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Stephen Covey, Presents a Patient Education Program at AADEPosted: Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Dr. Stephen Covey, author of the bestselling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and an internationally respected leadership authority, has teamed up with The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and Bayer Diabetes Care to introduce a unique patient education tool, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Currently, more than 14 million people in the US have been diagnosed with diabetes. It is estimated that another 6.2 million people are undiagnosed. Diabetes is a chronic disease that needs to be carefully managed and closely monitored. If diabetes is not managed well or is left untreated it can lead to serious, sometimes life-threatening complications, such as heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness and limb amputations. According to a new GfK Roper Public Affairs survey of people with diabetes, sponsored by Bayer Diabetes Care, 80 percent reported that they are not managing their disease well.
"I have spent my life teaching people how to set and accomplish goals in their personal and professional lives, and am now applying my habits to help people better manage their diabetes," said Covey. "I know diabetes can be challenging to live with, and I have gained an even deeper understanding of that fact since my wife was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Together, with changes in behavior, we turned the diabetes 'curve ball' into an opportunity to learn, grow and deepen our lives."
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® with Diabetes booklet is a practical resource guide to help people with diabetes adapt life management skills as defined by Covey's "7 Habits" and apply them to the AADE7™ Self-Care Behaviors to achieve better disease management.
The booklet advises people to take small steps to manage their chronic illness and to incorporate each of the self-care behaviors into their lives. For example, by applying Covey's Habit 1: Be Proactive, people with diabetes are encouraged to actively take responsibility for managing their condition by following the AADE7™ Self-Care Behaviors, such as healthy eating, being active and monitoring blood glucose levels. Also included is an action plan for setting easy-to-achieve self-care goals, one at a time.
"With the increasing epidemic of diabetes, the time is right to provide people living with this chronic illness a new approach to facilitate the needed behavior change to positively impact their disease," said Donna Rice, MBA, BSN, RN, CDE, president of the AADE and a diabetes educator. "Covey's habits, paired with the AADE7™ Self-Care Behaviors, do just that. We're grateful to Bayer Diabetes Care for supporting the development of this important resource, which is also valuable for family, friends and caretakers of those diagnosed with diabetes."
The GfK Roper Public Affairs March 2007 survey, conducted among 1,069 U.S. adults with diabetes, was designed to identify the specific points when managing one's life and managing one's diabetes do not match up, as well as the barriers that adults living with diabetes need to overcome. To gather these findings, the survey questions were based on the life management habits outlined in Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® and the American Association of Diabetes Educators' AADE7™ Self-Care Behaviors. Survey data were weighted to reflect the demographic profile of the U.S. adult population, doctor-diagnosed with diabetes. The margin of sampling error is plus/minus five percentage points.
Using the habits outlined in Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®, as well as the AADE7™ Self-Care Behaviors, survey respondents were classified into the following four segments and compared:
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Bettina C. (Phillips) Hagen CAS '64 is working as an editor for the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.
Nancy (Rinke) Ozturk CAS '64 now manages Citlembik Ltd., a family owned publishing company. The company translates the works of young Turkish writers into English and publishes in-depth tourism books on Turkey.
Orrin P. Shoemaker CAS '67 recently retired after 32 years in public education. He now has a part-time job in law enforcement and enjoys woodworking.
Ristina Wigg SEHS '68 is executive director of the Southern Tier Library System, which serves 50 public libraries in five counties in western New York.(return to top)
Patricia Pace CAS '70 is personnel director for the Anderson County Library. She received her MA from the University of South Florida in 1992.
Reverend Elizabeth Zivanov CAS '71 recently became rector of St. Clement's Episcopal Church, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Gregory Farnum CAS '74, MA '78 was recently named partner of RYB Communications, continuing his18-year career in business-to-business advertising.
Donald Beagle CAS '75 is director of Library Services at Belmont Abbey College in Charlotte, N.C. His recent work includes "The Sociotechnical Networks of Scholarly Communications," which appeared in Portal: Libraries and the Academy, Johns Hopkins University Press, October 2001.
Sal Aragona, DDS, MAGD, CAS '76 has received the prestigious Master award from the Academy of General Dentistry, an organization that recognizes dentists who are committed to continuing their education at the highest level. Only 1,000 dentists nationwide have attained the Master's award. Aragona has maintained a low-volume, high-quality general dental practice in Clinton Township since 1980.
Robert Cairns SBA '76 has been promoted to director, North American Sales and Marketing for Radiall Automotive Division. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers as well as the Oakland County National Ski Patrol.
James Gillette MAT '76 is superintendent of Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills Public Schools.
Warren Keith Wright CAS '76 contributed editorial assistance, translations from the French, and a foreword to "May Sarton: Selected Letters 1955-1995," ed. Susan Sherman (W.W. Norton, April 2002).
Reverend Steven J. Agostino, S.J., CAS '77 was ordained a Jesuit priest in Detroit on June 12, 1993. He is director of Campus Ministry at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland.
Joseph A. Gardella Jr. CAS '77 was awarded the 2002 Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal by the western New York section of the American Chemical Society (Chemical & Engineering News, Aug. 12, 2002) "for innovations in polymer surface science research" and for "professional contributions that have impacted the lives of many in the western New York community." Gardella is professor of chemistry and biomaterials and associate dean for external affairs at the State University of New York, Buffalo. He received the 1998 Outstanding Alumni Award from the OU Department of Chemistry.
Jeffrey G. Johnson, PhD, CAS '78 wrote an article, "Television Viewing and Risk for Aggressive Behavior During Adolescence and Early Adulthood," which was published in the March 29, 2002, issue of Science.
Rebecca Ezyk SON '79 is the principle adviser and CEO of Reliant Legal Nurse Consulting Inc. as well as working part time in the Maternal/Infant and Women's Health Services at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich. She is a member of the National Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses and the International Association of Forensic Nurses.
Dave Sheehan CAS '79 has put Mr. Video Productions LLP, his 10-year-old Montana video production company, on the market in order to relocate to Nevada and care for his father.(return to top)
Beth Gotthelf CAS '80 was presented with an Award of Special Recognition at the 2002 National Association of Metal Finishers for her work as legal adviser of the Michigan Association of Metal Finishers over the past 10 years. This award recognizes invaluable service and support of the finishing industry.
Leslie (Keay) Steil SEHS '80 is the human resource director for the State Attorney's Office in Ft. Pierce, Fla. Prior to her appointment, she worked with crime victims and was executive director of Safe Space, a shelter for battered women.
