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Ideogram, an AI-powered design platform, can transform simple text prompts into professional-quality images quickly. By describing what you envision, users can generate social media graphics, logos, marketing visuals, or photo-realistic designs without advanced design skills. The platform streamlines creative workflows, reducing the time and cost typically associated with traditional graphic software. For CME/CE professionals, educators, marketers, and content creators, Ideogram offers a rapid way to produce polished visuals that enhance engagement and clarify messaging. As visual communication becomes increasingly central to digital strategy, tools like Ideogram make high-impact design more accessible.
The American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) will retire self-reporting of CME credit by diplomates effective December 31, 2027. Beginning January 1, 2028, CME credit will count toward ABTS Continuing Certification (CC) requirements only if it is reported directly by accredited providers through PARS or JA-PARS. Diplomates will no longer be able to manually submit CME credits to the Board, making provider-based reporting essential. This transition is designed to enhance accuracy, reduce administrative burden, and ensure that verified credit is seamlessly transmitted to the Board and captured within ACCME’s CME Passport. Accredited organizations that educate ABTS surgeons should prepare now by registering activities and reporting individual learner credit to support uninterrupted CC compliance.
Mayo Clinic and Mercy, one of the largest Catholic health systems in the U.S., have reached a new milestone in their 10-year collaboration by expanding access to a de-identified dataset spanning more than 15.2 million patients, including billions of images, lab results, pathology reports, and clinical notes. Through a secure, federated platform model, each organization retains control of its own data, demonstrating how large-scale collaboration can advance innovation while preserving privacy and governance. By combining diverse patient populations, leaders aim to enable earlier disease prediction, shorter hospital stays, and more equitable, proactive care. For CME/CE professionals, this collaboration offers a powerful case study in data stewardship and data access, which has the ability to inform a greater level of targeted education to improve equity and outcomes.
