tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post5031722353014544698..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: CME is a jokeSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-76822136424923599332013-04-24T20:57:33.753-04:002013-04-24T20:57:33.753-04:00Anonymous, ideal CME would be pertinent to one'...Anonymous, ideal CME would be pertinent to one's specialty and one's interests. It would be based on standards and not willy nilly as it is now. It would be accompanied by some sort of testing to verify that the attendee paid attention and learned something. <br /><br />Finally, it would be fairly priced and not the multi-million dollar industry that it has become.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-6170072060121217782013-04-24T15:48:47.603-04:002013-04-24T15:48:47.603-04:00Hi--What do you think ideal CME would be like?Hi--What do you think ideal CME would be like?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-9519878635897285602012-05-17T07:33:47.350-04:002012-05-17T07:33:47.350-04:00Completely agree.
Unfortunately, I think it is a w...Completely agree.<br />Unfortunately, I think it is a way to keep the bad docs informed, and punish the rest of us.Ruggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098113624490857426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-54313931959337823312012-05-05T12:35:44.139-04:002012-05-05T12:35:44.139-04:00Chris,
Both CME and re-certification, or rather &...Chris,<br /><br />Both CME and re-certification, or rather "maintenance of certification," are ways the profession can give the appearance of doing something constructive.<br /><br />By the way, some of the worst surgeons I know are board-certified.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-66757199906771258652012-05-05T11:44:45.670-04:002012-05-05T11:44:45.670-04:00Great post.
I agree, most CME is useless for updat...Great post.<br />I agree, most CME is useless for updating my practice.<br />I've wondered the value of ABS re-cert as wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-74297883395141607732012-04-27T08:42:03.499-04:002012-04-27T08:42:03.499-04:00I never got anything out of CME once the the gov d...I never got anything out of CME once the the gov decided that offshore trips for same were no longer deductible. How can you improve your mind if you don't spend the afternoon on the beach with a Mai Tai?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com