Joyce Weiss MA '80 is a certified speaking professional. Her second book, Take the Ride of Your Life! Shift Gears for More Balance, Growth & Joy, was recently published.
Brian K. Cunningham CAS '82 will be inducted into the Chippewa Valley High School Sports Hall of Fame in October.
Thomas Morell SECS '82 is employed at Johnson Controls ASG in Holland, Mich.
Lisa L. Campbell CAS '84 was named marketing director of Farber Midwest in Rochester Hills.
Randall Lechlitner SECS '84 has accepted a lecturer position in the Division of Computing and Mathematics, Natural and Applied Sciences at the University of Houston, Clear Lake campus.
Cynthia Mandelbaum MA '84 is a member of the Board of Governors of the Michigan National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). She is co-chair of the Michigan chapter's public relations committee.
Glenn Wolven CAS '87 is a registered nurse at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. Wolven works in the emergency center.
Judith (DeVore) Hansen, BGS '88 is employed as a senior corporate human resources partner with Blue Care Network in Southfield where she has worked for the past eight years. She is married to Chris Hansen and the two have a 5-year old daughter, Marissa Christina.
Linda Bird CAS '89 is a clinical social worker in both a clinic and private practice. She also teaches in the master's program in social work at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Carol A. Friend BGS '89 has been elected partner to the Detroit-based law firm of Honigman, Miller, Schwartz and Cohn LLP. She specializes in Business Immigration Law.
Joanne Kolean-Chorney CAS '89 is employed as a clinical psychologist at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services and also owns a small private practice. Kolean-Chorney has two children – a daughter, Autumn Rain, born July 14, 2001, and 9-year-old Desmond.
Sammy Lumetta SECS '89 is employed at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Loraine, Ohio, and is married with two children.
David Wieme CAS '89 was named director of strategic communications at Palace Sports and Entertainment in Auburn Hills, Mich.(return to top)
Christina Fuoco CAS '90 is a full-time features reporter for the Oakland Press. She also is involved in free-lance work for Rolling Stone magazine and MTV.com.
John Edens SECS '91 is a product engineer in radio core and telematics at DaimlerChrysler Corporation.
Rose (Singletary) Steverson CAS '91 has been in business for the past 14 years making hats and accessories that she ships to 22 states and the Bahamas.
Celeste Jeffries SEHS '92 is working as a legal administrator.
Seth Seidell CAS '92 is general counsel and chief operating officer at Human Capital, a professional employer organization. He specializes in employment and corporate law.
Rachel (Yank) Simpson CAS '92 received her Master of Humanities degree with an emphasis on historical preservation. She restores old buildings with the Colorado Historical Society's State Historical Fund.
Cheryl M. Sparks CAS '92 is the marketing manager for The Rouse Company's Towson Town Center in Towson, Maryland.
Lisa Woods SBA '92 is director of IT for BVT Systems Inc.
Scott Berry CAS '93 is a filmmaker, activist, and teacher. In January 2000, he received a Master of Arts degree in media studies from The New School For Social Research in New York. He resides in Toronto where he is the Installations Coordinator at the Images Festival of Independent Film and Video.
Gino Palazzolo SECS '93 spent four months working at Ford Motor Company's new plant in Brazil.
Mark Skibowski SBA '93 is vice president of operations for Cadillac Coffee Company Headquarters in Madison Heights, Mich.
Ellen R. Zehnder CAS '93 earned her master's degree in Civil War Studies from American Military University in Manassas, Va.
Jeff Kingzett MPA '94 was recently appointed to the position of Village Manager/Downtown Development Authority Director for the Village of Birch Run. He previously served as a consultant to businesses, non-profit organizations and government.
Ellen Rogowski MAT '94 earned national board certification as an early adolescence generalist from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. She is an eighth-grade teacher at Madison Middle School in Pontiac, Mich.
Kristen Cacciapalle CAS '95 is owner of Treat Yourself Too, a gift basket company in Redondo Beach, Calif.
David G. Horner MA '95 is associate professor of secondary education, English, at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, Iowa.
Melanie Campbell SBA '96 is a software consultant for Doeren Mayhew Information Technology in Troy, Mich.
Nanette Dadich CAS '96 passed the Michigan Bar Exam and is working as a contract employee at Ford Motor Company on the Firestone case.
Catherine E. Hodgson SBA '96 is an analyst in clinical system services at Provider HealthNet Services Inc.
Rose (Detroyer) Mrosewske SON '96 has completed all the requirements needed and passed the annual examination to become an international board certified lactation consultant.
Michelle (Bauman) Olinger SEHS '96 has been a kindergarten teacher in Hemlock, Mich., for the past five years.
Jinho D. Park SHS '96 is human resource manager at Midsize Electric Motor Company in Chicago, Ill.
Cynthia M. Stephens CAS '96 is employed as a fine arts photographer.
Carrie Weber SEHS '96 completed her master's degree in teaching from Marygrove College in August 2002.
Brad W. Wood, L.C.S.W, SEHS '96 is employed at Valley Child Guidance Clinic as an intake supervisor and is responsible for emotionally disturbed children. He also is involved in opening a new clinic in Lancaster, Calif.
Karly Bialkowski SBA '97 is the human resource manager for Pepsi Bottling Group in western Pennsylvania and western New York.
Martha A. Cervenak CAS '97 is completing her third year of medical school at Tulane University. She plans to specialize in family practice.
Michael French CAS '97 has been promoted to account executive at Dearborn-based Exhibit Enterprises Inc., a leading exhibit builder and event marketing company.
Charles J. Hitt II SBA '97 has relocated back to Michigan from San Francisco and is a senior staff manager in national owner relations for DaimlerChrysler Corporation.
Neil Maguire MBA '97 was named vice president of automotive operations for ProductFactory, the leading Web-based product development and program management software solution provider.
Julie Parks CAS '97 is working at Volkswagen of America in the customs department as a customs specialist.
Holly (Osterholm) Swanson CAS '97 has joined the Detroit office of the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., as an associate in the bankruptcy and workout practice group.
Susan Bowyer, PhD, CAS '98 has been promoted to senior bioscientific research investigator at Henry Ford Hospital. She also is an adjunct professor in the Oakland University Department of Physics.
