I find I get more out of the interactive courses than I do just reading a journal article. Calif. That number is expected to grow now that more physicians are using the Internet, Dr. Sklar said. But those numbers are steadily increasing, said the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. With interactivity, CME becomes much more of a complete experience than passively reading a journal article or sitting in a grand round lecture and simply listening. It is very exciting to have a format that allows you to interact in so many points in the care of a patient.
Physicians relate better to information when presented in case format than just reading text.
It has more bells and whistles than the typical interactive course. If physicians select the right answer, they move on to the next question and earn points. If they get a question wrong, a graphic chart loads up on the computer screen or a slide-audio recording starts with information that can lead the player to the right answer. But in a CME game format, physician players also score points when they get a right answer and can be deducted points for wrong answers, Dr. Levy said. The highest score to date is 34,400.