{"id":3364,"date":"2003-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-06-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pharma-mkting.com\/index.php\/2003\/06\/01\/pmn26-article02a\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T17:51:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T17:51:35","slug":"pmn26-article02a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/articles\/pmn26-article02a\/","title":{"rendered":"Online CME &#8211; A Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/PMnews-banner.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"122\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Pharma Marketing News\"\/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pharma-mkting.com\">Home<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s.asp?u=35108178016\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a> |  <a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/news\/pmnews-hp.html\">Newsletter<\/a> |  <a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/pm-directory.html\">Vendor Directory<\/a> |  <a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/pm-mtgs.html\">Meetings<\/a> |  <a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/pm-jobs.html\">Jobs<\/a> |<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/PMN-Advert.html\">Advertising Information<\/a> |  <a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/pmnfaqs.html\">FAQs<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>Online CME &#8211; A Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p> Feature Article<br \/> Vol. 2, No. 6: June 2003 <\/p>\n<p>  SUMMARY  <br \/>Order the reprint below. <\/p>\n<p> MARKETING DATA | CASE STUDY <\/p>\n<p> More and more physicians are completing CME courses online, according to a survey by Boston Consulting Group. Data from ACCME also show that physician registration for Internet-based CME (enduring materials) also increased. Yet, the percent of physician participants in online CME as a total of all physician participants is very small and physician use of online CME has not kept pace with their use of the Internet in general. <\/p>\n<p> What are the benefits of online CME and what are the barriers to greater partcipation by physicians? What are ACCME guidelines for online CME? <\/p>\n<p> CONTENTS <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chart:  Physician participants in directly-sponsored plus jointly-sponsored programs, 1998 through 2001 (Trended Data)<\/li>\n<li>Chart: % CME delivered online, 1998 through 2001 (Trended Data)<\/li>\n<li>Chart: % Income from Pharma Support (by CME provider: All CME providers, School of Medicine, Medical Education Company) <\/li>\n<li>Case Study: Cardio Country Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <b>Case Study<\/b><br \/> This article presents data from ACCME annual reports for the years 1998 through 2001 and includes a case study of an online CME program that has been described as &#8220;wildly successful, competitive, and interactive&#8221; by it&#8217;s pharmaceutical supporter. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p> <b>ORDER THIS REPRINT ON-LINE BY CREDIT CARD<\/b><br \/> You may also download a <a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/news\/Reprint-order.pdf\">printable order<\/a> form to order one or more reprints and pay by check. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <b>Reprint of FULL TEXT of the above article is available for $9.95.<\/b><\/p>\n<p> Online credit card orders are processed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paypal.com\">PayPal<\/a>.   <\/p>\n<p> FormatPDF delivered by e-mailHardcopy by                    mail   <\/p>\n<p>To order several different reprints at a time, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-54-175-84-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/pharma-mkting.com\/news\/Reprint-order.html\">Reprint Order Page<\/a> for a convenient, online order form and shopping cart and pay by credit card.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more physicians are completing CME courses online, according to a survey by Boston Consulting Group. 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