This episode of The Alliance Podcast was originally recorded, published, and provided by Write Medicine. Thank you to host and producer Alexandra Howson, PhD, CHCP, for sharing this interview with the greater Alliance community. Catch the original episode and more from Write Medicine here . In this episode of Write Medicine, Alexandra Howson, PhD, CHCP, speaks with Ginny Jacobs, principal of Quality Catalyst Group, about the necessary disruption happening in continuing medical education (CME). D...
Jan 06, 2025•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Don Harting, MA, MS, ELS, CHCP, of the Alliance PEERS Section, sits down with Eugene Pozniak, founder of the CME Forum and CEO of a medical education company with operations in Europe, to discuss issues related to healthcare CME and CPD in Europe. Tune in to learn more about EACCME accreditation criteria and discover where you can go to continue this conversation — including at the Alliance 2025 Annual Conference. || LINKS *Episode Links* https://www.aceh...
Dec 18, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Alliance Podcast Task Force member Milini Mingo, MPA, CHCP, interviews the presenters of the Alliance 2025 Annual Conference session “Practicing What We Preach: Inspiring Lifelong Learning, Well-being, and Joy at Work!” Listen in to her conversation with Vickie M. Skinner, DHA, CHCP; Jennifer Ipsen, MS; and Lauren Winters, MA, as they advocate for incorporating well-being principles into CE/CPD programming. Then, check out their Friday, Jan. 10 session at the Alliance 2025 Annua...
Dec 12, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Kenny Cox, CHCP, FACEHP, sits down with members of the Alliance 2025 Annual Conference Outcomes Work Group. Pam McFadden, FACEHP; Ailene Cantelmi; and Gayla Bruner discuss how this group has dived deep into the Alliance 2024 Annual Conference data to assess attendee impact and identify improvements for the upcoming conference. Tune in to learn the impact outcomes assessment can have on planning an effective conference. || LINKS *Episode Links* https://www...
Dec 06, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Almanac Editorial Board Vice Chair Katie Robinson, PhD, CHCP, has an enlightening conversation with Almanac contributor and author of the recent series on supporter perspectives Cody Ortmann. Listen in as Cody advocates for positioning empathy and cultural competence in practice for healthcare CPD professionals. Make sure to read Cody’s previous articles sharing his personal stories from the patient perspective and stay tuned for the next installment! || ...
Nov 25, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Almanac Editorial Board member Beth Ryan Townsend, CHCP, connects with Raja V Akunuru, MBA, CHCP, Almanac Editorial Board member and Alliance 2025 Annual Conference presenter. Beth and Raja preview his #Alliance25 session, “Generative AI in Action: 5-Step Framework to Improve Faculty Disclosure Management Process”, discussing how GenAI can address challenges in faculty disclosure management, streamline processes and enhance compliance. Listen before you a...
Nov 14, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Almanac Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief and Chair Erin Schwarz sits down with Alliance 2025 Planning Committee Chair Ailene Cantelmi for a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming conference. Listen in as Ailene highlights why transparency, elevating posters and outcomes, and practicing what we preach as educators were key elements of planning the Alliance 2025 Annual Conference. After you listen, be sure you are registered for #Alliance25, taking place Jan...
Oct 30, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special encore episode of The Alliance Podcast, revisit Dr. Brian McGowan’s Legends Interview series with Dr. Carol Havens. Listen as Dr. Havens shares how she got her “serendipitous” start in the medical field and discusses her career in family, geriatric and addiction medicine and onto continuing education. Look forward to new episodes of The Alliance Podcast, coming soon. || LINKS *Episode* https://almanac.acehp.org/Podcasts/Podcasts-Article/episode-14-carol-havens *Alliance Websites*...
Oct 18, 2024•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE In this special encore episode of The Alliance Podcast, revisit Dr. Brian McGowan’s Legends Interview series with Dr. Robert (Bob) Fox, Ed.D. Listen as Dr. Fox shares how pursuing a career in adult learning helped him answer a big question: How does change occur? Look forward to new episodes of The Alliance Podcast, coming soon. || LINKS *Episode* https://almanac.acehp.org/Podcasts/Podcasts-Article/episode-10-robert-fox *Alliance Websites* https://www.acehp.org/ | https://alman...
