we actually pulled it off and forced the change we wanted to see. i never thought the board would listen but the pressure worked. now we watch to make sure they follow through on everything they promised.
April 11, 2011
Final supporters
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 21, 2011
Reached 100 supporters
January 5, 2011
86 Comments
Agree with many other pediatricians. MOC often feels to me like 'busy work', especially Part 4. It takes valuable time away from patient care. The bureaucratic pressures are immense (ICD10, EHR, ACO, increased state licensing requirements,etc) and take more and more time away from patient care.
I would love to renew my AAP membership however I will not until it once again represents it's members in a reasonable fashion. Over the last several years it has become evident that the AAP is not an advocate for its members but in the business to make money through the MOC.
I derive no benefit from these exercises. Let's find a better way to ensure pediatricians are maintaining the best practice standards to avoid comparison with "providers" without the weight of burdensome and expensive exercises. Exams and CME should be sufficient.
In addition to other comments, I have little confidence in the claim that the public demands board certification. Where is the evidence for this claim as well as others about effectiveness of MOC?
MOC is a unilateral decision without data or techniques to ensure that MOC has validitation as a quality indicator. It is expensive and not consistent with demonstrated learning modalities in highly educated professionals
I am always learning nearly day to day by using refernce books, UpToDate, remote access to the local Medical School Library, etc. There are nearly daily situations that I look up to expand my knowledge base. I attend wekly grand rounds and other CME meetings. None of these count tword ABP MOC. The other parts of MOC are time consuming and add little if any benefit to my patients.
I am always learning nearly day to day by using refernce books, UpToDate, remote access to the local Medical School Library, etc. There are nearly daily situations that I look up to expand my knowledge base. I attend wekly grand rounds and other CME meetings. None of these count tword ABP MOC. The other parts of MOC are time consuming and add little if any benefit to my patients.
Stop the MOC. Costly in terms of time & finances & no evidence to support its efficacy. Just goes to the pockets ABP president & staff. Also, do away with recertification exams. There should be one standard for certification. Older pediatricians shouldnt be "grandfathered" into a separate standard.
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we actually pulled it off and forced the change we wanted to see. i never thought the board would listen but the pressure worked. now we watch to make sure they follow through on everything they promised.
April 11, 2011
Final supporters
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 21, 2011
Reached 100 supporters
January 5, 2011
86 Comments
The current process is a box checking exercise. It is not indicative of true life-long learning. Keeping current is very important, but the MOC process is expensive and time-consuming and not helpful at all.
Agree with many other pediatricians. MOC often feels to me like 'busy work', especially Part 4. It takes valuable time away from patient care. The bureaucratic pressures are immense (ICD10, EHR, ACO, increased state licensing requirements,etc) and take more and more time away from patient care.
I would love to renew my AAP membership however I will not until it once again represents it's members in a reasonable fashion. Over the last several years it has become evident that the AAP is not an advocate for its members but in the business to make money through the MOC.
I derive no benefit from these exercises. Let's find a better way to ensure pediatricians are maintaining the best practice standards to avoid comparison with "providers" without the weight of burdensome and expensive exercises. Exams and CME should be sufficient.
In addition to other comments, I have little confidence in the claim that the public demands board certification. Where is the evidence for this claim as well as others about effectiveness of MOC?
MOC is a unilateral decision without data or techniques to ensure that MOC has validitation as a quality indicator. It is expensive and not consistent with demonstrated learning modalities in highly educated professionals
I am always learning nearly day to day by using refernce books, UpToDate, remote access to the local Medical School Library, etc. There are nearly daily situations that I look up to expand my knowledge base. I attend wekly grand rounds and other CME meetings. None of these count tword ABP MOC. The other parts of MOC are time consuming and add little if any benefit to my patients.
I am always learning nearly day to day by using refernce books, UpToDate, remote access to the local Medical School Library, etc. There are nearly daily situations that I look up to expand my knowledge base. I attend wekly grand rounds and other CME meetings. None of these count tword ABP MOC. The other parts of MOC are time consuming and add little if any benefit to my patients.
Stop the MOC. Costly in terms of time & finances & no evidence to support its efficacy. Just goes to the pockets ABP president & staff. Also, do away with recertification exams. There should be one standard for certification. Older pediatricians shouldnt be "grandfathered" into a separate standard.
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The current process is a box checking exercise. It is not indicative of true life-long learning. Keeping current is very important, but the MOC process is expensive and time-consuming and not helpful at all.