1. What’s New in CUE
Nancy Fitton, MHS
CUE Annual Membership Meeting
June 8, 2012

2. What is CUE?
 National coalition of 38 health advocacy
organizations
 Formed in 2003
 Member organizations must not be dominated by
commercial interests
 Monthly Steering Committee meetings
 Nancy Fitton CUE Coordinator
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3. CUE website
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4. Online Resources - Videos
•CUE
•Cochrane Collaboration
•Cochrane Consumer
Network
•Other relevant
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5. Online Resources - Courses
Our newest course!
1 hour module on how
the FDA works
A version of our
course specifically
adapted for doctors
(tell your doctor about
it!)
An 8-hour course on
how to be a peer
Our flagship course, reviewer for journal
Understanding articles. Learn how to
Evidence-based critically appraise
Healthcare (6 hours) different types of
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6. Online resources to help you be an effective consumer advocate
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7. Online Resources - Slidecasts
48 slidecasts on
our website
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8. Online Resources – CUE Facebook Group
•New information
and resources
•Discussion among
members
•Interaction with
non-CUE members
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9. CUE Facebook – Recent post (NYT 6-5-2012)
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10. CLEO – New feature focusing on audiovisual experiences
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11. New Members
 CABCO – California Breast Cancer Organizations
Representative: Sandy Walsh
 Children with Diabetes Foundation
Representative: Ellen Ullman
 Mothers Against Medical Error
Representative: Helen Haskell
 National Alliance for Caregiving
Representative: Gail Hunt
 National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Representative: Bill Vaughan