Please look at some of the new EthosCE training videos we have created on topics such as course creation, homepage management, credit and certificate generation, reports, and much more. Exciting announcement coming soon on the many new features of EthosCE version 3.3!
Smartphone and open source Web technologies offer the continuing medical education (CME) community with a unique, cost effective model for automating and streamlining their CME enterprises. At the recent 2011 Annual Meeting of the Alliance for CME, I had the pleasure of presenting with our colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Office of CME. Together with Mila Kostic, Zalman Agus, Rodman Campbell, we shared the results of our success integrating our EthosCE Learning Management System (LMS) with smartphone short-message service (SMS) technology to automate the Office of CME. In 2009, the Office of CME accredited 5,431 activities and generated 734,815 certificates. Our initial work focused on overhauling all RSS application, approval, and attendance tracking processes for grand rounds and case presentations. Mila Kostic described their previous manual RSS process as an “administrative nightmare resulting in a six-month backlog in data entry and certificate management.”
We are pleased to announce that a major academic medical university has selected DLC Solutions’ EthosCE Learning Management System to manage and deliver their continuing medical education (CME) progams and activities.
In a move designed to increase efficiency, improve the quality of educational programs, and obtain a more flexible platform that will accommodate future technologies and growth, the Office of CME is adopting EthosCE Learning Management System, an open-source, Web platform complete with content authoring, learning management, and social media features.
The Office of CME will use EthosCE to immediately:
About EthosCE Learning Management System
EthosCE is a full-featured, open source learning management system with built-in content authoring and social media tools. The platform has been designed specifically for continuing education in many fields and integrates two industry-leading open source applications: Drupal Content Management System and Moodle Learning Management System. Other EthosCE clients include: United Healthcare, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, and George Washington University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Education.
At DLC Solutions, we are passionate about the production of full-featured Websites, social media, and e-learning software platforms for the health care community and other vertical markets. Our professional team partners with professional associations, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, medical education companies, and not-for-profit organizations to produce solutions that will address your business needs and exceed your expectations.
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