Norene Cashen CAS '98 is a free-lance writer for Detroit's Metro Times. She also has had poetry published in Dispatch Detroit and the anthology, Abandon Automobile: Detroit City Poetry 2001, Wayne State University Press.
Kenneth Ehlen CAS '98 received the Extended Care Sales Representative of the Year Award for his work in the Extended Care Division of Tissue Management at HEALTHPOINT Ltd. in 2001. Ehlen manages the accounts of seven long-term care pharmacies and 200 nursing home facilities where products are marketed directly to long-term care doctors, nurses and administration.
Kenny Olinge SHS '98 is safety director of J. Ranck Electric Inc. in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Matthew Patterson CAS '98 earned a Master of Arts degree in history from Wayne State University in December 2001. He plans to begin law school in 2002.
Janell Richards CAS '98 earned a Master of Social Work degree from Wayne State University in June 2000. She is employed as a clinical therapist at a residential treatment facility.
Tracie Andrews CAS '99 is director of business development at Asterand Inc.
Neena Colbert CAS '99 is the Southeast Michigan instructor for National City Bank.
Kimberly (LeRoy) DeAngelo SEHS '99 is a third-grade teacher in the Hilliard City School District. She also is attending the Ohio State University Graduate School for Education Policy and Leadership.
Elizabeth (Bowser) Francis SEHS '99 is a teacher at Blanche Sims Elementary School in the Lake Orion Community School District. She plans to pursue a master's degree in reading and language arts at Oakland University.(return to top)
Lori Ballard CAS '00 is working for both US Auto Scene and Tech Center News.
Dennis A. Bashu MSME '00 is employed at Ford Motor Company, Automatic Transmission Engineering Operations, as group leader of CAD Dimensional Management.
Danielle (Richardson) Mangiapane SEHS '00 is a recruiter for Edcor in Pontiac, Mich. She was recently married.
Sam Heikinen CAS '00 is now in his third year of teaching English at Changchun Institute of Technology in China. He is also the debate coach preparing his team for the International Asian English debates to take place in April. Sam is a proud graduate of the AOP program at Oakland and is writing a book about his Chinese experiences. To help with his homesickness, Sam found his favorite college haunt – a Popeye's – in Beijing.
Megan Tomczak CAS '00 recently co-authored a paper on nutrition and prostate cancer titled Prostate Cancer: A Compendium of Information on Nutritional Research for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She also is pursuing an acting career and experienced her first speaking role in the independent feature film, The Prime Time Kid, directed by Monique Sorgen.
Nicole Wheeler CAS '00 earned her master's degree in Social Work from Grand Valley State University in April 2002.
Kara Herber SHS '01 is a safety coordinator at ABB, Inc., in Auburn Hills.
Kendrick Sims CAS '01 is working in the field of Internet radio and Web design for ClassicalMusicDetroit.com and ClassicStars.net.(return to top)
Cynthia (Kepler) Decker BSN '89, MSN '97 was married Aug. 24, 2001. She is employed as a nurse practitioner in Cardiovascular Surgery at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.
Susan (Tollafield) Olep CAS '91 was married Oct. 13, 2001, and now resides in the Hudsonville area where she is employed at an oil corporation in the customer service department.
Rachel (Yank) Simpson CAS '92 married James Simpson in Aspen on June 30, 2001. The couple took an extended honeymoon to Thailand and Cambodia.
Meredith (Dale) Adams CAS '99 married James Michael Adams on Oct. 12, 2002. Their ceremony had a vintage theme, reminiscent of the 1920s and '30s. Meredith works as a documentation specialist at New World Systems in Troy, Mich.
Kimberly (LeRoy) DeAngelo SEHS '99 married Dave DeAngelo on June 29, 2001, in Columbus, Ohio.
Elizabeth (Bowser) Francis SEHS '99 married Christopher Francis Oct. 13, 2001.
Timothy J. Brown SEHS '00 married Kathleen White SEHS '00 March 16, 2002, in Grand Blanc, Mich. They are both employed as teachers in the Flint school district.
Joshua Nast SBA '00 married Lindsay Coats on April 27, 2002.
Kathy L. Nicholas MSN '00 married Brett Bashawaty Feb. 9, 2002, on the island of Turks and Caicos.(return to top)
Kathy (Mihelich) Hendricks, SEHS '90, M.A. '98, and her husband Tom Hendricks SEHS '90 announce the birth of their son Harrison Thomas Hendricks on June 16, 2002.
Heather (Koehler) Case SBA '93 and her husband Darton announce the birth of their daughter Taryn Koehler Case on May 21, 2002.
Gina Pattison SBA '93 recently celebrated the birth of a son, Hunter.
David Scillion SBA '94 and his wife, Heather, announce the birth of their daughter, Briana Mae, on Dec. 31, 2001. She joins her big brother, Carter.
Elizabeth (Wisley) Baeten CAS '95 and her husband Paul announce the birth of their son, Colin Patrick on April 3, 2001.
Aaron Carpenter SBA '97 and his wife, Carol (Brown) Carpenter CAS '00, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Drew Mitchell, on Jan. 28, 2002.
Kristine Einowski SEHS '99 announces the birth of her daughter, Dianna Reese Wilson, on Jan. 23, 2002.
Dennis A. Bashu MSME '00 and his wife Debra recently celebrated the birth of their son, Joshua Paul born Nov. 1, 2001. He joins his older brother, Anthony Alan.(return to top)
Robert L. Douglas CAS '73 died April 19, 2002.
Catherine (Alexander) Gouvellis MAT '79 died April 29, 2002.
Karen S. Johanning SON '88 died Jan. 26, 2002.
Phyllis M. Meredith SON '83 died Feb. 11, 2002.
Renee Sawson CAS '99 died April 8, 2002.(return to top)


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Thursday, April 24, 2014
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has delayed by nearly a year a plan to boost safety standards for the type of rail car involved in a fiery explosion that killed at least 47 people in Canada this month.
Wrecked tanker cars are pictured during cleanup on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at the crash site of the train derailment and fire in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. The derailment July 6, 2013, left 37 people confirmed dead and another 13 missing and presumed dead. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)
Officials began work on the rule more than a year before an oil train derailed and exploded in Quebec on July 6 — but the rule was never put in place. The proposal by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is intended to fix a dangerous design flaw in a rail car commonly used to haul oil and other hazardous liquids from coast to coast. The soda-can shaped car, known as the DOT-111, has come under scrutiny from safety experts because of its tendency to split open during derailments and other major accidents.