Oct 08, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Katie Robinson, Ph.D., CHCP, and Beth Ryan Townsend, CHCP, share their experiences and learnings from the Alliance 2024 Annual Conference in New Orleans. Recorded live, they dive into their session titled "How and Why to Get Your Work Published." They explore key conference takeaways and the benefits of workshop formats in professional development. They also discuss overcoming barriers to publishing in the healthcare CPD community and provide st...
May 01, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Chanise Reese-Queen, Ed.D., MSA, and Pamela Mason, CHCP, FACEHP, ATSF, discuss their recent Alliance 2024 Annual Conference session "Book Club Discussion: Personal Reflections on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion." Reflecting on their experiences from the conference, they share key moments and takeaways that resonated with them and highlight the importance of self-reflection and awareness of unconscious biases, emphasizing the im...
Apr 02, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Lisa Cohen, CHCP, FACEHP, and Kenny Cox, CHCP, FACEHP, bring you live insights from the Alliance 2024 Annual Conference in New Orleans. From their session “Putting the Top Almanac Articles to Work for You,” they share key learnings from top authors and discussions on topics like physician burnout, DEI and practical strategies for CPD. From recognizing team achievements to navigating high-stress periods, they offer valuable advice for fos...
Mar 19, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Kenny Cox, CHCP, FACEHP, sits down with Derek Warnick and Scott Kober, MBA, to discuss their unique approach to planning education for the healthcare CPD community. The conversation explores the inspiration behind the CMEpalooza event, as the two founders share insights and strategies learned from organizing the event that can be applied to other CME programs. Plus, Warnick and Kober preview their Alliance 2024 Annual Conference session,...
Jan 25, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE Generative artificial intelligence, or “GenAI,” is making quite the impression across many industries, including healthcare CPD. The Alliance PEERS Section collaborated with the Almanac and the Alliance Podcast to host a three-part mini-series focused fully on GenAI. In part three of this mini-series, Don Harting, MA, MS, ELS, CHCP, joins in conversations with Greg Salinas, Ph.D., FACEhp, to discuss how AI can be used for producing and analyzing outcomes reports. Read a transcr...
Dec 26, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE Generative artificial intelligence, or “GenAI,” is making quite the impression across many industries, including healthcare CPD. The Alliance PEERS Section collaborated with the Almanac and the Alliance Podcast to host a three-part mini-series focused fully on GenAI. In part two of this mini-series, Don Harting, MA, MS, ELS, CHCP, joins in conversations with Alexandra Howson, Ph.D., CHCP, to discuss how AI can be used for content development. Read a transcript of the episode. L...
Dec 20, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE Generative artificial intelligence, or “GenAI,” is making quite the impression across many industries, including healthcare CPD. The Alliance PEERS Section collaborated with the Almanac and the Alliance Podcast to host a three-part mini-series focused fully on GenAI. In this episode, Don Harting, MA, MS, ELS, CHCP, joins in conversations with Andy Crim, M.Ed., CHCP, FACEhp, to discuss how AI can be used in developing needs assessments and business proposals. Read a transcript o...
Dec 15, 2023•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Key Takeaways: • Learning styles inventories are not innate and not validated on scientific research to leverage as part of educational design. • The evidence base for learning styles does not exist, and when someone refers to “use of learning styles” we should be sure to turn on our critical thinking skills. Key Audience: All levels of healthcare CPD professionals will benefit from this content. “There’s not a corner of the world that you can go to that has not fallen in the trap of learning st...
Dec 07, 2023•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast “I want to be part of solutions … I want to help people be better at what they do.” Healthcare CPD professionals are often planning conference and meeting education with clinicians in mind. When it comes to the Alliance Annual Conference, healthcare CPD professionals are educating their own community of educators. In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Chris Keenan, RN, MSN, chair of the Alliance 2024 Annual Conference Planning Committee, discusses her unique approach to planning the 2024 even...
Nov 02, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Healthcare CPD professionals play a significant role in how providers care for patients. How does progress in diversity, equity and inclusion factor into continuing education in the health professions? In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Dr. Russell J. Ledet, MD, PhD, MBA, expands on his Alliance 2023 Annual Conference keynote presentation: “Are We Committed to DEI Progress or Are We Committed to DEI Notoriety?” In conversation with former Alliance Board of Directors member Ann Lichti, FACE...
