MOC requirements modified by ABIM

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From time to time, ABPN will share information about products and programs related to the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program with our diplomates. We are sending this to all ABPN diplomates, even those with ‘lifetime’ certificates, in case they are interested in the MOC Program.


Free Sessions Answer Questions about ABPN Maintenance of Certification Requirements

The American Psychiatric Association and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) are collaborating on several informational sessions to help attendees better understand the ABPN requirements for Maintenance of Certification (MOC). If you have questions about how to meet your MOC requirements, or would like to learn about some of the resources the APA is providing to help you address these requirements, these sessions are for you.


Maintenance of Certification (MOC):
Why It Exists, What It Is About, and How You Can Do It


Tue, 5/19: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre - Level 200, North Building, Room: Rooms 206 A-F

Objectives

1) Understand the American Board of Medical Specialties rationale for time-limited Board Certification, and the organization of the ABMS
2) Know the current requirements of MOC for the ABPN, and the ABPN relationship to ABMS and APA
3) Learn the available activities that meet MOC requirements for psychiatrists


Chair

Chair: Philip R. Muskin, M.D., New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Univ. Medical Center




American Board of Medical Specialties Continuing Certification:
For Our Patients, the Public, and Our Profession


Lois M. Nora, J.D., M.B.A., M.D., American Board of Medical Specialties Chicago, IL


ABPN Perspectives on Maintenance of Certification

Larry Faulkner, M.D., American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. Buffalo Grove, IL


How the APA Provides Everything You Need to Make MOC Easy For You

Tristan Gorrindo, M.D., American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, VA


MOC: What Should I Do?

Margo D. Lauterbach, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD




Maintenance of Certification Part 4 - Performance In Practice:
Making It Work In Your Practice



Sat, 5/16: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre -Level 800, South Building , Room: Room 803 A-B

Farifteh Duffy, Ph.D., American Psychiatric Foundation Practice Research Network, and American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, VA


Margo D. Lauterbach, M.D., Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD

Tristan Gorrindo, M.D., American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, VA


Objectives

1) Recognize and learn about ABPN MOC program requirements including PART 4 Performance in Practice (PIP) requirements for practice assessment;

2) Identify APA educational activities and products to support preparation for ABPN MOC requirement; and

3) Demonstrate acquired practical skills for practice assessment using the PIP, and implementing improvement(s) in clinical settings.

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"We are sending this to all ABPN diplomates, even those with ‘lifetime’ certificates, in case they are interested in the MOC Program."

:laugh: Come on aboard the MOC train, our esteemed and venerated grandfathers!!! Keeping up your certifications via absurd training modules and outrageous fees is the bee's knees!!

You really have no idea what you're missing!! :rofl::banana:
 
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How the APA Provides Everything You Need to Make MOC Easy For YouTristan Gorrindo, M.D., American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, VA
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Yeah, how much does the APA cost again?


You will be assimilated...

 
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What really bugged me about that e-mail was the mock obliviousness to the debate going on about MOC and the ABMS... it read almost like an SNL sketch meant to piss people off...

Not even a simple "we know there has been much controversy regarding MOC costs and procedures" preface to try to soothe the urge to rage quit...
 
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Not even a simple "we know there has been much controversy regarding MOC costs and procedures" preface to try to soothe the urge to rage quit...
ahahaha... rage quit... so true :lol: i am so close... :boom:

also glad there is an open discussion among psychiatrists about this MOC ponzi scheme happening here! I guess APA does not truly want to stand up for their members and demand fiscal accountability and transparency from ABPN. Or even foster discussion about it at the annual meeting.
 
APA is the lapdog for the ABPN. I wish I could be at that meeting, you know it's going to be pretty vicious with a lot of people voicing their opinions and the psuedo-policitians stroking their egos saynig it's in everyones best interests.
 
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I don't follow your APA rolls over and shows belly statement with respects to this article. My understanding is that the APA sent a letter to the ABPN telling them that they were in favor of eliminating Part for of the MOC. Are you saying that ABPN should be advocating that other parts of the MOC requirements be eliminated or that the APA is no longer pushing for the elimination of Part 4?
 
I don't follow your APA rolls over and shows belly statement with respects to this article. My understanding is that the APA sent a letter to the ABPN telling them that they were in favor of eliminating Part for of the MOC. Are you saying that ABPN should be advocating that other parts of the MOC requirements be eliminated or that the APA is no longer pushing for the elimination of Part 4?

The APA initially sent a letter condoning the actions by ABPN but from what I recall in the past month or so, they have reversed course and came out with a state in support for MOC. I tried to find the editorial in which it was announced but I cannot find it. Perhaps some one else can.

Then, in addition to the high fees, we have to pay just as large amounts of money on MOC products through the APA just to access them. APA has a duty to protect its members, not collude with them. Then again, if either the APA and/or ABPN were adequate in their abilities to help their membership, we wouldn't need Parity Laws.

No, my time and money is quite valuable. I've jumped through the hoops, and done my time. No other profession is subjected to this type of monstrosity - Adding insult to injury, the 'grandfathered' people have the option but the new grads need to continually demonstrate? Seriously? The guy practicing for 35 years knows it all and is familiar with the latest treatment and research? I highly doubt it. Not even new grads are completely up to date. No one is.

The arrogance of the ABMS and subsidiaries.
 
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Seems the AASM has more guts to stand up for what's right.

Hypnogram: MOC efforts are gaining momentum



American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The voices of sleep physicians have been heard loud and clear. That is the theme of recent correspondence received by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) regarding its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

In late April the AASM received a letter from the ABIM Council requesting our input on a proposed change to the ABIM’s MOC requirements. If approved by the ABIM Council and Board of Directors, the proposal would remove the requirement to hold underlying certification in internal medicine or another ABIM subspecialty in order to remain certified in sleep medicine. We responded with aletter expressing strong support for the proposal, noting that many of our members have conveyed that the existing requirement is unnecessarily burdensome.

This proposal addresses one of the key concerns about the MOC program that the AASM raised in an August 2014 letter to the ABIM. In that letter the AASM also objected to the high costs of the MOC program and its unnecessary overlap with existing continuing medical education (CME) requirements.

This past February, ABIM responded to the voiced complaints of sleep physicians - and those of our internal medicine colleagues – with an apology and a vow to correct mistakes made in the transition to a “more continuous” MOC program. Now the ABIM’s proposal to eliminate the requirement for sleep specialists to maintain underlying certification suggests that the push for a more reasonable and relevant MOC program is gathering momentum.

The AASM board of directors takes notice when our members express their professional concerns, and we seek to find meaningful solutions to the core challenges that we all face. That is why we decided recently to give members free access to the AASM MOC modules – it was a practical way to ease one of the burdens shouldered by our members.

As a regular participant on the ABIM’s Liaison Committee on Certification and Recertification (LCCR), the AASM will continue to monitor the MOC program and give voice to the concerns of sleep specialists who receive subspecialty certification through the ABIM.

Sincerely,

Timothy Morgenthaler, MD
President
 
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