That's exactly what happened when an unattended Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train came loose, hurtling down a 7-mile incline before derailing and igniting in Lac-Megantic, near the Maine border. All but one of its 73 cars were carrying crude oil, and at least five exploded, setting off massive explosions that devastated the small lakeside town of 6,000 people.
The structure of the tank car is not believed to be a factor in the derailment, which is under investigation. But transportation experts say the car's underlying design makes it prone to damage and catastrophic loss of hazardous materials.
A proposed rule to beef up rail-car safety was initially scheduled to be put in place last October, but it has been delayed until late September at the earliest. A final rule is not expected until next year.
The pipeline safety agency said in a report this month that the latest delay was needed to allow "additional coordination" among officials and interested groups, including industry representatives who have resisted calls to retrofit existing cars, citing the expense and technical challenges such a requirement would pose.
In the first half of this year, U.S. railroads moved 178,000 carloads of crude oil. That's double the number during the same period last year and 33 times more than during the same period in 2009. The Railway Association of Canada estimates that as many as 140,000 carloads of crude oil will be shipped on Canada's tracks this year, up from 500 carloads in 2009. Much of that increase is from oil produced in the Bakken oil patch in North Dakota and Montana and surrounding areas. The train that crashed in Quebec was carrying oil from North Dakota to a refinery in New Brunswick, Canada.
The DOT-111 tank car represents more than two-thirds of the rail fleet carrying crude oil.
The Associated Press reported in September that the DOT-111 tank car has been allowed to haul hazardous liquids from coast to coast even though transportation officials were aware of the design flaw.
The AP had reviewed 20 years of federal rail accident data involving DOT-111 cars used to haul ethanol and found that the cars had been breached in at least 40 serious accidents since 2000. In the previous decade, there were just two breaches.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is urging the Obama administration to phase-out DOT-111 tank cars or require freight rail carriers to retrofit them to prevent potential explosions or spills. Schumer described the DOT-111 cars as "flawed, out-of-date and a factor in hazardous material spills during derailments," such as the one in Quebec.
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I've identified as straight for my entire life, but recently been noticing that I may be attracted to girls as well. I'm thinking that I'm probably bi, maybe attracted 30% to girls, 70% to guys. What's so strange is that I went to an all-girls Catholic high school, and never found myself attracted to my schoolmates.
The thing is, I'm wondering if I'm attracted to girls, or just obsessing about my sexuality and therefore thinking that I'm attracted to girls because my obsessiveness makes me more aware of them. (I've had OCD symptoms before, so this is possible.) You see, I haven't had any major crushes on girls, but I think I could if I let myself see them romantically.
Then I'm wondering--if I am attracted to girls, which I probably am--is it worth coming out? I am definitely mainly attracted to guys, but I feel like I could be missing out on good relationships if I ignore this aspect of myself. But then, how would people view me? I go to a very liberal, accepting college, but what about my past roommates, for instance. We've seen each other naked, and it didn't mean anything to me, but would they think I had been attracted to them or something?
I'm thinking the easiest thing would be to change my "interested in" status on facebook. Then, if people felt like asking, they could, but I wouldn't have to tell people directly. I think my friends would be cool like that. But is it even worth the hassle? Am I making mountains out of obsessive molehills (to use a very mixed metaphor)? I do identify mainly as straight.
I know this might be a bit of an out there topic but I'm so confused. I'm sure i'm a Lesbian but now I dont know what to do...I've never been with a guy or a girl, but I'd like to try with a girl, I'm just not sure of what to do when I go to cross that bridge.
I have horrible menstruation. Horrible. The cramps make me cry and be nauseous (I've had to stay at home on more than one occassion for them and I NEVER miss school), the blood flow is relentless (7 days usually), and I get a severe headache and mild fever. I have a suspicion that it's genetic, considering how my mother once bled for 12 days. Exercise seems to help, but I was wondering what else I can do? I'm sick of feeling like this a week every month. I'm at the end of my rope!


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I'm sure you guys have probably put it together by now, but this RP is finally calling it quits.
It's been fun, and we're so happy that we were able to entertain you guys for a while. But with all of us moving onto new chapters in our own lives, and with the show being finished, this roleplay needs to end. Thank you guys so much for paying attention and interacting with us. This wouldn't have been as much fun as it was without you.
And to the members of this rp family; I'm so happy that we did this. It was fun while it lasted.
I guess, in the words of Freddie Benson… "We're clear."
I had a blast with all of the followers, and with the members of this family. Thank you guys so much for everything. xx


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Jesse Dee didn't have any other choice: It was soul music or bust when he was in grade school. Now the childhood fan is making soul-fueled records that he hopes will draw listeners back to the music that first inspired him.
"I grew up in a religious household, and the kind of music I was allowed to listen to was pretty restricted," says Dee, who was born in 1980 in Boston and grew up in nearby Arlington. "My parents steered me away from — I want to say secular music, but pop music. Oldies were my option. I grew up and later listened to everything else. But when you're 8 years old, and you hear soul, R&B and doo-wop for the first time, you fall in love with it."
Dee developed a passion for singing in church and school plays, and the soul vocalists he discovered from the '50s and '60s, including Sam Cooke, Chuck Jackson and Otis Redding, left a deep imprint. "I've always been drawn to music heavy on feeling and emotion, as opposed to music with lots of notes and proficiency," he says. "Soul music conveys emotion better than any other kind of music, and the singers were just out of this world."
It wasn't exactly mainstream music for kids growing up in the '80s and '90s, but Dee took it a step further and started playing in bands as a teenager with a soul emphasis. At 18, he picked up a guitar and focused on folk because of its simplicity – three chords were enough to learn some Bob Dylan songs. Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks" album also motivated him to sharpen his lyrics, and he began wedding the two styles: folk songwriting and soul emoting.
"It led to a lot of hours of street busking," he says. "It makes you appreciate when a song works and it inspired me to be a better songwriter. The focus became the song, and then incorporating soul into it. As much as I love lyrics that say 'baby this' and 'baby that' in soul songs, it can sometimes can be a little lacking substance-wise."
After studying at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, he worked the soul and roots music circuit in New England and released his first album in 2008, "Bittersweet Batch." Along the way, young performers such as Amy Winehouse, Jamie Lidell and Alabama Shakes began incorporating old-school soul into new music.
