sible” CME funding practices. A
officer, further study. recommendations, according to 2008 proposal—also shelved—
Imedex, “the rejection by the house of Sullivan, while in favor were 10 had called for an all-out ban on
was voted delegates shows a commitment speakers representing CEJA, the commercial support.
president-elect of North to CME funding and academic AMA’s Council on Medical Edu- in a statement, AMA chair
American Association freedom,” wrote rockpointe cation and other organizations. dr. rebecca Patchin said CEJA
of Medical Education president thomas Sullivan in the last time delegates sent a “will re-examine the issue and
and Communication the blog Policy and Medicine. CEJA proposal back to commit- present a revised report at a later
Companies (NAAMECC). At a committee meeting prior tee was in June. that proposal meeting.” —Marc Iskowitz
He will succeed the cur-
rent president, Sandra
Weaver, next October.
After probe, physician lands new post NAAMECC backs
dr. ChArlES nemeroff, the extraordinary psychiatrist and conduct code
In the third quarter,
1.6 million CME pro-
psychiatrist whose undisclosed scientist” who “got into serious
grams were completed
financial ties m