Content Validation

An important component of the planning process utilized by the Office of Continuing Professional Development in Medicine and Public Health is its comprehensive Clinical Content Review Service. Under the direction of Andrew Urban, MD faculty from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health carefully scrutinize CME content so that the activities it sponsors are objective, fair balanced, scientifically valid, and free from bias.

Dr. Urban has recruited and educated over eighty specialists covering thirty-three areas of medicine to help OCPD achieve its goal of providing a comprehensive system to validate CME content. The faculty members comprising the service have been carefully trained to unearth commercial bias. They also ensure that the content is appropriate to the target audience and that all treatment recommendations reflect the best available evidence.

A standardized review form is completed by the faculty reviewer and forwarded to Dr. Urban for review and incorporation of the faculty reviewer's recommendations into the final educational product.

For more information on the Clinical Content Review Service, please contact Dr. Andy Urban at 608-240-2149, awurban@wisc.edu.