Program Overview

The 2018 GAME Annual Conference will focus on emerging technologies and their impact on advancing educational research, continuing education (CME/CE), and new approaches in continuing professional development (CPD).  With an increased focus on the linkage of CPD, quality improvement, patient engagement, and outcomes our goal is to empower learners and CPD professionals with the knowledge and skills to harness the technologies, theories and best practices to pioneer innovation in CME/CE globally and locally.  Professionals representing academia, educational research, medical societies, medical education companies, and technology organizations are being challenged to reflect on current practices and develop innovative solutions that maximize efficiencies and effectiveness in learning and optimizing learner engagement.

 

The 2018 GAME Annual Conference themes will address:

• eLearning Solutions for CME/CE Programs: Maximizing Learning Engagement and Outcomes

• Designing Interprofessional Continuing Education to Optimize Team-Based Care

• Designing Interprofessional Continuing Education to Optimize Team-Based Care

• The Role of Patients as a Partner in CME/CE activities

• Learning/teaching principles and best-practices from global partners

• Designing best-in-class educational needs and practice needs assessments

• Innovation in CME/CE: Case Studies from Around the World

• Data on CME Requirements by Country or Region (including CME accreditation and standards for commercial support)

 

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Preliminary Agenda:

For the full conference agenda, please click here.

 

 

Friday, May 18, 2018 

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7:00 - 8:00                Registration/Morning Buzz Networking Breakfast

 

8:00 - 8:30                Opening Session

                                   

8:30 - 10:00               Interactive Keynote: Advances in Continuing Professional Development of                                                   Healthcare Professionals

                                  Mary Turco, EdD

 

10:00 - 10:30             Break/Exhibit Hall

 

10:30 – 12:00             Session 1: Best Practices from Around the World

 

12:00 - 13:00             Poster Session 

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13:00 - 14:00             Sponsored Lunch

 

14:00 - 15:30             Session 2: eLearning Solutions for CME/CE Programs

 

15:30 - 16:00             Break 

 

16:00 - 17:30             Session 3: Learning and Teaching Principles: A Global Perspective 

 

17:30 - 18:30             Panel: Giving the Stage to Patient Voices: The Perspectives of the Educator, the                                          Clinician and the Patient

 

18:30 - 19:30             Sponsored Networking Cocktail Reception

 

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Saturday, May 19, 2018 

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7:00 - 8:00             Registration/Morning Buzz Networking Breakfast

 

8:00 - 9:30             Interactive Keynote: The ECHO Program and its Application Around the World 

                              Sanjeev Arora, MD 

 

9:30 - 10:30           Workshop: Professional Development as a Catalyst for Organizational Change-An                                     International Leadership Continuing Education Program

 

10:30 - 11:30          Workshop: From Continuing Medical Education to Contemporary Stakeholder                                          Learning: A Future-Focused Methodology for Outcomes-based Learning in Complex                                  Health Ecosystems

 

11:30 - 12:00          Coffee Break and General Assembly 

 

12:00 – 13:30         Session 4: The Role of Patients as a Partner in CME/CE Activities 

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13:30 -14:30           Sponsored Lunch Break and Closing