Continuing medical education will be the fuel behind healthcare transformation in the Middle East

CME will be foundational to the GCC’s success

The continuing education of medical professionals will be critical in supporting personalized health initiatives, population health goals, care coordination, and value-based decision making. Healthcare leaders should prioritize training and workforce development from multiple perspectives.

Evaluate the current workforce

Care coordination doesn’t happen organically. Professionals will need training, support, and resources to develop skills, understand their role, and align their work with the overarching system.

Emphasize interprofessional collaboration

Addressing chronic conditions and longitudinal patient journeys requires medical professionals working from the same evidence-based information to coordinate as a team. When teams are working with aligned data and education, clear communication and collaboration are enabled, and clinicians can better support all arms of the Quadruple Aim.

Leverage data insights

Accurate and timely data on social determinants of health should be available to all members of the care team across the entire care journey. This requires interoperable and integrated systems that make evidence-based information continuously available to all medical professionals.

Implement tech that aligns communication across the care team

Care coordination requires medical professionals who are speaking from the same evidence-based information. This level of alignment is critical in reforming health system navigation, creating an environment of patient centricity, and ensuring coordinated communication between all members of the care team.

Continuing medical education grounded in evidence-based medicine is the key to unified progress in healthcare transformation. This is why UpToDate® integrates CME earning directly into clinical workflows. It creates a seamless experience where users can focus on providing optimal care to patients while still meeting Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements.

The OMSB use case

The Oman Vision 2040 and Health Vision 2050 focus on primary care and efforts to reduce tertiary and quaternary care establishments.

As part of this vision, the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) has recognized CME credits awarded by providers accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The OMSB prides itself on a long-standing policy of recognizing international accrediting bodies that exemplify rigorous standards aligned with its own. Oman Medical Specialty Board Recognizes ACCME-Accredited Credits from UpToDate for Continuing Professional Development. This includes UpToDate, enabling healthcare professionals in the country to submit AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ to meet OMSB’s CPD requirements. Organizations and clinicians using UpToDate gain access to benefits including:

• Career development: Earning ACCME-accredited credits improves the healthcare resume and makes professionals more attractive for promotions and new job opportunities, both at home and abroad.
• Improved quality of care: The effort of attaining CME credits improves clinical skills and knowledge and supports better patient outcomes and higher standards of care.
• Enhanced compliance and recognition: Since OMSB recognizes ACCME-accredited credits, healthcare professionals are ensured to meet requirements for maintaining licenses and certifications.
• Expanded access to resources: The evidence-based clinical information housed in UpToDate combines with ACCME-accredited CME activities to support informed decision-making and enhanced clinical practice.

Healthcare transformation starts with CME

Educated professionals are the foundation of a healthcare system that’s built for future-proof nations and that supports generations of healthy citizens. Wolters Kluwer is proud to offer UpToDate as an evidence-based enhancement of clinical workflows—one that adds value not only to individual clinicians but to the region as a whole, both now and for years to come.