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Life Long Learning and Self Assessment MOC Part 2

Life Long Learning and Self Assessment MOC Part 2

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Page 1: Life Long Learning and Self Assessment MOC Part 2

Life Long Learningand Self Assessment

MOC Part 2

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Continuing Medical Education

50 CME hours annuallyMinimum of 30 of these hours must be category 1CME annually

Minimum of 1/3rd must be self assessmentThis is averaged over 3 years

50 hours minimum self assessment in 3 year cycle

MOC year will run July 1 – June 30

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Vascular Surgery Certification

Minimum of 50% of total CME must be in Vascular Surgery

Minimum 25 hours annually in vascular

Essentially one vascular meeting a year would fulfill the vascular CME requirement

100% of self assessment CME must be in vascular surgery

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Vascular CME examples

SVS Annual meeting

Affiliated societies annual meetingsSCVS

PVSS

Regional vascular societies

American Venous Forum

ISES

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Vascular CME

VEITH, VIVA, ISET, TCT

Vascular ultrasound meetings

Wound care meetings

ACS Clinical Congress vascular sessions

SVS coursesCarotid, Lower extremity, thoracic

Practice management, coding, billing

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Vascular CME

DocumentationPurely vascular meeting will require only CME certificate

Partially vascular meeting such as ACS Clinical Congress, will require notation of sessions attended as well as the CME certificate

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Self Assessment CME

Vascular Surgery Self Assessment Program: VSAP

Will be available summer 2008

250 questions

CME credit value yet to be determined

Revised and republished every three years

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Vascular Self Evaluation Program: VSEP400 questionsMax 60 hrs CME

SESAP also satisfies self assessment requirement

650 questionsMax 65 hrs CMEOnly a portion is considered vascular specific

Self Assessment CME

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Journal of Vascular Surgery CME

Monthly CME exerciseSingle test covering 4 selected articlesTotal of 8 questions, 2 questions per article for 2 CME creditsAll questions must be answered correctly to obtain CME credit

but the test may be repeated

New articles chosen each month for CME purposesExisting tests remain on the system for 2 yearsUp to 24 CME credits can be obtained each year