CACME Best Practice Awards
These awards recognize best practices—ideas or processes that can
be implemented by CACME members. Individuals may nominate their own
projects/processes for these awards.
Requirements for nominees:
- Submitter must be a CACME member
- Nominated activity or project must be:
- innovative and creative
- based on evidence of adult learning
- in compliance with any / all relevant regulations /
guidelines
- broadly applicable to other CACME members (as well as
the CME community at large)
- One or more CACME-member(s) must be involved in the planning
and execution of the project to be considered
- Nomination must be in the form of a letter not more than 2
pages long (2 short appendices, eg, a form, photo, or document,
are allowed as attachments)
- Nominees must agree to share their winning ideas with CACME
members (ie, prepare a short report for posting on the CACME
website and potential distribution; article for the Almanac or
other relevant publication.
- Ongoing activities are eligible for submission
- Nominations that do not conform to the Award Criteria and/or
Requirements will not be considered by the Awards Committee
Winners receive:
- Plaque naming the winning individual or organization and the
award category
- Posting on CACME website, press release
Topics and criteria for Awards:
- Outstanding CME Activity - The design should meet
identified needs and learning preferences of the target
audience, be interactive, apply adult learning principles, and
facilitate assessment of outcomes in terms of competence or
performance
- Best Practice in Collaboration - Activities could
include policies or procedures to facilitate collaboration, or a
unique way to collaborate, or illustrate partnership with a
nontraditional stakeholder
- Best Practice in Research - Activities could include
staff development activities or personal professional
development plans; they could also include training for
commercial supporters or other stakeholders. Activities should
be interactive and based on adult learning principles.
- Ted Lewis Lifetime Achievement Award - This award
will recognize an individual working within the state of
Colorado and is a CACME member. It is anticipated that someone
other than the nominee will nominate him or her.
Submission/Nomination Process (applies to Best Practice and
Exemplary CME awards)
- Nominations for all Awards should be sent via email to the
current CACME President
- For questions or comments please contact the current CACME
President
Award for Most Outstanding CME Activity
Award Eligibility Requirements:
- CME Activity must be completed by a member of CACME. (If CME
Activity is completed by a collaborative team, at least one
collaborator must be from a CACME member organization).
- CME Activity must be in compliance with the ACCME
guidelines.
- CME Activity must have been completed between July 2009 and
July 2010.
Criteria to evaluate an outstanding CME Activity will include,
but is not limited to:
- Innovative Quality: The evaluation will consider the CME
Activity’s representation of new approaches to effective CME.
- Creativity: The evaluation will consider the CME Activity’s
use of creative tactics, delivery and learning styles.
- Significance: The evaluation will consider the
significance/relevance of the CME Activity to the CME
profession.
- Impact: The evaluation will consider the impact of the CME
Activity’s outcomes to the CME profession.
Award for Most Outstanding CME Collaboration Activity
Award Eligibility Requirements:
- CME Activity must be completed by a member of CACME. (If CME
Activity is completed by a collaborative team, at least one
collaborator must be from a CACME member organization).
- This award is given to the healthcare team which
demonstrates excellence in collaboration and cooperation in the
development of their CME activity.
- Jointly sponsored, co-provided by, in-collaboration with,
state health department, government agency, and other vested CME
stakeholders who have engineered bridge building with excellence
in ACCME Updated Accreditation Criteria # 20.
- CME Activity must demonstrate excellence with ACCME Updated
Accreditation Criteria items 16-22.
- CME Activity must have been completed between July 2009 and
July 2010.
Criteria to evaluate an outstanding CME Collaboration Activity
will include, but is not limited to:
- Innovative Quality: The evaluation will consider the CME
Activity’s representation of stakeholder cooperation and
collaboration.
- Creativity: The evaluation will consider the CME Activity’s
implementation of ACCME Updated Accreditation Criteria items
16-22 with regards to creative and innovative collaboration.
- Significance: The evaluation will consider the
significance/relevance of the CME stakeholder collaboration
highlighting cooperation within the CME profession.
Award for Research in CME
Requirements for receiving award:
- Award will be given for the best example of research which
contributes to the body of knowledge necessary to design and
execute effective CME activities.
- If research is completed by a collaborative team, at least
one collaborator must be from a CACME member organization.
- If research is completed in tandem with a CME activity, the
activity must be in compliance with all CME guidelines.
• Research must have been submitted and accepted for
publication.
Criteria used to evaluate nominees
- Evaluation will consider how the nominated research advances
the general knowledge of the CME community in any one or more of
(although not necessarily limited to) the following areas:
- Needs assessment.
- Gap analysis and learning objectives.
- Educational design and adult learning principles.
- Learning assessment and outcomes measurement.
- Evaluation will consider the impact or potential impact of
the research (how the profession was impacted or the future
impact).
- Evaluation will consider the nominated research’s
originality, creativity of method, technology, or application.
The Ted Lewis Award for Lifetime Achievement
The CACME ‘Ted Lewis’ Award for Lifetime Achievement was
introduced in August of 2009, to honor an individual who has made
significant fundamental contributions to physicians’ practice by
improving their confidence, skills and effectiveness. These
contributions, whether in research, leadership, or mentorship, have
had a lasting impact on continuing medical education and have
demonstrated a lifetime commitment to improving the quality of
physician practice.
Eligibility Criteria:
- The Award will be presented to an individual who portrays
the dedication and leadership attributes of the late Ted Lewis.
- Exemplifies loyalty to the improvement in quality of
physician practice
- Candidates must be members of CACME.
- Candidates need not be currently engaged in CME.
- There are no restrictions with regard to race, gender,
nationality, geographic location, religious or political views.
Nomination Process
Nominations for the 2010 Award will open May of 2010.
Nominations may be made by any CACME member. Candidates may not
nominate themselves.
The following materials must be submitted:
- Nomination Letter, addressed to the Awards Committee, 500
word maximum, including:
• A concise description of the candidate's body of work
• An explanation of how these contributions have significantly
affected CME and health care in Colorado.
• The projected long term benefits and sustainability of the
individual’s contributions
- Candidate's CV. The candidate's curriculum vitae in English,
- Summary Statement. A statement, no more than 50 words,
summarizing the candidate's accomplishments for which he or she
is being nominated.
Nominators are asked to maintain the confidentiality of the
nomination process and to refrain from informing candidates about
the nomination.
There is no restriction on the number of candidates that may be
nominated by any individual. There is no restriction on the number
of nominators that may write nomination letters or that may sign a
single nomination letter on behalf of a candidate.
Selection
Candidates will be considered by an Awards Selection Committee of
CACME volunteers. After thorough review by the Committee,
recommendations will be forwarded to the CACME Executive Committee
for final evaluation. Selection of the Award recipient will be made
on the basis of the candidate's significant, fundamental
contributions to Continuing Medical Education (whether in research,
leadership or mentorship); the lasting impact of these contributions
on CME; and the demonstration of a lifetime commitment to progress
of improving physician practice.
The recipient of the 1st Annual CACME Ted Lewis Award for
Lifetime Achievement in CME:
Kevin Bunnell, EdD, FACME
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