How to Make Docs’ Maintenance of Certification Easy

In this article in MeetingsNet, Sue Pelletier describes how one medical society provided MOC to attendees at its annual meeting. 

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How to Make Docs’ Maintenance of Certification Easy

Many medical societies are interested in providing the Maintenance of Certification credits physicians need to satisfy their specialty board’s requirements. And why not? Physicians already can obtain the continuing medical education credits they need at Accreditation Council for CME–accredited and state-accredited provider activities. Why not extend that into dual-credit sessions that would provide MOC points as well at medical society annual meetings?

After all, it doubles the draw to register for a conference if a physician can knock off CME credits and MOC points by attending the same session, making it a pretty attractive proposition for most medical societies.
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It just can be a little tricky to pull off. Here’s how the Heart Rhythm Society integrated elements of MOC into sessions at its 2016 Annual Meeting, which drew 13,000 attendees to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco in May. Hint: It pays to have the right technology.

Read the full article on MeetingsNet