American College of Surgeons Education CME Process Platform Resources Virtualizing Your CME Activity

Virtualizing Your CME Activity

Virtualizing Your CME Activity: Lessons Learned

The following resources may be helpful in virtualizing your CME activity, and offering it in online formats.

Lessons Learned from Pivoting to a Virtual Meeting

Technological Tools

Please note that the ACS CPDA Section does not endorse any of the following platforms.

Best Practices and Resources from Zoom
Free Platforms to Host Online Educational Activities—Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
Virtual Breakout Rooms in Zoom

Remote Teaching/Learning Resources

ACCME Educator Resources—ACCME Resource, contains information regarding virtual meetings and workplace (in-time) learning for clinicians
Best Practices to Convert Instructor-Led Training to eLearning—Shift E-Learning
Building Better Curriculum Webinars—AAMC (both future and past recorded webinars available)
Continuing Medical Education in a Time of Social Distancing—Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (Case Studies in Converting Live Meetings to Virtual Formats)
How an Association Turned Its Major Conference Into a Virtual Event in a Week—American Society of Association Executives
Learning Matters: Pivoting to Online Learning—Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions
Platform Picks: An Overview of Virtual Conference Platforms—Stanford CME Live Session (September 2020). Please note: the recording is available free of charge, but registration is required. Presentation begins at the 8:57 mark of the linked video.
Resources for Remote Teaching—Baystate Health
Resources for Teaching Online—Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Synchronous Online Classes: 10 Tips for Engaging Students—Faculty Focus
Tips for Transitioning Your Association from In-Person to Online Learning—D2L
Transitioning to a Virtual Annual Meeting: Successes and Lessons Learned—20-minute video by the ACS Florida Chapter on their experience rapidly virtualizing their annual meeting
Virtual Event Resources—Leading Learning
Virtual Meetings: 99 Best Tools, Ideas, and Tips—Event Manager Blog