Mission Statement
CME ASSOCIATES, as an
accredited provider of continuing medical education, is
dedicated to the mission of improving the quality of healthcare
delivery in Southern California. CME ASSOCIATES builds
professional excellence and leadership by developing mutual
trust, respect and empowerment of medical professionals in an
enlightened atmosphere.
GOALS: The Goal of CME
Associates' continuing medical education programs is to provide
scientifically accurate, relevant, high quality post-gradate
medical and nursing education. Our continuing education
activities center around, but are not limited to, adult and
pediatric emergency cardiac care (ECC) programs.
TARGET AUDIENCE: We
provide quality education and continuously adapt to changes in
the educational needs of physicians, nurses, paramedics and
allied health personnel.
TYPE OF ACTIVITIES:
Continuing education activities range from one-half day to
three-day courses, which cover emergency cardiovascular care
issues. Educational methods include direct (live &
multimedia) instruction and demonstration, hand-on practice
sessions, independent study, and a full range of assessments
(written & direct observation of clinical practice in skills
stations).
EXPECTATION: We expect
that our continuing medical education activities will result in
an improvement in the knowledge base and skill, of healthcare
professionals, which will ultimately result in an improvement in
clinical patient care. We measure the impact of our
continuing medical education activities by analyzing student
performance on posttest assessments and their responses on post
course evaluations, including measurement of intent to change.
CME Associates was founded by two
nurses Clinical Specialists and has been in existence in the Southern California region
since 1985. We are dedicated to the improvement of patient care delivery through the
process of education. Our sole purpose is to provide superior education to our nurse and
medical colleagues. We accomplish our mission through the provision of maintaining the
highest quality post- graduate nursing and medical education. We incorporate comprehensive
adult learning principles in every staff development course we present. Our aim is to
achieve educational excellence by encouraging a conceptual approach to curriculum and
development of critical thinking skill.
Our educational offerings are multi disciplinary. CME Associates is
accredited to provide continuing education by the
Board of Registered Nurses,
the American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists,
the California Medical Association,
and the Board of Dental Examiners, and
California Emergency Medical Services Agency. CME
is the largest free-standing American Heart Association approved training center offering
comprehensive Emergence Cardiac Care (ECC) Programs in Western States Affiliate. The
educational offerings of CME centers around, but are not limited to, adult and pediatric
ECC programs. CME Associates is a "free standing" organization, not affiliated
with any hospital or healthcare corporation. Our programs are innovative and our
curriculum dynamic to meet the current trends in healthcare.
Our faculty is composed of highly trained and
respected nurses, paramedics and physicians possessing vast professional experience and
multidisciplinary backgrounds in Emergency Care, Critical Care, Prehospital Care, Nursing
Education, Nursing Management and Administration. Our instructional staff have developed
expertise in course content through extensive clinical background and frequent teaching of
curriculum. Our community emergence and safety outreach program has been providing our
industrial and community clients education programs in CPR, First Aid, and Prevention of
Disease Transmission since 1987.
In
the fiscal year of July 2007 - June 2008, CME conducted training for and issued
course completion cards to:
2.282 BLS
for Healthcare Providers
396
Heartsaver CPR
24
Heartsaver AED
96
Heartsaver First Aid
101
Heartsaver Pediatric First Aid
1,839 ACLS
685 PALS providers.
