Camp CME

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Are you a leader in the continuing medical education field or are you looking for leadership development specific to CME to enable you to better serve your organization? Annual educational meetings primarily focus content on foundational concepts and topics for early to mid-career CME professionals. These conferences are often broad and overflowing with CME professionals of all levels and expertise; however, few sessions are valuable for managers, directors, and leaders of CME organizations. Camp CME aims to bring together leaders and rising stars in CME to exercise strategic planning techniques, share experiences on executing vision, and discover strategies to lead teams in the ever-changing landscape of CME. We invite you to join us at the 2nd Annual Camp CME, a leadership retreat for CE/CPD professionals, for four days of skill building exercises to forge meaningful change in your CME organization and networking with fellow CME leaders who desire to grow purposeful careers in a fun, peaceful haven in Yosemite!

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2023 SESSIONS

The Camp CME program organizers are currently building the agenda for Camp CME 2024. Check back later this year for the 2024 agenda and session descriptions.

Strategic leadership	Strategic leaders develop and achieve a strategic vision by influencing organizational members and executing organizational change. These leaders master an essential skillset that enables them to truly affect change in the face of uncertainty, setbacks, and environmental shifts. In this session, Camp CME campers will learn the six essential skills for strategic leadership and complete an abbreviated Strategic Aptitude Assessment to gauge strengths and weaknesses, address deficits, and optimize their full portfolio of leadership skills.
SWOT Analysis Exercise	Do you know the strengths and weaknesses of your organization, internally and externally? Are you looking for a way to set yourself apart from your competition? Join us for this interactive session as we explore how you can conduct a SWOT analysis to answer these answers and more. Developed by Albert Humphrey of the Stanford Researcher Institute, a SWOT analysis is a technique used to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to develop a strategic plan or roadmap for your business or project. This session will cover the what, how and when of SWOT analysis and help you develop your own roadmap to take your CME office or project to the next level.
Environmental Scanning Exercise	A key practice of strategic leaders entails predicting the future and having a pulse on events, patterns, realities, and risks that have the potential of influencing their organization and relevant future decisions. Staying in tune with these factors allow leaders to focus on forecasting rather than current conditions and keep their organizations at the forefront of emerging trends in their industry. In this session, Camp CME campers will conduct an environmental scan using the SKEPTIC Environmental Scanning Model so that the data and results from the environmental scan can be used in the strategic planning workshop.
Business of CME	Business of CME: As the saying goes, “Money makes the world go around.” Although not every activity requires a lot of money if you want to attract and retain talent, produce high end activities in a variety of formats you better have a strong business plan. In this session, Camp CME campers will learn about business models, revenue sources, and the power that comes with mastering the business of CME.
Future of CME	Future of CME: Strategic leaders don’t shy away from the future they embrace it, plan for it, and create it. Although no one knows with certainty what CME will look like in 10 years, 20 years, or further in the future it is safe to say that it will be different than what it is today. In this session, Camp CME campers will learn about where CME is potentially heading and how to be in the best position to stay relevant.
Vision Boarding Exercise	You are likely familiar with vision boarding in your personal life - taking the time to create a visual representation of your personal goals. But have you considered how this practice can translate into the workplace? In this session we will explore how vision boarding can lead to greater team building, motivation, and better synergy between the corporate goals and the personal goals of each employee. This session will help set the stage for us to drop boundaries and connect on a new level by sharing our dreams and goals. Join us at the Vision Boarding Exercise session and start dreaming big!
Concurrent 1. Outskill: Future-Proofing Your CME Organization	The CME landscape is ever evolving. There are five main ways you can work on modernizing and upskilling your workforce: upskill, reskill, onramp, educate, and outskill. In this workshop, we will deep dive into the approaches that address the skills gap and discuss what it means for your organization.
Concurrent 2. Taking Your CME Program to the Next Level	Take Your CME Program to the Next Level: Richard Branson famously said, “If people aren’t calling you crazy, you aren’t thinking big enough.” If you want to take your CME program to the next level this is the session for you! In this session, Camp CME campers will learn concrete proven strategies they can use in their own CME program.
Concurrent 3. Explaining the Value of CME to Stakeholders	Explaining the Value of CME to Stakeholders: Strategic leaders know how to effectively communicate with key stakeholder in order to solve problems, secure buy-in, and to advance their needs. Unfortunately, in many organizations CME is regarded as high as other parts of the organization. Often CME shops are thought of as the office of no, bureaucratic, and the collector of forms and disclosures. In this session, Camp CME campers will be provided with specific ways in which a CME provider can provide value beyond simply awarding credit.
Process Improvement	We can all agree that process improvement in the workplace is a great concept. But do you ever struggle to find ways to put this concept into practice? Or to motivate your employees to continuously improve? In this session we will discuss the concept of process improvement and explore practical ways you can move from concept to practice in your organization. Stay a step ahead of your competition by learning how to integrate process improvement into your work culture in this interactive session.
Designing Your CME Work Culture	Work culture encompasses the everyday behaviors, attitudes, and policies that affect a company’s work environment. When an organization fosters a positive work culture, they create an environment that empowers their employees to work at their best. Join us for this session and learn how to design your organization’s work culture in a way that encourages collaboration, creativity, and innovation. We will explore easy-to-implement techniques that will take your work culture from drab to fab in a matter of weeks!
Strategic Planning Workshop	Over the past two days, you have learned about strategic leadership and exercised your strategic planning muscle. It’s time to flex that muscle using the knowledge and skills we’ve honed as well as the ideas, solutions, and results from the activities and conversations. We’ll provide you with a template and a forum to ideate on your organization’s strategic plan and confer with your fellow CME leaders on the vision you hope to bring home to your organization.