May 19, 2023•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you still reflecting on the amazing learnings and takeaways you brought back from the Alliance 2023 Annual Conference? Keep the conversation going with this episode of the Alliance Podcast, recorded live from National Harbor, Maryland. In this episode, Rebecca Kolb, MA; Magna Patel; and Tina Miller, BS; recap their session, “Best Practices for Managing the Regularly Scheduled Series.” The presenters share key takeaways from each of their learning objectives: applying standardization tools, u...
Apr 12, 2023•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE Are you still reflecting on the amazing learnings and takeaways you brought back from the Alliance 2023 Annual Conference? Keep the conversation going with this episode of the Alliance Podcast, recorded live from National Harbor, Maryland. In this episode, Karen Overstreet, EdD, RPh, FACEHP, CHCP, recaps her session, “Overcoming Disclosure Dilemmas 2023 Edition: Navigating Nuance and Context.” She shares real-life scenarios that were discussed during the session and her best pi...
Mar 20, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE As you prepare to emerge, overcome and lead with your healthcare CPD colleagues, tune into this session preview episode featuring Erin Schwarz and Joe LiVigni for a look at their Wednesday, Feb. 8 presentation “‘Can We Talk?’ Hard Conversations I’ve Had as a CE Professional.” Listen in for special insights about the value of compassionate communication, resources to prepare for this session, and why communication skills are valuable to healthcare CPD professionals at all stages...
Dec 20, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE Will we see you at the Alliance 2023 Annual Conference, Feb. 6–9 in National Harbor, Maryland? As you prepare to emerge, overcome and lead with your healthcare CPD colleagues, tune into this session preview episode featuring Jim Morgante, PhD, for a look at his Tuesday, Feb. 7 presentation “Assessing Assessments: Are Your Questions Any Good?” Listen in to get special insights into effect size, evaluating the quality of multiple-choice questions and discovering why this session ...
Dec 16, 2022•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE In an effort to recognize various awareness months in the healthcare space, the Alliance Almanac Editorial Board is on a mission to create content dedicated to these causes. In this episode, Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis sits down with pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Neil Rellosa to discuss December’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Month. Learn about the impact of continuing education for a physician in this field and where healthcare CPD professionals can focus whe...
Dec 05, 2022•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast In an effort to recognize various awareness months in the healthcare space, the Alliance Almanac Editorial Board is on a mission to create content dedicated to these causes. Here, Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis sits down with pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Patrick Hanley to discuss Diabetes Awareness Month. Learn about the impact of continuing education for a physician in this field and where healthcare CPD professionals can focus when developing CE around diabetes. || LINKS *Episode* ...
Nov 14, 2022•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode, Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis sits down with a learner and education manager from a hands-on continuing education program. You don’t want to miss this conversation with Dr. Andrew Zeniou and Alliance Almanac Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Erin Schwarz. Listen in as they share details, learnings and takeaways from the SAGES ADOPT program, which is short for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons hands-on procedural course a...
Oct 31, 2022•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode, Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis catches up with Alliance member Arlene Karole. Arlene is the director of the Office of Academic Engagement, Education and Communications in the Department of Cardiology at Northwell Health, along with her role as an adjunct assistant professor, member of the Alliance CHCP Certification Commission, and an author. Here, Arlene discusses how she went about writing “Just Diagnosed: Breast Cancer” and how it differed from wr...
Sep 28, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE Welcome back to the Alliance Podcast. In this episode, we turn the spotlight on online education in honor of September’s National Online Learning Day celebration. In this episode, Kathleen Weis is joined by pediatrician Dr. Michael Fox to discuss all-things online education. Listen in to learn about the benefits of online education in the healthcare CPD space, including how it evolved during COVID-19. Plus, Dr. Fox shares his experience and research findings as chair of Pediatr...
Sep 15, 2022•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Dr. Brian McGowan sits down with Dr. David Price for an installment of the Legends Interview Series. Listen in as Dr. Price discusses his career in medicine and healthcare CPD, starting with his medical origin story which dates back to his early teenage years. Plus. Dr. Price share shares his passion for music and how it plays a role in CPD. He also reminds listeners that repetition is the key to adult learning and gives insight to how f...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Executive Director Kathleen Weis gathers with Joe Kim, MD, MPH, MBA, and Chitra Subramaniam, PhD, to celebrate and recognize Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander members of the healthcare CPD community, as well as the patients they support. Listen in as Joe and Chitra discuss what it means to be an Asian American leader in healthcare CPD and how the healthcare space is changing in terms of offering support to Asian and AAPI colleagu...
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