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Education, measured well

Understand who your learners are, their current practice, and what changed – to clearly communicate the value of your CE

Newgard CE designs, analyzes, and reports educational outcomes for CE providers, supporters and health systems.

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About us

Two decades of outcomes work

Jason Olivieri, founder of Newgard CE, in a gray suit and white hat with planet patches

Newgard CE was founded by Jason Olivieri, MPH, who has spent more than 20 years measuring whether continuing education makes a difference for clinicians and their patients.

Before starting Newgard CE, Jason led outcomes strategy for three prominent medical education companies, as well as built outcomes protocols for Nemours Foundation, where he helped the organization earn its first ACCME accreditation with commendation. Trained in epidemiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, he has published on effect size benchmarking for CE, contributed to the Outcomes Standardization Project, and presents regularly at the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions and CMEPalooza.

Experience
20+ years in CE outcomes
13 peer-reviewed publications
Creator of CME Buzzword!
Our work

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Learner distribution

Primary intended learners (n=93) by state and US Census region. Pts/mo = moderate-to-severe asthma patients seen per month (self-reported).

*One learner did not report a state. **Self-reported. Illustrative data.

Publications & presentations

Contributing to the field

Peer-reviewed research on CE outcomes methods, from effect size benchmarking to shared outcomes terminology, and regular sessions at professional association meetings.

Selected publications

  1. 2020
    Effect size benchmarking for internet-based enduring CME activities
    Olivieri JJ, Downes MC. Journal of European CME 2020;9(1).
  2. 2020
    Outcomes Standardisation Project (OSP) for CE/CME professionals: background, methods, and initial terms and definitions
    McGowan BS, Mandarakas A, McGuinness S, Olivieri J, Ruiz-Cordell K, Salinas G, Turell W. Journal of European CME 2020;9(1).
  3. 2013
    Improving CME: using participant satisfaction measures to specify educational methods
    Olivieri JJ, Regala RP. J Contin Educ Health Prof 2013;33:146–7.
  4. 2012
    A call for calculating effect size in CME educational outcome measurement
    Olivieri J, Harris D, Dietze D, Viereck C. CE Meas 2012;6:22–25.
  5. 2010
    Medical simulation topic interests in a pediatric healthcare system
    Deutsch ES, Olivieri JJ, Sobolewski HL. Simul Healthc 2010;5:289–94.
  6. 2009
    Education format and resource preferences among registrants of a pediatric-focused CME website
    Olivieri JJ, Knoll M, Arn PH. Med Teach 2009;31:e333–7.
  7. 2009
    Case report: web-based commitment to change evaluation of an annual CME conference
    Olivieri JJ, Bidus K. CE Meas 2009;3:6–8.
  8. 2008
    Audience-specific needs assessment: using a gap analysis survey of CME conference registrants to assess presentation content
    Knoll M, Olivieri JJ. J Contin Educ Health Prof 2008;28:270.
  9. 2005
    A group randomized trial to improve safe use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
    Curtis JR, Olivieri J, Allison JJ, et al. Am J Manag Care 2005;11:537–43.
  10. 2004
    Measuring quality in arthritis care: the Arthritis Foundation’s quality indicator set for analgesics
    Saag KG, Olivieri JJ, Patino FG, et al. Arthritis Care Res 2004;51:337–49.
  11. 2004
    The development of quality indicators in gout therapy
    Mikuls TR, Allison JJ, Olivieri JJ, et al. Arthritis Rheum 2004;50:937–43.
  12. 2003
    The effects of physician specialty and patient comorbidities on the use and discontinuation of coxibs
    Patino FG, Allison J, Olivieri J, et al. Arthritis Rheum 2003;49:293–9.
  13. 2003
    Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug toxicity monitoring and safety practices
    Patino FG, Olivieri JJ, Allison JJ, et al. J Rheumatol 2003;30:2680–8.

Recent presentations

  1. 2026
    CME Buzzword! (Redux)
    CMEPalooza Spring Meeting with D. Clausen and Jordox.
  2. 2025
    CE Buzzword! Putting gamification into practice
    Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. With D. Clausen.
  3. 2023
    Assessing assessments: are your questions any good?
    Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Annual Conference, National Harbor, MD. With J.D. Morgante.
  4. 2021
    Hands on outcomes: what to do with data
    CMEPalooza Fall Meeting. With K. Robinson, A. Gage, and K. Ruiz-Cordell.
  5. 2020
    Understanding effect size: basic theory and responsible application in CME outcomes
    Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. With C. Berghout.
  6. 2020
    It’s not you, it’s me: when your program is effective, but your assessment isn’t
    Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. With A. Gage.
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