Overview

Center for Independent Healthcare Education (Center) is committed to enhancing the quality of care of patients by providing the healthcare team with scientifically sound, balanced, and evidence-based educational activities that impact their knowledge, competence and performance. We believe that by arming the healthcare team with an understanding of the clinical application of evidence-based medicine, better patient outcomes can be achieved.

Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE), Center certifies continuing education activities for physicians and pharmacists. Center is currently seeking accreditation as a provider of continuing nursing education through the New Jersey State Nurses Association.

Center, in collaboration with non-accredited educational partners, has successfully produced initiatives in the therapeutic areas of infectious diseases, cardiovascular medicine, rheumatology, and metabolic disorders. Live activities have included regional meetings, symposia at national meetings, simulcasts, and webinars. Home studies have included on-demand webinars, virtual professors, podcasts, educational websites, journal supplements, monographs, and newsletters.

We are leaders in the application of Adult Learning Principles, within the context of needs-based, independent and high-quality educational programming. Our CME activities, as measured through program and outcomes evaluations, help to close learning gaps and modify clinical practice behaviors with the ultimate goal of improving patient health outcomes.

Educational Initiative for Pharmacists

Zero Tolerance for Failure: Pharmacists Fight Back!

Outcomes Poster Session at the 44th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition

"An important clinical responsibility of the pharmacist is to ensure the rational use of antimicrobial agents through the health system."

ASHP Statement on the Pharmacist's Role

The 2009 Initiative "Zero Tolerance for Failure: Pharmacists Fight Back" was concluded with a dedicated poster session held at the 44th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 7. We thank all who were able to attend and discuss the culmination of outcomes study results gathered throughout the year. We hope you had the opportunity to speak with some of the distinguished faculty involved in this program as well as members from Vemco MedEd, Center for Independent Healthcare Education, SIDP, and the State Societies of Health-Systems Pharmacists.

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New CME/CE Activities

Lipolysis Through Controlled Cooling: Combining Procedural Advances and Patient Selection for Enhanced Outcomes


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Center has received from ACCME the highest level of accreditation "Accreditation with Commendation" based on the updated 2006 Criteria. The accreditation term is until March 31, 2016. Center demonstrated compliance in all of the 22 updated 2006 Criteria and was recognized by ACCME as a change agent dedicated to healthcare quality improvement.

Featured Activities



In this 12-Episode Podcast Interviews, Drs. Susan Rehm and Brett Heintz answer frequently asked questions on Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in order to increase awareness and provide clear and concise answers to current practices related to OPAT.



This 4 E-Newsletter Series addresses specific issues related to management of MRSA infections. Each newsletter is designed as a practical guide with direction on what clinicians can and must do to appropriately manage MRSA infections. With this knowledge clinicians will understand how implementation of specific stewardship tactics will impact patient care.



This educational resource is designed to guide healthcare professionals about various aspects of the hospital antibiogram. Learning Modules and Case Exercises assist healthcare professionals in improving their proficiency and expertise in utilizing the antibiogram in everyday practice. Learning Community presents a forum where healthcare professionals can learn from the collective experience of their peers how to address common challenges.



This 8-episode Q&A Podcast focuses on the recent ACR/EULAR RA classification criteria. Interprofessional perspectives emphasize the practical implications of these criteria on the management of patients with early RA/UA for rheumatologists, pharmacists, and managed care professionals. With this knowledge, healthcare professionals will be able to understand how they can utilize the updated criteria to guide therapeutic decisions for their patients with early RA.