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

ABOUT TENAYA LODGE, YOSEMITE

Tenaya at Yosemite is an all-season Yosemite top resort nestled in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Just two miles from Yosemite National Park’s south gate entrance, Tenaya at Yosemite offers lodge rooms and suites, the Cottages, and two-bedroom Explorer Cabins, multiple restaurants, Ascent Spa services, indoor and outdoor pools, and millions of acres to explore on your doorstep.

Room Block:
Stanford CME will reserve a block of rooms for attendees at a discounted rate. Registered attendees will be notified as soon as the room block is reserved.

Estimated hotel rate per night (1 King or 2 Double Beds): $349* Click here to visit the hotel website.
*Note each adult will incur a $15 charge per night. Room rates are exclusive of 13.5% occupancy tax, and a $0.75 per room per night California Tourism Assessment that is subject to change in accordance with State and Local Taxes.

Airport:

From Fresno International Airport: 1 hr 28 min (62.5 mi) via CA-41 N
From San Francisco, California: 4 hr 54 min (207.3 mi) via CA-99 S
From Los Angeles, California: 5 hr 1 min (277.1 mi) via CA-99 N

Resort Activities:

Tenaya at Yosemite has a variety of activities and adventures to keep your family busy and entertained during your time here. From our Guided Flashlight Hike to Mountain Bike Rentals and Guided Nature Walk. You’ll never run out of things to do at Tenaya and Yosemite National Park.

ABOUT STANFORD CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Stanford CME is a leader in the continuing medical education space. Though our target audience is clinicians, we also develop and deliver educational programs that support our continuing medical education peers. Most notably, Stanford CME led the efforts in offering training to CME professionals via multi-day online conferences and monthly webinar series beginning at the onset of the pandemic. These educational programs, CME Live and CME Live: Onward, catered to over 1700 attendees from 525 institutions across 42 states and 5 countries. We provided valuable training on online learning, hybrid learning, technology tools, and staff development and wellness through CME Live and CME Live: Onward. Camp CME is designed as an extension of these programs. Based on a needs analysis conducted among leaders in continuing medical education, we identified skills gaps related to leadership, strategic planning, process improvement, and general management of a CME organization. Our goal is to create a space for our peers where collaboration is encouraged, innovation is essential, and learning is constant. Let’s create a place where we can lead together at Camp CME.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: What ground transportation is available in the Yosemite National Park? How can I get from the airport to the lodge?
A: Tenaya Lodge recommends travelers to use the public transportation system that will get you around safely and comfortably. Here is the link to the Yosemite Public Transit website featuring travel connections: https://yarts.com/travel-connections/

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