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2007 News
10/2007 CME, emerging in the emerging world -- Africa, Asia and Latin America
10/2007 What doctors think of pharma funding
10/2007 Spain's accreditation system is reaffirmed
10/2007 CME mandatory in Iran -- At least for doctors in private clinics
2006 News
11/27/2006 Can Physicians Self-Assess? Not Very Well.
11/27/2006 European Respiratory Specialists Differ on Internet CME Preferences
10/22/2006 What's Happening in European CME Accreditation?
03/28/2006 The French CME System is Finally Underway
03/28/2006 CME in Spain and Italy Revisited
03/28/2006 What Will Europe's GPs Do to Get CME Credits?
03/28/2006 Is CME Becoming International? A Viewpoint From Europe
2005 News
11/05/2005 AMA New Policy Change
11/05/2005 CME Now Required in Lithuania
11/05/2005 Research and Development Resource Base (RDRB) Information and Survey Results
05/20/2005 Brazil Starting Mandatory CME for Specialists
05/20/2005 Netherlands Finalizes its Mandatory CME
03/22/2005 Brazil: Emphasis on Family Health
02/15/2005 CME and CME Accreditation in 5 Major European Countries
01/21/2005 Spreading the Word: CME - Home and Abroad; Telehealth Connections
2004 News
12/17/2004 Canadians Tightening CME Standards
11/20/2004 European GPs Push for Improved Quality
11/20/2004 Netherlands Moves to Uniform CME Accreditation
10/01/2004 E-CME Continues to Build Around the World
10/01/2004 Mandatory CME Is on Slow Track in France
10/01/2004 Thailand: CME Required for Relicensure
09/01/2004 Malta's CME System - With No Distance Learning!
08/01/2004 How Doctors Want to Learn - But Do They Learn?
08/01/2004 Progress Toward Harmonizing Medical Education in Europe
08/01/2004 Family Physicians Now Have an International CME Certificate
08/01/2004 The Global Pharma Picture: The Good and the Bad
07/10/2004 e-CME Use Increases, But Physicians Still Prefer Other Methods
06/01/2004 Germany Mandates CME for Ambulatory Care MDs
06/01/2004 Congress 2004: Will CME Change Direction in US?
06/01/2004 Opportunities for Medicare-Related CME
06/01/2004 Speedy Turnaround in Latin America
05/01/2004 New ACCME Standards: Will They Benefit Doctors?
05/01/2004 How Complex is the European Accreditation System? Very!
05/01/2004 Largest Ever CME for GPs in Mexico
05/01/2004 Mandatory CME in France on the Way -- Slowly
2003 News
06/02/2003 BMJ Focuses on Doctors and the Drug Industry
03/15/2003 AMA CME/CPPD Pilot Projects Underway
03/03/2003 France Exploring Issues of Professional Competence
01/23/2003 New IT Network Will Serve All UK physicians
01/23/2003 Will Global CME Follow Global Pharma?
2002 News
09/29/2002 DTC on the Agenda Again for the EU Parliament?
09/05/2002 New Technology Boosts Learning, Says Doctors Leader
08/13/2002 Opportunities and Constraints in the European Market
07/15/2002 Canadians Ready for Major Health-Care Change
07/15/2002 DTC Growing in Acceptance
06/27/2002 The Epidemiology of Physician Learning
06/27/2002 GP Learning Styles and Risk-Taking Propensities
06/27/2002 Do Personal Education Plans Help in CPD?
06/25/2002 Is Self-Regulation of Promotion in the UK Pharmaceutical Industry Working?
06/11/2002 New UK Direction for Delivering Patient Care: Clinical Networks
05/28/2002 Will European CME Bypass National Accrediting Bodies?
05/28/2002 ACCME Approves a CME-Internet Policy
05/21/2002 The Latest on Continuing Education in Germany
05/15/2002 American Board of Surgery Extends Competence/CME Requirements
04/19/2002 PhRMA Adopts New Marketing Code
04/17/2002 UK Nurses, Pharmacists to Prescribe for Chronic Diseases
04/16/2002 The Development of Telemedicine in the CME in Russia
03/27/2002 Off-Label Drug Information Still a Problem
03/27/2002 Physicians Open to E-Detailing
03/24/2002 Barcelona Med School Certifies Health Websites
03/22/2002 Framework for Establishing Substantial Equivalency
03/19/2002 Kaiser Permanente Physicians Prefer Traditional CME
03/13/2002 GAME Founder Honored for Lifetime Editorial Achievement
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