The Alliance Podcast

ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Chanise Reese-Queen, Ed. D., MSA, and Pamela Mason, CHCP, FACEHP, ATSF, discuss their recent Alliance 2024 Annual Conference session "Book Club Discussion: Personal Reflections on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion." Reflecting on their experiences from the conference, they share key moments and takeaways that resonated with them an...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Lisa Cohen, CHCP, FACEHP, and Kenny Cox, CHCP, FACEHP, bring you live insights from the Alliance 2024 Annual Conference in New Orleans. From their session “Putting the Top Almanac Articles to Work for You,” they share key learnings from top authors and discussions on topics like physician burnout, DEI and practical strategies for CPD. From...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Kenny Cox, CHCP, FACEHP, sits down with Derek Warnick and Scott Kober, MBA, to discuss their unique approach to planning education for the healthcare CPD community. The conversation explores the inspiration behind the CMEpalooza event, as the two founders share insights and strategies learned from organizing the event that can be applied t...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Generative artificial intelligence, or “GenAI,” is making quite the impression across many industries, including healthcare CPD. The Alliance PEERS Section collaborated with the Almanac and the Alliance Podcast to host a three-part mini-series focused fully on GenAI. In part three of this mini-series, Don Harting, MA, MS, ELS, CHCP, joins in conversations with Greg Salinas, Ph. D...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Generative artificial intelligence, or “GenAI,” is making quite the impression across many industries, including healthcare CPD. The Alliance PEERS Section collaborated with the Almanac and the Alliance Podcast to host a three-part mini-series focused fully on GenAI. In part two of this mini-series, Don Harting, MA, MS, ELS, CHCP, joins in conversations with Alexandra Howson, Ph....

ABOUT THE EPISODE Generative artificial intelligence, or “GenAI,” is making quite the impression across many industries, including healthcare CPD. The Alliance PEERS Section collaborated with the Almanac and the Alliance Podcast to host a three-part mini-series focused fully on GenAI. In this episode, Don Harting, MA, MS, ELS, CHCP, joins in conversations with Andy Crim, M.Ed., CHCP, FACEhp, to di...

Key Takeaways: • Learning styles inventories are not innate and not validated on scientific research to leverage as part of educational design. • The evidence base for learning styles does not exist, and when someone refers to “use of learning styles” we should be sure to turn on our critical thinking skills. Key Audience: All levels of healthcare CPD professionals will benefit from this content....

“I want to be part of solutions … I want to help people be better at what they do.” Healthcare CPD professionals are often planning conference and meeting education with clinicians in mind. When it comes to the Alliance Annual Conference, healthcare CPD professionals are educating their own community of educators. In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Chris Keenan, RN, MSN, chair of the Allianc...

Healthcare CPD professionals play a significant role in how providers care for patients. How does progress in diversity, equity and inclusion factor into continuing education in the health professions? In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Dr. Russell J. Ledet, MD, PhD, MBA, expands on his Alliance 2023 Annual Conference keynote presentation: “Are We Committed to DEI Progress or Are We Committe...

Are you still reflecting on the amazing learnings and takeaways you brought back from the Alliance 2023 Annual Conference? Keep the conversation going with this episode of the Alliance Podcast, recorded live from National Harbor, Maryland. In this episode, Rebecca Kolb, MA; Magna Patel; and Tina Miller, BS; recap their session, “Best Practices for Managing the Regularly Scheduled Series.” The pres...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Are you still reflecting on the amazing learnings and takeaways you brought back from the Alliance 2023 Annual Conference? Keep the conversation going with this episode of the Alliance Podcast, recorded live from National Harbor, Maryland. In this episode, Karen Overstreet, EdD, RPh, FACEHP, CHCP, recaps her session, “Overcoming Disclosure Dilemmas 2023 Edition: Navigating Nuance...

