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The Santa Barbara County Consortium for Continuing Medical Education (Consortium) was established in 1977 with a mission to elevate the standard of medical education for physician members across the local healthcare landscape. This collaborative initiative serves as a cornerstone for fostering professional growth and knowledge enhancement within Santa Barbara County's medical community. By pooling resources and expertise, the Consortium ensures that CME programs are tailored to meet the diverse educational requirements of physicians spanning various specialties and practice settings.
Current Consortium members are the California Retina Research Foundation, CenCal Health, Central Coast Medical Association, Cottage Health, Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Marian Regional Medical Center, Sansum Clinic, Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, and Tri-County Dermatology Society.
To obtain a copy of your CME transcript of activities provided through the Santa Barbara County Consortium for CME, contact cme [at] ccmahealth.org.
The California legislature intended AB 1195 and AB 241 to “encourage physicians and surgeons to meet the cultural and linguistic concerns” of California’s diverse patient population. Planners, faculty, and speakers are central to adhering to state law as noted in Business and Professions (B&P) Code 2190.2, which codifies the aforementioned legislation.
AB-1195 Continuing education: cultural and linguistic competency
AB-241 Implicit bias: continuing education: requirements
Cultural and Linguistic Competency (CLC): The ability and readiness of health care providers and organizations to humbly and respectfully demonstrate, effectively communicate, and tailor delivery of care to patients with diverse values, beliefs, identities and behaviors, in order to meet social, cultural, and linguistic needs as they relate to patient health.
Implicit Bias (IB): The attitudes, stereotypes and feelings, either positive or negative, that affect our understanding, actions and decisions without conscious knowledge or control. Implicit bias is a universal phenomenon. When negative, implicit bias often contributes to unequal treatment and disparities in diagnosis, treatment decisions, levels of care and health care outcomes of people based on race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability and other characteristics.
Diversity: Having many different forms, types, or ideas; showing variety. Demographic diversity can mean a group composed of people of different genders, races/ethnicities, cultures, religions, physical abilities, sexual orientations or preferences, ages, etc.
Additional resources, tools, and examples can be found at www.cmadocs.org/cme-standards.
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