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Exploring the latest developments in continuing professional education and LMS technologies.

Use This Learner Data to Improve CME Activities

Providing the best learner experience is all about offering CME that learners find relevant, engaging, and valuable. In other words, you want to show them something new - something that they can actually apply in real-world working environments. But that’s easier said than done, right? For one thing, there can be a lot of inertia…

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One Big Thing CME Learners Can’t Stand

Isn’t it annoying when you can’t find an important form? Maybe you need the form for your taxes or your doctor. Or perhaps it’s something your employer requested. Whatever the case, it’s not much fun to sift through file cabinets for hours or enlist resentful family members on behalf of the cause. It’s all so……

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What’s Behind Rievent’s 99% Client Retention Rate?

Since we first released Rievent in 2000, 99% of the clients who selected Rievent as their CME management system are still using it. That’s 20 years with nearly zero clients who have switched to another platform. In the B2B software world, that kind of customer retention is a real rarity. We’re humbled that so many…

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Does Your CME Management System Have These Flaws?

If your CME management system isn’t exactly new anymore, there’s a good chance it’s not keeping up with your administrative requirements. From clunky interfaces to a total lack of fundamental features, the problems with most CME software are numerous. And when you’ve used the same system for years, you probably don’t know what you’re missing.…

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The Secret to Staying on Top of Changes in CME

In the continuing medical education (CME) world, things are always changing. From ACCME standards to macro-level trends in professional education, the industry is in a constant state of evolution. So, what’s the secret to staying on top of these rapid-fire changes? Adaptation. More specifically, the ability to adapt quickly. Organizations that can adapt quickly are…

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What You Don’t Know About Your CME Software

Imagine if nobody had ever told you about smartphones. There you’d be, drifting about with a flip phone. Since you’d be unaware that everyone around you could access GPS, social media, and email at any time using a device they kept in their pockets, you’d continue using a desktop device – or maybe the Rand…

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How to Adapt Learning Software to Your CME Activities

Managing CME activities might feel a lot like juggling, especially when you provide multiple types of CME. Not only do you have to deliver different activities in different formats; you might use different software to manage those activities. That is, you might think you have to use different types of software. Consider a publisher who…

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COVID-19 Sabotaged Your CME Live Meeting. What Now?

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly everyone on earth and CME providers are no exception. What can you do if you have a CME live meeting planned for 2020? If it isn’t possible (or advisable) to host the event, how can you accommodate learners who hoped to earn credit from their attendance? More importantly, how…

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The One-Size-Fits-All LMS vs. the LMS for CME

If you’re researching learning management systems for continuing medical education (CME) or continuing education (CE), you may have encountered “do everything” learning software. These one-size-fits-all products might look like they can handle most CME/CE tasks. And in some respects, they can. But there’s a whole lot they can’t do, too. Any learning management system (LMS)…

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