Member Meeting AgendaThursday, September 22

6:30-8:30pm

6:30 7:00 – Cocktails and Appetizers “wind down” session‐7:00 7:50 – Rapid Exchange‐

Funding – Antwoine ShepardProfessional Development – Kristin Fludder

Social Media – Derek WarnickCollaboration – Marc Mosier

Outcome – Mindi Daiga7:50 8:20 – Business Meeting ‐

8:20 8:30 – Raffle of 2 Nooks and Announcement of new Board members‐

WECLOME AND THANK YOU PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITEE

• Program Planning CommitteeJan Perez

Dean BealsVicky Binder

2011 Fall Election Results

• Joseph Kim: President-Elect• Logan Thomison: 3-year Term• Paul Cook: 1-year term

WINNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED!!RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THURSDAY’S MEMBER MEETING

2011/2012 Board of DirectorsExecutive Team

Marissa Seligman, President Chris Bolwell, Past PresidentJoseph Kim, President ElectLinda Coogle, TreasurerKurt Boyce, Secretary

Board Members

Lea Ann HansenCarrie Pedersen HudakMatthew HornLogan ThomisonPaul Cook

2. Election results/Roles and responsibilities

THANK YOU TO CHRIS FOR HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS AS PRESIDENT AND AS HE TRANSITIONS TO PAST PRESIDENT. THANK YOU TO SANDY WEAVER AND SCOTT HERSHMAN

TREASURER’S UPDATE

MissionRepresent the interests of medical education companies (MECs), including advocacy for MECs and education of the professionals who work for them.

Support the advancement of certified education as an integral part of the healthcare community in improving patient health outcomes.

Foster increased collaboration among certified education stakeholders in a manner of mutual support, professionalism, and respect.

Advocate, demonstrate, and support the value of certified education.

GoalsServe as a forum for discussion of issues, challenges, and opportunities relevant to both MECs and the certified education enterprise as a whole.

Strengthen relationships among MECs and other certified education stakeholders.

Facilitate educational activities dedicated specifically to the needs of NAMEC members.

Disseminate information, publish papers and issue statements that support the continuing professional activities produced by MECs.

Represent MECs and the certified education enterprise to the media, governmental agencies, and other outside organizations.

Direct activities that elevate the best practices of the certified education enterprise.

Achievements– Communications• New and functional website• Highly successful Flashpoint newsletter• New features being added to the website– Job postings– Advertising

• Getting Social-Join the NAMEC Linked-In Group– Membership• Individual member membership category CREATED

and IMPLEMENTED!

Advocacy for Membership by Meeting Participation

– Several In-Person meetings with ACCME– Response to CEJA– Responses to ACCME “Call for Comment”– Participation: ACCME Board of Directors Roundtable with

Stakeholders – Response to PharmedOut– Participation: REMS Industry Working Group– Engagement with IOM– Bias Study Part 2

Projects Status– Bias Study

• Phase I complete; PhaseII underway • Email to the membership to all accredited provider members (26): 7

participating. Another email will be sent out. • Study to be completed by end of 2012• Status update at Jan ACME 2012; Abstract for full presentation at

ACME 2013• Interim results presented at AMA 2012

– Value of CME Project• Creation of reference listing resource for NAMEC members: initiated

NEW FOR 2012

• NAMEC Session at ACME 2012 will have a “Sample NAMEC Session” for non-members

• WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?• Bring a non-member and if they join NAMEC

in 2012, get a 10% DISCOUNT on your member dues for the following year

THANK YOU!!

NAMEC BOARDCOMMITTEES AND THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS

ANNA FROM PRIME MANAGEMENT!!AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY,

OUR MEMBERS