In 2018, Vindico Medical Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ provided an immersive CE course designed to educate neurology professionals on critical advances regarding the care of people with MS, the proceedings of which were archived as a web-based CME activity. Thirty days later, completers of the program were directed to a decision-based clinical case for additional CE credit that was designed to reinforce content while promoting practice improvements. Participant practice patterns were assessed before and after both educational components, serving as a marker for practice change.

Overall, 426 neurology professionals completed one of the live or web-based CE sessions. Overall there was a 50% relative increase in knowledge because of participation in the CE. Of the 257 completers eligible to receive follow-up CE, 16% participated in the follow-up case for additional CE credit, doubling historical participation rates in non-accredited follow-up assessments. Of these, 79% would identify a patient with PPMS as a good candidate for anti-CD-20 therapy, a 37% improvement from pre-activity assessments. Moreover, of those who were not applying the latest criteria to identify patients with PPMS prior to the CME, 86% would do so in the realistic clinical scenario.

Incorporating sequential, decision-based clinical cases into traditional CE platforms is an impactful method to facilitate practice improvements while objectively measuring changes to practice toward improved healthcare delivery and patient health.