"I never saw soul as outdated, but it wasn't particularly popular when I started playing it," he says. "What I see happening now isn't a revival – I'd call it a resurgence, because it's always been around. Ultimately, I'm making music for myself, first and foremost. Once on stage, we're entertainers. It's important to realize you're putting on a show, and we want people to be moved. But I have to love the music and believe in it to do that: 'This is what I like, this is what I like to listen to.' To me, soul is about emotional sincerity, coming from the heart. If you do that, it's not retro, and it's not about the person's race or where they're from."
Dee and his band played steadily for five years before returning to the studio to record "On My Mind/In My Heart," which was released by Chicago-based Alligator Records earlier this year. It's not about despairing ballads and dark-end-of-the-street laments. Instead, its 11 originals place a premium on hope and romance.
"I love a heart-wrenching soul ballad — some of the best soul songs ever recorded are in that context," Dee says. "But music as a whole is such a powerful thing, and one of its most powerful qualities is when it's uplifting and optimistic and positive. The way music has affected me over the years, that's when it's most powerful for me. There are a lot of sad songs out there, and sometimes it can be easier to write those than the happy songs. But I dig the underlying feeling of optimism and hope. People need to hear it more than they ever have."
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Jesse Dee: 9 p.m. Friday at FitzGerald's, 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn, Ill., $15; fitzgeraldsnightclub.com
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Who would you like to support =w= on their Oz tour.
I really hope weezer bring along someone great from overseas. =w= have delayed this Australian tour for years now. It's a damn smart move cause from that time they have made that step to 'arena rock band' which i have nothing against by the way. Now shows are damn pricey down under. $120 hard earned coins plus a lame booking fee will get you up front.. i'm guessing its alot cheaper overseas...
Now i have seen some local bands trying to bake their way into a support slot with cheesy =w= cakes and the like. Lord help us.. for the time the country has waited, we don't want any boring local acts before weezer. Lets have a band who has been with weezer.. came from their era and have earned respect from the public.
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Oh and yes, I think Regurgitator could be a good option. Or... Spiderbait?
The Living End? They might be busy seeing as they have a tour coming up where they play all 7 albums in full in each city.. like the memories tour on crack
Custard, The Fauves and Jebediah mentioned on a Weezer message board in 2012 warms my heart. My late-90s self would approve.
who could not love the fauves..
the just had that cruchy alt rock powerpop thing down.
this is turning into great australian bands formed in the 90's.
oh and danielle, the gurge are playing unit in full noways.. so there is that!
Yeah. I was happy to see the Gurge announce their tour dates. There are so many good bands performing over the next few months. I don't know that I can afford to go hear all of them live. But it's a good time for live music fans.
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who could not love the fauves..
the just had that cruchy alt rock powerpop thing down.
this is turning into great australian bands formed in the 90's.
oh and danielle, the gurge are playing unit in full noways.. so there is that!
I agree -- I'm almost certain I have already spent more money on tickets for shows happening in the next 6 months than I have for any 6-month period up until now.
what are you seeing?
In order of appearance: Nada Surf, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Regurgitator, Lee Ranaldo Band, Thurston Moore, Radiohead, Harvest Festival (incl. Beck, Ben Folds Five, Cake, Dandy Warhols, Los Campesinos, Silversun Pickups), and some band called Weezer. I'm excited!
Who knows what other stuff will come up -- I only found out SM & Jicks were playing when I was buying the tickets for Nada Surf. I'll definitely be going if Custard get together for another show. It was great to see them again last time they did.
wow, nice work.
if i lived in a major city my ass would be broke. I did catch SM & Jicks on the last tour though, real good. plenty of face melting solo's from steve. Harvest Fest would be a blast. Big Beck fan here
I saw the Fauves play with Even a couple of weeks ago having not heard either of the bands new albums. Walked away wanting to seek out Evens new one but unfortunately am not compelled to go and get Fauves new one. I was a big fan of theirs back in the 90s but I am not sure their music has held up over the years.
We have been doing the same talk amongst my friend going.
I like the idea of Custard supporting if Dave can get the band back together one more time.
Dinosaur Jr - Played Weezer Cruise and will have new album out and I love them
Sebadoh - Played Weezer Cruise and will have new album out and I love them
Yuck - Played Weezer Cruise
Ozma - Played Weezer Cruise
Best Coast - Because I like them
Archers of Loaf - Because I love them
I saw SM & Jicks the last tour too, and agree it was really good. Same with Nada Surf who I saw last time they came here as well. I waited to see the second announcement of Harvest before I got a ticket, because it's a lot of money to spend and I wanted to make sure there were enough bands that I wanted to see.
Archers of Loaf were apparently going to try and come to Australia in 2013, but one of their Facebook posts recently said that Eric will be too busy next year touring his solo stuff.
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hugh, do you listen to any bands that aren't weezer-related?
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I think Ozma would be good, but it would be really cool to have The Rentals.


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The Reps have a way of eating their young...McCain should have been in, instead of Bush...
" McCain should have been in, instead of Bush"
Shapley wrote:The Reps have a way of eating their young...McCain should have been in, instead of Bush...
Not really, McCain is not well liked within the conservative wing of the party.
" What are Obama's qualifications?"
Shapley wrote:Barrack Obama has no track record. Clinton has name recognition, plus eight years as a 'co-president' under her belt. She's popular with the left, but has successfully garnered the support of moderates by avoiding taking a bold stand on many liberal issues lately. Having a friendly press doesn't hurt, either, and she definitely has a good working relationship with them. They've referred to her as a 'moderate' so much that people actually believe them.
What are Obama's qualifications?
Shapley wrote:Perhaps, but if we're going to sacrifice Republican principles in order to win Democrat votes, why don't we just vote for the Democrat.
The Republican Party votes on a party platform, which defines the party's position on the issues we believe most strongly about. That platform has not changed significantly since the days of Rondalus Maximus. In order to garner the vote of the party base, it is best to select a candidate that either comes very close to reflecting our values on those issues or has the ability to shift support for those issues towards his/her viewpoint. Neither McCain nor Giuliani come really close to the platform on conservative issues, but of the two I think Giuliani has the best chance of winning voters towards his viewpoint. Keep in mind that much of the conservative shift was due to Ronaldus Maximus' ability to do just that.
McCain comes across as brash and unlikable. That's not just my humble opinion, I hear that from many of folks back home, who I use as a barometer because they are the classic 'Reagan Democrats'.
