Continuing Medical Education

A recent survey revealed an interesting take on Continuing Medical Education (CME) from the healthcare provider’s (HCP) point of view. [i] The overall result showcased that the HCPs showed more interest in attending a live CME conference when compared to other forms of CME courses like journals, online conferences, podcasts, and webinars. According to the survey, CME/CE activities provided more in-depth knowledge to HCPs than any other form of information. HCPs reported an overall improvement in patient care, practice management, and reduced cost of care administration as a result of attending CME/CE medical conferences . The data also highlighted the fact that live CME medical events offered a better learning format by presenting information that was applicable to the HCP’s practice, as well as an opportunity to engage with other professionals, faculty members, peers, and leaders, which was more beneficial to them in long run. HCPs preferred live CME conferences to ...

A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in finding, treating, and preventing diseases related to the heart and blood vessels. A cardiologist is a specialist of internal medicine, a pediatric cardiologist is part of pediatrics, and a cardiothoracic surgeon or cardiac surgeon is a specialty of general surgery. In order to become a certified cardiologist, an individual must complete a minimum of 10 years of clinical and educational preparations. In addition, a cardiologist is required to stay abreast with the latest on-going training requirements via continuing medical education (CME.) These credits are obtained by attending cardiology-related conferences and medical events. According to our eMedEvents database, there are currently a total of 678 upcoming medical conferences specializing in cardiology. In the United States, 469   internationalCME conferences are scheduled for 2018. We recommend physicians check out our database for Interventional Cardiology and V...