About Us
Founded in 1977, and based in Creamery, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia, The Center for Medical Education, Inc. has been providing its subscribers and course participants with a variety of state-of-the-art continuing medical education resources. Annually over 6000 physicians participate in one of our educational programs, earning in excess of 90,000 CME credits each year. Next to the American College of Emergency Physicians, it is believed that The Center for Medical Education is the largest provider of emergency medicine CME in the country. In addition to sponsoring our own courses, we also furnish support services for a variety of other CME course providers and have developed and licensed a number of ED-specific software programs. www.CCME.org
Publications
Emergency Medical Abstracts
The first educational endeavor of "The Center" was Emergency Medical Abstracts. Since 1977 EMA has been providing its 4000+ subscribers with 40 original abstracts culled from over 600 refereed medical journals. In addition to the abstracts, each month subscribers receive a four-page essay focusing on a narrow, leading-edge topic, a two-hour audio CD on which the editors summarize the abstracts and add their clinical perspective, and a searchable listing of all articles felt germane to the specialty of Emergency Medicine. The publication is available in printed, computerized and Internet versions. CME credit is provided by the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. www.CCME.org
Primary Care Medical Abstracts
Introduced in 1992 with a format identical to Emergency Medical Abstracts, PCMA was developed to meet the informational needs of primary care physicians. With a CME program accredited by the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, subscribers who participate in the optional CME program can earn 4 AAFP and AMA Category I credits monthly.
Emergency Medicine: Reviews and Perspectives
Established in 2001, Emergency Medicine: Reviews and Perspective (otherwise known as EM:RAP) provides its 4000+ monthly audio subscribers with a 2.5-hour, topic-based in-depth presentation in an easy listening format. Founded by Mel Herbert and co-hosted by Stuart Swadron, these two senior faculty at the University of Southern California’s Emergency Medicine residency include in their program information from leading edge conferences, excerpts from grand rounds presentations at a number of major universities, case conferences and interviews with EM newsmakers. www.EMRap.org
EM:Prep
In 2003, The Center for Medical Education partnered with the American College of Emergency Physicians to create EM:Prep. This publication, updated annually, was founded to assist ABEM-certified emergency medicine specialists in attaining the key information from a series of ABEM-selected articles that are required reading for ABEM recertification. Each of the designated articles is summarized both in printed and audio formats, and CME credit is provided upon successful completion of a post-test. To date, more than 10,000 copies have been sold. www.EMPrep.org
Risk Management Monthly / Emergency Medicine
Established in 2007, Risk Management Monthly / Emergency Medicine provides its subscribers with key information aimed at limiting the risk of malpractice litigation. The program is hosted by Drs. Mel Herbert, Greg Henry and Rick Bukata. The format is upbeat and diversified. Subscribers have internet access to all prior issues at no additional charge, and a printed summary is provided monthly along with access to CME credits www.RiskManagementMonthly.com
ED Leadership Monthly
Established in 2009, this audio publication focuses on management-related issues concerning emergency department operation. The hosts, Drs. Kevin Klauer and Shari Welch, and Jeanne McGrayne, RN, experts in the field, provide up-to-date information on the latest strategies to optimize emergency department function along with tips on meeting the various regulatory requirements of CMS, the Joint Commission and other regulatory agencies. www.EDLeadershipMonthly.com
Hospital Pharmacist Monthly
This audio publication is hosted by two pharmacists with impeccable credentials in the field of hospital pharmacy management. Together, Drs. Dan Ross and Amy Gutierrez focus on providing hospital pharmacy leaders with current information on all manner of regulatory requirements related to the operation of hospital pharmacies in addition to the latest information regarding drug recalls, current literature, FDA activities and hot topics. www.HospitalPharmacistMonthly.com
Continuing Education Courses
Emergency Medicine & Acute Care
Begun in 1984, this series of annual courses is based on the Emergency Medical Abstracts database. The goal was to provide a series of literature-based courses that focused on the new and controversial, with the aim of advancing or reinforcing physician practice. To date more than 400 of these courses have been presented throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. With over 35,000 attendees, the course is the longest running educational program of its kind. www.CCME.org
Essentials of Emergency Medicine
This course is the result of a partnership between The Center for Medical Education, Inc., and the Department of Emergency Medicine of the Los Angeles County / USC Medical Center. Organized by Dr. Mel Herbert of USC in 2002, the course is held in Las Vegas each November with an average attendance of over 800 emergency physicians and other providers. After the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians, it is the largest single emergency medicine course in the United States. www.USCessentials.com
National Emergency Medicine Board Review
Created in 1997, this course is the result of a partnership between The Center for Medical Education, Inc. and The Center for Emergency Medical Education, the educational division of Emergency Medicine Physicians of Canton, Ohio. The course is provided three times annually and is also available in audio and video self-study formats. The course is the largest of its kind, with more than 1,500 participants annually. www.EMboards.com
National Family Medicine Board Review
In 2001 the Center for Medical Education, Inc., partnered with the Department of Family Medicine of Michigan State University and the Journal of Family Practice to create an intensive review course for physicians certifying or recertifying in Family Medicine. The course is provided three times a year, following the format of the National Emergency Medicine Board Review course upon which it is modeled. In 2009 more than 1200 physicians participated in the live course or subscribed to the audio or video self-study versions. www.FMboards.com
Resuscitation
Created in 2007, this course is the result of a partnership between The Center for Medical Education, Inc., and CME Download, a major provider of internet-based continuing education products for emergency physicians. The course, which focuses on the latest developments in the area of acute medicine, has been given each year in Las Vegas with annual attendance of 300-400 participants. http://www.resuscitation-conference.com/
The Advanced ED Management Course
This course was developed in 2009 as the result of a partnership between The Center for Medical Education, Inc., and the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance. The focus of the course is a series of presentations by content experts on methods of optimizing ED operations. The initial course, presented in Las Vegas in 2009, was recorded and is available for self-study in audio or video formats. Subsequent presentations of the course are intended to be given twice yearly. www.EDGoodtoGreatCourse.com
Emergency Department-Related Software
EDITS Software
The EDITS software program is designed to facilitate the rapid, manual capture of all manner of clinical, demographic and management information into a single database. In the process of data entry, both hospital and physician charge capture can be performed and ICD-9 coding accomplished. This unprecedented database allows for the creation of heretofore unavailable reports focusing on all aspects of emergency department operation. The program has been commercially available since 1993 and is currently licensed to a variety of hospitals.www.CCME.org
Scan-ER Software
The Scan-ER software program was specifically designed to meet the unique needs of contemporary emergency departments. Scanned paper ED records are easily created, distributed, stored and retrieved, substantially facilitating the management of paper records in the ED. The program has been licensed to hospitals having in excess of 100,000 ED visits annually. www.Scan-ER.com