ROME GROUP - Key Persons
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- Director of the Division of Continuing Physician Professional Development
- Director, Division of Continuing Physician Professional Development, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Since 2004, Dr. Aparicio has been the Director of the Division of Continuing Physician Professional Development at the American Medical Association. An Internist and Geriatrician, he has over 20 years experience in CME. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.
Dr. Negri is the Secretary General of the Rome Group. He has been involved in the complex evolution of CME in both the E.U and the U.S. since 1999, and not only founded the system in Italy, but has closely watched the development follow European paths. Dr. Negri is a Medical Foreign Committee Member of Italian Federation of Medical Societies and a founder of the first accredited event in Italy, the National Pneumology Congress, a landmark in CME history. Because Dr. Negri was a member of various commissions of the Italian Federation of Medical Societies, he began helping others follow a European CME path. His work developed as the rest of Europe started opening up to CME, and Dr. Negri is now a board member of the Global Alliance for Medical Education and various accreditation committees of international medical societies.
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- Vice President of Medical Education at the American Medical Association, Rome Group Member in 2004
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- Surgical Pathologist, Laboratorium Voor Medische Ontledingen, Belgium / Former Secretary General of the European Union of Medical Specialists ( UEMS )
Bernard Maillet promoted at Antwerp University as an MD and did his postgraduate training in Surgical Pathology at the Academic Hospital of the Free University of Brussels (VUB). During his training, his research topic was the pathology of the gastro-enterologic tract and more precisely the pancreas. This resulted in many publications as co-author and communications with his mentor, Prof. Dr. Günter Klöppel in the fields of pancreas carcinoma and chronic pancreatitis. Soon he was involved in the Professional Organisation of Pathology in Belgium, first as a member of the Board and then as one of the Secretaries. This was the introduction for involvement in the Belgian Medical Specialist Organization GBS-VBS, first as a delegate for the Pathologists in the General Assembly, then as a Deputy Secretary-General and now he is the Tresurer of the VBS-GBS. This organization proposed Dr. Bernard Maillet as candidate Secretary-General for the UEMS in 2002. He remained at that position until December 31st 2011. He has been involved in the setting up of Mdeon, the body in Belgium in charge of granting the authorisation for sponsoring to CME-CPD activities. From 2010 to January 1st, 2013, he was a member of the Compliance Panel of EUCOMED. Dr. Maillet is still active as a Surgical Pathologist and works at the Laboratorium voor Medische Ontledingen in Belgium.
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- Director, Office of Professional Affairs, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Rome Group Member from 2004 to 2001
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- Director of the Division of Continuing Physician Professional Development at the American Medical Association ( AMA ), Rome Group Member in 2003
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- President, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Former Vice President, Japanese Board of Medical Specialties ( JBMS ), Rome Group Member in 2011
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- CME Coordinator, Lombardy Region, Rome Group Member from 2009 to 2010
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- President, Italian Federation of Scientific Medical Societies ( FISM ), Rome Group Member in 2007
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- Secretary General FISM, Rome Group Member from 2004 to 2007