All fine if you would rather stand on principal than win the Presidency.
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lebron will be guarding tony parker, the heat will win 4-0. but then again pop is too smart a coach not to make the necessary adjustments, although i cant see how he's gonna get around this one. however, coach spo might leave this option til game 7 if david could have his way.
Heat's LeBron James eyes Finals rematch with Spurs: 'I'm a much better player'
Six years ago, the Spurs sent a 22-year-old LeBron James and his Cavaliers packing in a four-game Finals sweep. On Monday, the 2013 MVP secured his shot at a rematch, albeit with a new team, and he likes the Heat's chances.
"I think our team is more experienced, first of all," James said, contrasting the 2013 Heat to the 2007 Cavaliers during a news conference after Miami defeated Indiana 99-76 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday. "My Cleveland team, we were very young, and we went up against a very experienced team, well-coached team. And they took advantage of everything that we did."
The Cavaliers' loss to the Spurs in 2007 marked the only Finals appearance of James' seven seasons in Cleveland. His supporting cast that season included Larry Hughes, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden, Anderson Varejao, Eric Snow, Sasha Pavlovic and Daniel Gibson. The Spurs were led by their Big Three of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, and had the likes of Bruce Bowen, Michael Finley, Brent Barry, Fabricio Oberto and Robert Horry on their title-winning roster. The 2013 Heat roster includes two other All-Stars in Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and is loaded with veterans such as Ray Allen, Udonis Haslem, Chris Andersen, Mike Miller and Mario Chalmers.
"For this team, this is our third year advancing to the Finals," James said. "So we're very experienced as well. We're not young, we're not inexperienced. We understand the opportunity that we have."
James finished with a game-high 32 points (on 8-for-17 shooting), eight rebounds and four assists on Monday to send the Heat to their third straight Finals and the fourth of his career. Miami will play host to San Antonio in Game 1 on Thursday.
"He's going to be there," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of James' big night in the series-deciding game. "It's humorous looking back on it that that was once questioned. He was there in moments, big moments, Game 7s before he even got here. That's who he is. The bright lights, we have a lot of guys that emerge from those bright lights more, rather than shrink from them. That's something you can't teach. … Three years in a row, it is not easy. We don't take this for granted, having this opportunity. It took a Game 7 to get it done, to go to this next round. But ultimately that will be his big legacy."
In 2007, James averaged 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, six assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 47.6 percent from the field, but had yet to win an MVP award or receive an All-NBA or All-Defensive first-team selection. Compare that to his numbers at age 28 this season: 26.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.7 steals and a career-best 56.5 shooting. He enters the 2013 Finals with four MVP awards, six straight All-NBA first-team selections and five straight All-Defensive first-team selections.
"I'm a much better player [now]," James said. "I'm 20, 40, 50 times better than I was in the 2007 Finals."
In the 2007 playoffs, James averaged 25.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and eight assists, but the Spurs held him to 22 points, seven rebounds, 6.8 assists and 35.6 percent shooting in the Finals. He is averaging 26.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.4 assists and shooting 51.4 percent in the 2013 playoffs. James now stands four wins away from a title that once seemed almost like a formality when the Heat ran off 27 consecutive regular-season wins.
"I'm not going to take this win for granted," James said after finally putting away the Pacers in an intense, emotionally charged series that saw both teams win a road game. "I'm definitely going to savor this win tonight. This league is so hard to win in. It's so hard to advance, that you can't take these moments for granted."
Spoelstra also said he would need some time to process Monday's series-clinching victory.
"When you're in such a competitive series like this, you are so fully immersed, that it's such a beautiful place to be, a Game 7," he said. "Because literally the staff, the players, you're not thinking about anything else. And it's one of those few times in competitive team sports you're not thinking about tomorrow, you're not thinking about the previous games, you're not thinking about what possibly may happen, you're not thinking about the reward. All you're thinking about is the desperation of that moment."
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The Heat won't have more than one night to savor their conference championship, not with the short turnaround in advance of the Finals and not with the Spurs having enjoyed nine full days of rest and preparation time after sweeping the Grizzlies in the Western Conference finals.
"Deciding what we do as a team tomorrow, I'll start to get back into the books," James said. "Get back into the film on a team that's very good, very disciplined, well coached. They've got a bunch of Hall of Famers. So I look forward to the challenge, but I'm not quite there yet mentally, because I'm not going to take it for granted what we were able to accomplish tonight."
Miami swept San Antonio in their regular-season series. But Spurs coach Gregg Popovich famously rested his key players during the first game, incurring a massive fine, and Spoelstra rested James and Wade in the second game. San Antonio breezed through the Western Conference playoffs with a 12-2 record, posting an eye-popping plus-10.1 point differential.
"That's a hell of a [Spurs] team over there," Wade said after scoring 21 points and grabbing nine rebounds in Game 7 against the Pacers. "We're going to have to make adjustments every game, throughout the series. We're going to see something different that we ain't seen. That's in every series, you have to make adjustments. So it was a little while that we wasn't playing, where we played each other in this year, and it's crazy that it worked out this way that we are both in the Finals."
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A Miami triumph in the Finals would deliver Wade his third title and James his second. The Heat would also become the first repeat champions since the Lakers in 2009 and 2010 and the first franchise besides the Lakers to win back-to-back titles during the post-Michael Jordan era.
"This is what it's all about," James said. "I dreamed about opportunities like this as a kid to have a Game 7, no matter at home or on the road. And that game allows you to advance to the Finals. I have had multiple dreams about it. To see a dream become a reality, I'm just very blessed. Our team is blessed. And we're just happy that we are able to represent the Eastern Conference in the Finals."
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AUSTIN -- Fire destroyed 68 units in the International Residence apartments four days before Christmas.
Former resident Lisa Jenkins said those who lost their homes are being asked to sign a document releasing the complex of any liability.
Jenkins said if they don't sign, they don't get their deposit or pro-rated rent back.
"We would not get our money back and we would be liable for January's rent and other fees, parking. Which is a kick in the teeth because both our vehicle were destroyed in the fire also," Jenkins said.
Lisa and her husband Reginald, decided not to sign.
"It just reads on and on that they're basically not responsible for anything that happened. Now why would they be doing that when your deposit has nothing to do with that. That's your money. That prorated rent is your money," Reginald Jenkins told KVUE.
Reginald said residents are told they have to sign to get out of their lease on homes which are destroyed.
