Population Health and Well-being Series | Strategies for Identifying Fraud in the Peer Reviewed Literature

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Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Livestream Zoom

LIVE WEBINAR

Speaker:

Ms. Jennifer A. Stone

Learning Objectives

1. Develop critical appraisal skills to evaluate if a published paper is a fraudulent production by unscrupulous actors (paper mills)

2. Discriminate between predatory journals and legitimate journals

3. Differentiate AI generated and AI assisted manuscripts

To be able to register for the activity you must first SIGN-IN to the CloudCME portal.

Registrations will close a day prior to session or when the session is full. You will receive a UNIQUE link to join the webinar on the day of the session.

1. Discuss contemporary and critical topics relevant to healthcare, medicine and population health.
2. Examine evidence-based practices germane to public health and patient care.
3. Describe opportunities and challenges in the evolving face of healthcare and population health.

ACCME Accreditation Statement  The Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ACCME Credit Designation Statement The Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DHP Accreditation Statement Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is accredited as a provider of Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by the Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) of the Ministry of Public Health. DHP Credit Designation Statement This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Category 1) as defined by the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Healthcare Professions-Accreditation Section and is approved for a maximum of 1.0 hour.

Disclosure of Relationships/Content Validity 

It is the policy of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar to adhere to Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support and content validation in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships pertaining to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of approved commercial products or devices, or of any products or devices not yet approved in the United States and elsewhere. WCM-Q CME/CPD activities are intended to be evidence-based and free of commercial bias.

Scientific Planning Committee

Dr. Ravinder Mamtani, Dr. Sohaila Cheema, Dr. Ayman Meshrf, Dr. Fatimah Isa, Dr. Khalafalla Babikir, Dr. Mark Dimon Santos, Dr. Nandakumar Gopakumar Pillai, Ms. Raji Anand, Ms. Reem Al-Sharshani, Ms. Sharika Agnes, Ms. Samaah Shams Chalil, Ms. Sandhya Vijayakumar

• Have no relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations to disclose.

• Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

Course Directors

Dr. Ravinder Mamtani & Dr. Sohaila Cheema

• Have no relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations to disclose.

• Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

Course Faculty

Ms. Zahra Babar, Dr. Sunil Kumar, Dr. Sivaneswaran Poobalasingam, Ms. Jennifer A. Stone

• Have no relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations to disclose.

• Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

 Dr. Darshan Mehta

• Has disclosed the following relationships (a) Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc. - SoundHealth (b) Independent Contractor (included contracted research) - McGraw-Hill

• Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products. 

Course Administrator

Samaah Shams Chalil

• Has no relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations to disclose

• Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

Independent Clinical Reviewer

Sohaila Cheema:

• Has no relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations to disclose.

• Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.

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The scientific planning committee has reviewed all disclosed financial relationships of speakers, moderators, facilitators and/or authors in advance of this CPD activity and has implemented procedures to manage any potential or real conflicts of interest.

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Evaluation

An evaluation will be conducted online post activity. All participants are required to complete the Evaluation Form in order to qualify for a certificate. The evaluation allows us to assess the degree to which the activity met its objectives. It will also guide the planning of future activities and inform decisions about improving the educational program.

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Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected].

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

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8/19/2025 4:00:00 PM	Population Health and Well-being Series | Strategies for Identifying Fraud in the Peer Reviewed Literature 8/19/2025 4:00:00 PM 8/19/2025 5:00:00 PM 15 Livestream Zoom False MM/DD/YYYY	Population Health and Well-being Series | Strategies for Identifying Fraud in the Peer Reviewed Literature LIVE WEBINAR Speaker: Ms. Jennifer A. Stone Learning Objectives Develop critical appraisal skills to evaluate if a published paper is a fraudulent production by unscrupulous actors (paper mills) Discriminate between predatory journals and legitimate journals Differentiate AI generated and AI assisted manuscripts To be able to register for the activity you must first SIGN-IN to the CloudCME portal. Registrations will close a day prior to session or when the session is full. You will receive a UNIQUE link to join the webinar on the day of the session. Location: Livestream Zoom Specialties: Allied Health Professionals, Dentists, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physicians, Students