ABOUT THE EPISODE As you prepare to emerge, overcome and lead with your healthcare CPD colleagues, tune into this session preview episode featuring Erin Schwarz and Joe LiVigni for a look at their Wednesday, Feb. 8 presentation “‘Can We Talk?’ Hard Conversations I’ve Had as a CE Professional.” Listen in for special insights about the value of compassionate communication, resources to prepare for t...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Will we see you at the Alliance 2023 Annual Conference, Feb. 6–9 in National Harbor, Maryland? As you prepare to emerge, overcome and lead with your healthcare CPD colleagues, tune into this session preview episode featuring Jim Morgante, PhD, for a look at his Tuesday, Feb. 7 presentation “Assessing Assessments: Are Your Questions Any Good?” Listen in to get special insights int...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In an effort to recognize various awareness months in the healthcare space, the Alliance Almanac Editorial Board is on a mission to create content dedicated to these causes. In this episode, Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis sits down with pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Neil Rellosa to discuss December’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Month. Learn about the impact of con...

In an effort to recognize various awareness months in the healthcare space, the Alliance Almanac Editorial Board is on a mission to create content dedicated to these causes. Here, Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis sits down with pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Patrick Hanley to discuss Diabetes Awareness Month. Learn about the impact of continuing education for a physician in this field and...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode, Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis sits down with a learner and education manager from a hands-on continuing education program. You don’t want to miss this conversation with Dr. Andrew Zeniou and Alliance Almanac Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Erin Schwarz. Listen in as they share details, learnings and takeaways from the SAGES ADOPT program, which is sho...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode, Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis catches up with Alliance member Arlene Karole. Arlene is the director of the Office of Academic Engagement, Education and Communications in the Department of Cardiology at Northwell Health, along with her role as an adjunct assistant professor, member of the Alliance CHCP Certification Commission, and an author. Here, Arl...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Welcome back to the Alliance Podcast. In this episode, we turn the spotlight on online education in honor of September’s National Online Learning Day celebration. In this episode, Kathleen Weis is joined by pediatrician Dr. Michael Fox to discuss all-things online education. Listen in to learn about the benefits of online education in the healthcare CPD space, including how it ev...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Dr. Brian McGowan sits down with Dr. David Price for an installment of the Legends Interview Series. Listen in as Dr. Price discusses his career in medicine and healthcare CPD, starting with his medical origin story which dates back to his early teenage years. Plus. Dr. Price share shares his passion for music and how it plays a role in CP...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In this episode of the Alliance Podcast, Executive Director Kathleen Weis gathers with Joe Kim, MD, MPH, MBA, and Chitra Subramaniam, PhD, to celebrate and recognize Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander members of the healthcare CPD community, as well as the patients they support. Listen in as Joe and Chitra discuss what it means to be an Asian American leader in healthcare...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In the latest episode of the Alliance Podcast, we spotlight Dr. Jann Torrance Balmer, PhD, RN, FACEhp, FAAN, recipient of the 2022 Miller-Wentz Lifetime Achievement Award. Tune in as Jann discusses her professional journey, including anecdotes from her Alliance presidency. Also, she shares what her award win means to her. Plus, take a deeper dive into her Alliance 2022 Annual Con...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In the latest episode of the Alliance Podcast, we’re celebrating National Volunteer Month (April) and National Volunteer Week (April 18–22, 2022). Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis turns the spotlight on two volunteer leaders, Michelle Skidmore and Caitlyn Keenan. The Alliance thrives thanks to the commitment and thought leadership of its volunteers. Listen in as Michelle...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In the latest episode of the Alliance Podcast, Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis sits down with Shelly B. Rodrigues, MS, CAE, FACEhp, FAAMSE, the 2022 recipient of the Frances M. Maitland Memorial Mentorship Award. Listen in as Shelly reflects on the value of mentorship in her career, and learn about her unique definition of “mentor” (spoiler alert: mentors are cheerleade...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In the latest episode of the Alliance Podcast, Alliance Executive Director Kathleen Weis sits down with Alliance 2022 Board of Directors President Jan Schultz, MSN, RN, FACEHP, CHCP. Listen in as Jan reflects on her careers in both healthcare CPD and nursing, as well as her presidential vision for 2022. Plus, Jan shares key insights from her recent Almanac article about our commu...

In this latest installment of the Legends Interviews series, Dr. Brian McGowan sits down with Julie Dirksen. Listen in as Dirksen shares insights into her book, instructional design and past behavior change research. Plus, look forward to Dirksen’s keynote, “The Science of Attention and Engagement,” which she will present at the Alliance 2022 Annual Conference in Aurora, Colorado, Jan. 12–15, 2022...