"That was part of the gist, basically threatening that if you don't sign that, that you are going to be responsible for the rest of the lease," said Jenkins.
Jenkins said he was told he'd be reported to credit agencies if he didn't pay.
"All these people who felt they needed to get that money back, just signed away all their rights to recover anything they lost," said Lisa.
The couple also isn't getting their pet fee returned. Plus, they said they haven't been allowed back to see if they can salvage anything. They said they wanted to look for some of their jewelry.


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"One of my main fears is that if our CME groups do not understand what this is about, they can essentially put themselves out of business," said Susan Adamowski, director, new assessment initiatives, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Deerfield, Ill.
Adamowski was one of many presenters at the recent Alliance for CME annual conference who called on CME providers to face up to the implications of the new requirements imposed by the American Board of Medical Specialties and the Federation of State Medical Boards. Responding to the public's demand that the medical system be held more accountable for the quality of health care, the ABMS and the FSMB are rolling out new relicensure and recertification systems designed to better ensure physician competence.
We'll start with maintenance of certification (MOC). Here's the quick version: According to the ABMS' new system, rather than only taking exams every so many years, physicians have to prove a "maintenance of competency" throughout their careers and show a commitment to lifelong learning and improvement in their practices. (Note the use of the term lifelong learning — not CME. More on that later.)
Among other requirements, physicians have to demonstrate not only their medical knowledge, but their skills in areas such as patient communication. And they must evaluate their performance in their practices and show improvement. (For more information on this, visit www.abms.org.) The ABMS adopted the MOC program in 2000; now all 24 specialty boards are required to move toward the implementation of a maintenance of certification system. While the ABMS has generated guidelines, each specialty board is charged with developing its own set of requirements.
What's CME Got to Do With It?
Historically, boards have been responsible for certification, and specialty societies' turf has been education. But the new MOC system is challenging that tradition.
The ABMS and the Council of Medical Specialty Societies have raised numerous concerns about the effectiveness of CME in changing physician behavior, improving patient outcomes, and keeping physicians up-to-date. While some boards are working closely with their specialty societies in developing the MOC criteria, other specialty boards are not planning to use specialty society CME in their MOC requirements at all. Ouch.
Last year, the CMSS set up a task force on repositioning CME. Its goal was to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the CME enterprise and to recommend and prioritize changes. The task force was scheduled to present its recommendations to the council for ratification in March. Among the recommendations: Specialty societies should set curriculum and offer physicians a means to meet the self-assessment requirements of the MOC system, and CME activities should address the ABMS core competencies.
Seize the Time
Because the boards have not yet finalized their new systems, providers have a window of opportunity to work with their boards. Don't wait, speakers emphasized. Start a dialogue about collaboration, and establish CME as the delivery mode for the MOC system.
And, as advocates for the physicians who will have to meet these new requirements, it's your responsibility to represent their concerns to the boards — and that can get sticky as some doctors view the new requirements as another intrusion into their already too-busy professional lives. To complicate matters further, since physicians are sometimes confused about the difference between the boards and the societies, they may blame societies for requirements imposed by the boards.
Ask Your Members
Despite those sensitive issues, the American College of Cardiology has succeeded in developing a collaborative relationship with the American Board of Internal Medicine — the first board to begin rolling out the new certification system.
First, the ACC conducted focus groups by phone with its members to gauge their reactions and needs. Since most diplomates were not aware of the proposed program, we had to describe it enough for them to give feedback, explained Marcia Jackson, PhD, senior associate executive vice president, education, with the Bethesda, Md.-based ACC. While some providers expressed concerns that physicians would drop their certification status rather than jump through the hoops involved in the new system, Jackson, who sat in on all the calls, said that the members surveyed thought that recertification is necessary and beneficial to them and their patients.
However, cardiologists, as members of a subspecialty, do not have to maintain certification with the American Board of Internal Medicine; they can choose to maintain only their certification in cardiology. About half of the physicians said they would not apply for recertification in internal medicine, due to time constraints, Jackson reported, although they did express regret.
The ACC also found the ABIM amenable to considering physician resistance to the system. For instance, ACC members were concerned about the validity of feedback that would be captured through the proposed phone surveys with patients. The ABIM listened, said Jackson, and said it would gather data to make sure the system was reliable and valid before finalizing the requirements.
"We asked members, 'What can we do for you?'" Jackson continued. "They said, 'We are very, very busy. The hardest thing for us is taking time to track down the reference materials we need to answer questions.' They urged us to include electronic links from the ABIM's CPD [continuous professional development] modules to our education materials." And that's exactly what the ACC intends to do.
ACC and ABIM are also discussing a collaboration agreement, Jackson said, whereby physicians can complete two of ACC's self-assessment modules in lieu of two of the medical knowledge modules required by the ABIM.
Certification 911
"I think there is a role for every CME provider in responding to these changes," Jackson concluded. "Doctors who are working on certification want help. Don't see yourself just as a program planner and 'put-er-on-er.' You can perform a wonderful service for doctors by providing educational support. You are in a service field, that's what you are here to do — help doctors learn and practice better medicine."
Adamowski of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology put it even more strongly. "Physicians are desperate for help in meeting the MOC requirements, she told providers. "If they can't get what they need from you, they'll get it elsewhere." In fact, she said, companies are springing up to help physicians through the new system.
But I'm Not a Specialty Society
Speakers urged providers to not only collaborate with their boards, but to collaborate with other types of providers. For instance, specialty and subspecialty societies should consider partnerships with medical schools and hospitals in order to offer CME in practice settings, lessening the burden on physicians.
"This isn't just a specialty society issue," said Donald E. Moore Jr., PhD, Alliance president; and director, division of CME, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn. CME is a major part of what is being called for — but it is a different CME. Is your organization set up to really collaborate with others?
Moore also addressed providers' concerns about their own increased workloads. "Maybe it's time to stop complaining about the documentation load, and look for ways to simplify within our own operations and move forward. This is a sea change in the world of CME. We are pushed into a new conceptualization of how CME is done." And then he added: "The final question is, Who will pay for all this?"
Re-evaluating Relicensure
The Accreditation Council for CME is also under pressure to make its content requirements more stringent.
"We received clear messages from the Federation of State Medical Boards, the American Medical Association, and the American Board of Medical Specialties that the content of the CME that is used for the maintenance of certification and licensure…is assumed to be valid," said Murray Kopelow, MD, executive director, Accreditation Counsel for CME. "It was made clear to us that if our system didn't feel the same, then these organizations would find another system."
