Educational Resources

Information for All Faculty in All Session Types

Excerpts from the AAAAI CME Mission Statement:  
The purpose of the AAAAI’s CME program is to provide, and ensure the quality of, educational activities that will develop, maintain, update, enhance or make more clinically effective the study and practice of allergy, asthma and immunology.

The expected results of the AAAAI’s CME program are to advance either:
- learners’ competence in the field of allergy, asthma and immunology, measured by their ability to accurately describe, interpret and utilize the concepts presented; OR
- learners’ practice of the clinical specialty of allergy, asthma and immunology, measured by self-reporting of changes in practice behavior attributed to their participation in CME activities.

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Session Types

Courses

• Designed to introduce or refresh foundational knowledge about topics in allergy and immunology
• Structure: Any combination of interactive, hands-on instruction, small-group discussions and/or didactic presentations
• Length: 3 Hours
• Faculty Presentation Time: 25-30 minutes – please confirm with your moderator

 

Interest Section Forums

• High-profile topic in the Interest Section
• Structure: 30-minute business meeting following by 30-minute speaking segment
• Length: 1 Hour
• Faculty Presentation Time: 30 minutes

 

Pro/Con Debates

• Two debaters provide opposing views and explanation on controversial topic
• Structure: Presenter describes perspectives, followed by rebuttals OR Moderator presents a series of questions/issues, presenters discuss one by one, comparing and contrasting their perspectives
• Length: 1 Hour
• Faculty Presentation Time: 25-30 minutes – please confirm with your moderator

 

Seminars

• Highly interactive sessions in which two instructors lead a small group of participants in a discussion about a defined topic
• Structure:

1.  Limited to 28 participants
2.  In lieu of audio visual equipment, a flipchart and markers are provided
3. Faculty presentations should be limited to 10-15 minutes to allow ample time for group discussion

• Length: 1 Hour
• Faculty Presentation Time: 10-15 minutes

 

Symposia

• Didactic, lecture-based sessions
• Structure: Moderator facilitates three 20-minute talks and Question and Answer
• Length: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
• Faculty Presentation Time: 20 minutes

 

Workshops

• Interactive learning experiences which explore one or more specific aspects of a topic within allergy/immunology
• Structure: Should include one or more interactive teaching and learning strategies, such as:

1. Hands-on skills activities
2. Case discussion/small group discussion
3. Question and answer with faculty
4. Expert panel discussion with audience feedback
5. Audience response technology
6. Literature review/journal club discussion

• Length: 1 Hour, 15 Minutes
• Faculty Presentation Time: 20-25 minutes – please confirm with your moderator

 

Pre-Recorded Content

• Structure: Can be a combination of any of the above sessions
• Length: Varies
• Faculty Presentation Time: Please review your session details