Mission

The mission of the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Department at the Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE) is to facilitate improved patient care through educational activities that maintain, develop and enhance the knowledge, skills and professional performance in surgery and care.

Purpose

The CME Department encourages the continuing development of healthcare professionals by offering an array of activities that enhance existing knowledge and skills and encourage improvements in patient care.

Content

The activities sponsored by FORE include, but are not limited to:

• Providing educational activities that supplement and enhance the knowledge and skills of the healthcare provider.
• Providing quality continuing medical education activities on medical advances in clinical practice, research, technology and other relevant topics based on evidence based medicine and needs assessments.
• Offering educational content that is scientifically rigorous, balanced, objective and independent of any commercial influence.
• Providing national and international educational activities led by prominent physicians in their field of expertise.
• Exceeding the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Target Audience

The target audience of the CME Department includes physicians, surgeons, nurses and other healthcare professionals throughout the state, nationally and internationally.

Types of Activities

The CME Department provides single and multi-day courses and symposia which include didactic lectures, hands-on workshops, question and answer sessions, panel discussions, case discussions and surgical video instruction. In the future this department may offer e-learning activities. Individual activities vary based on the identified need and course objectives. CME activities sponsored by FORE will be balanced, ethical and objective.

Expected Results

As a result of these educational activities, FORE's CME Department intends to foster the continuing professional development of surgeons and other healthcare professionals. The activities are intended to strengthen and enhance the medical knowledge and skills of the learner, thereby improving patient care. FORE is committed to reassessing the impact of the CME program on an ongoing basis through qualitative and quantitative methods to ensure that our goals are being met.

About our Program

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) Department at the Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education (FORE) facilitates improved patient care through educational activities that maintain, develop and enhance knowledge, skills and professional performance in surgery and care.

The ACCME-accredited CME Department is designated to provide administrative oversight and program coordination for continuing medical education for FORE. We are dedicated to promoting lifelong learning through the provision of educational experiences for physicians and other health care professionals who wish to enhance and expand their medical knowledge and skills to improve health care services.

The CME Department is committed to sponsoring quality continuing education activities to meet the needs of physicians and other healthcare professionals practicing throughout the state, nationally and internationally. These activities are designed to keep pace with advances in medicine, technology and biomedical research. CME activities at FORE are continually updated to maximize the utilization of our faculty and explore opportunities to enhance medical knowledge and skills among the target audience.

As the rate of change in medicine continues to increase, CME programs are dedicated to providing new knowledge for participants, encouraging the reassessment of existing knowledge, and changing practice behaviors to improve patient care. It is anticipated that CME activities sponsored by FORE will be balanced, ethical and objective. In addition, it is expected that CME activities sponsored by Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education will meet or exceed the accreditation requirements of the ACCME. Our staff works closely with the program director(s) in planning (including needs assessment and development of educational objectives), implementing, and evaluating CME activities. Results from program evaluations will be used to guide improvements with future programs.