In August, the FSMB ratified the elements of what it deems valid CME. Among the criteria: CME must be evidence-based, scientific, current, objective, and presented in an unbiased format. It also must be a credible mechanism for assuring the public of a physician's competence.
The criteria have been sent to the boards in the 50 states responsible for licensing and relicensing physicians. Currently, 39 state boards mandate CME for relicensure. Those boards are in the process of reevaluating and changing their relicensure systems.
ACCME Takes Action
The new criteria were also sent to the ACCME's content validation task force, which, in turn, issued a proposal for new content requirements for accredited organizations. The draft stated that "all content and recommendations involving patient care aspects…must be based on sound scientific evidence generally accepted within the profession of medicine." The draft also said that providers would have to document the process they used to meet those standards.
Providers received the draft guidelines right before the Alliance for CME conference — and the reactions appeared to be mostly unfavorable. Besieged by criticism, Kopelow said the objections made him realize that, "We haven't explained very well what we mean."
Mandating the Middle Road?
Several providers were concerned that the requirements would restrict them from putting on CME that dealt with new science, and off-label or unapproved uses of drugs and devices.
"I work at the National Institutes of Health," said one attendee. "Most of the topics we concentrate on have to do with research and cutting-edge areas. There are many times where the truth as we know it has not been accepted by general physician practitioners. In the '70s, few people said that a high-fiber diet could have a positive impact on certain medical conditions, for example. This kind of approach can mandate the middle road, the lowest common denominator in CME."
"We wouldn't want that to be the outcome," responded Kopelow, garnering loud applause from the audience. He clarified, saying that the guidelines apply to "clinical areas that have to do with actual recommendations in practice."
Straitjacket of Truth
Another objection along the same lines came from Morris Blachman, PhD, assistant dean, CME and faculty development, Office of CME, University of South Carolina, Columbia, with the caveat that he was a strong supporter of the content validation principles, and that the problem may be in the language, not in the concept.
"When I think about the component in the CE process that you have called wisdom — I think of that as not just judgment, but as experience that tempers knowledge. This new requirement, as it is currently written, would wipe out use of that wisdom. The wording here [all content and recommendations regarding patient care must be based on sound scientific evidence] seems to indicate that there is a straitjacket of truth. Science is a process of validity, not truth. Science is a process where there is continuous improvement. The notion of having to be responsible for what's generally accepted science imposes a burden that is virtually impossible."
Blachman suggested that the ACCME apply the same principles of disclosure as it does when regulating off-label discussion. "We could say 'Look, if you're going to discuss content that is not well-accepted, your responsibility is to tell the audience.'"
But even with guidelines, CME providers should not be held completely accountable for what speakers say, he said. "There's no way for me to guarantee what every presenter is going to do. There has to be due diligence and a mechanism of good faith. For example, we talk to speakers before they come about scientific integrity and validity being critical. Our moderators are told that if somebody does something untoward or that appears inappropriate, they are to respond right there."
Kopelow explained: "We will ask you to describe your good-faith effort at meeting the requirements. You can't guarantee the outcome."
Just Say No
Patrick Sweeney, MD, associate dean, CME, Brown Medical School, Providence, R.I, started with his own disclosure: "As you know, I'm opposed to this. It will be insulting for me to give this to my chairman of medicine or surgery, with whom I've worked for 15 years.They're going to look at me like I'm from outer space and wonder what in hell I am doing. They already think a lot of the things we require them to do are ridiculous.
"Having worked with the ACCME for many years, as a surveyor, and for the past six years with the Accreditation Review Committee, I'm disappointed that the ACCME doesn't have enough faith in the system that we have worked so strongly to implement," Sweeney continued. "And when these organizations, like the AMA, the ABMS, and the CMSS, come to you and say 'Your providers are going to have to prove that this information is generally accepted practice,' I'd wish you'd say 'No.'" Once again, attendees applauded.
"We did say no," answered Kopelow. "We said we're not going to create a system where Patrick Sweeney has to go to his department of medicine and say 'You have to provide me with the evidence that everything your speakers say is true.' That idea was ridiculous."
Adding Insult to Injury
Sweeney wasn't the only provider to feel that the proposal was an insult. Melinda Steele, director, CME, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, said, "The day the content validation information came, I made the mistake of taking it to my committee immediately because I wanted to keep them informed. The reaction was just short of violence. It's not that they object to content validation, the objection is a logistical one. 'You expect me now to document what we are already doing, and I, as a course author, am not going to spend the time to give you all of the documentation. You as the CME office can do it.' My office doesn't have the time or ability to do that. That's where the objections come from, beyond the insult that the academics feel. When you're attacked, and the violence occurs — I felt that I was in your shoes Murray."
Replied Kopelow, "It was not intended that those people have to document anything and give it to you. It was intended that they would say "I'm glad I'm meeting muster already, and this is how I practice medicine and education.'" Kopelow reiterated that most providers were already meeting the new requirements. The comment period ended March 9; the task force is now analyzing the feedback.
Take Action Now
Here are recommendations speakers and attendees made concerning the maintenance of certification (MOC) system mandated by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
View the MOC mandate as an opportunity to support your members, revision your CME, and position CME as a critical component of the new system.
There is still is a lack of awareness in the CME community about MOC: Educate your CME committee.
Meet with your respective certification board and aim to establish a collaborative relationship. Open communications regarding your members' concerns as well as the role your CME program can play in implementing the new requirements.
Create partnerships with other CME providers in a variety of settings.
Reflect on how the mission of your CME program might parallel the definition of a competent physician.
Compare your current CME curriculum to the ABMS six general competencies. Look at gaps that may lead to new programming opportunities.
Research specific MOC requirements for physicians in specialties your serve, and create relevant education activities.
Don't think of MOC as an added layer for your CME; rather integrate it into the fabric of your program.
Seek opportunities to measure outcomes related to physician practice improvement.
Promote content that relates to competencies. When marketing education activities, list as part of the subtitle which core competency the activity addresses. This will help physicians document evidence of their commitment to lifelong learning.
This is a great opportunity to restructure and improve your annual conference, said one specialty society provider during a breakout session. But the new MOC criteria shouldn't dictate everything you do; as another attendee pointed out, "Just because we don't meet the criteria at our annual conference, doesn't mean we shouldn't do the annual meeting."


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