Get the Facts! Campaign

A Call to Action

There are many opportunities for conflict, bias, misrepresentation of facts and misinformed perceptions when people form a position around a specific issue or policy. This has been the case with respect to recent publications concerning conflict of interest and bias in Continuing Medical Education (CME). The Task Force recognizes the confusion regarding the intent and purpose of CME for years and has established a Public Affairs Committee to identify critical issues to address by means of Fact Sheets which will be distributed to a wide range of stakeholders, advocates and critics of CME.

The media, state and federal law and policy makers as well as regulators and other "collective/consensus opinions" frequently use and disseminate information that can lead to incorrect assumptions and false perceptions about CME. This has led to increased regulatory scrutiny and critical public opinion regarding CME practices. Get involved! Help Get the Facts straight! Distribute these Fact Sheets to your colleagues, association members, friends and family. The CME community has a responsibility to make certain the facts cited by all stakeholders in the health care arena are accurate and appropriately reflect current process, standards, regulation and the difference the provision of quality CME can make upon the health care system.

For more information on the Get the Facts! Campaign, please send an e-mail to NTF.FactSheets@ama-assn.org.

Fact sheets