European CME Forum

In the first of a series of conversations with the JCME 2025 Special Collection Editorial Board members, Guest Editor Steven Kawczak (Co-Medical Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic) is in conversation with Jennifer Graebe (Senior Director, Nursing Continuing Professional Development & Joint Accreditation Program, American Nurses Credentialing Center - ANCC).

JCME is the PubMed-indexed, open access journal of the European CME Forum, publishing articles that address aspects of CME-CPD planning, design, delivery, assessment and regulation across the health professions.

Tune in to learn more about this year’s special collection on the value of CME/CPD.

On today’s episode you will hear about:

• Why “The value of CME/CPD” was selected as the focus of the special collection
• Desired outcomes of continuing professional development and the relevance of the education
• The value of interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) and promoting team-based learning and practice
• Some honest advice for potential authors!
• The future of interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) in the workplace and personal development
• The stakeholders in CME/CPD who should submit an article

More information about the 2025 Special Collection, including the types of articles accepted, Article Publishing Charges, and the waivers and discounts available, can be found on the journal website: jcme.org

In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), Katie Eustace (Answers in CME) and Carry Pesch (Medcon International) are in conversation with Melanie Fleeman (Bayer) and Nefeli Georgoulia (AstraZeneca) about key strategic considerations about CME/IME within the medical affairs team in pharma.

gCMEp is a membership organisation for CME providers based in Europe that aims to promote professionalism within the European CME provider community. More information on the gCMEp can be found on the journal website: gCMEp.org.

Tune in to learn more about how to overcome challenges in IME/CME outcomes.

On today’s episode you will hear about:

- How important is IME/CME to pharma and why 

- Where can IME/CME be aligned to add value to medical affairs strategy

- How are data from outcomes used internally to demonstrate value

- How is the budget for IME/CME aligned within medical affairs strategy and what are the primary factors that influence internal decisions for budget allocation

- What evidence or information helps elevate conversations internally for IME/CME activities

In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), Celeste Kolanko (M3 IME) is in conversation with group members Mia Hill (Scientific Education Support), Stuart Crayford (Answers in CME) and Trevor Aukim (Scientific Education Support) discussing Integrating Generative AI into CME/CPD: Practical approaches to guide daily practice 

gCMEp is a membership organisation for CME providers based in Europe that aims to promote professionalism within the European CME provider community. More information on the gCMEp can be found on the journal website: gCMEp.org.

Tune in to learn more about how to overcome challenges in IME/CME outcomes.

On today’s episode you will hear about:

• How AI is transforming day-to-day medical education workflows
• Practical applications of AI in the CME/CPD workplace, from content creation and digital production to project management and outcomes analysis
• Common pitfalls and mistakes when using Generative AI
• Insights from the panel

Today’s episode features highlights on ‘Tomorrow’s world today’ from the 17th Annual European CME Forum, held 6–8 November 2024 in Madrid, Spain. This episode features insights on 'Tomorrow’s world today’ that were shared by our European and global education experts.

Tune in to learn more about the hot topics at 17ECF. On today’s episode you will hear about:

- CME around the world

- Expectations and core competencies of the CME provider in tomorrow's world

- Continuing professional development to move healthcare professionals along the learning continuum

- Final perspectives and outstanding questions from 17ECF

Add your thoughts to the 2025 Annual CME Survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/18ECF

Registered participants of 17ECF have exclusive access to the meeting recordings on the ‘Catch-up’ page. Additional meeting resources from ‘Past meetings’, including 17ECF, are freely available by registering and logging into your account.

Today’s episode features highlights on ‘Thriving today - anticipating tomorrow’ from the 17th Annual European CME Forum, held 6–8 November 2024 in Madrid, Spain. This episode features insights on 'thriving today’, to consider our current best practices, and ‘anticipating tomorrow’, to cover developments, techniques and challenges, that were shared by our European and global education experts.

Tune in to learn more about the hot topics at 17ECF. On today’s episode you will hear about:

• Securing grants and other funding sources for health professions education
• Working across borders
• Newer considerations in multiple choice questions in CME and CPD
• Outcomes and impact
• Advancing team-based interprofessional education
• Readiness to change
• Advancing thoracic cancer care training through inclusive mentorship and simulation training
• Diversifying our expert pool
• Learner perspectives on CME in practice
• A medical society, education provider and system-wide view on incorporating the patient perspective in medical education

Registered participants of 17ECF have exclusive access to the meeting recordings on the ‘Catch-up’ page. Additional meeting resources from ‘Past meetings’, including 17ECF, are freely available by registering and logging into your account.

In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), gCMEp members Froukje Sosef (COR2ED) and Margarita Velcheva (Kenes Group) are in conversation with João Grenho (UEMS Secretary General and Head of EACCME) about the recently updated ‘EACCME 3.0’ accreditation criteria from UEMS-EACCME.

gCMEp is a membership organisation for CME providers based in Europe that aims to promote professionalism within the European CME provider community. More information on the gCMEp can be found on the journal website: gCMEp.org.

Tune in to learn more about the new EACCME 3.0 criteria. On today’s episode you will hear about:

• The EACCME organisation and accreditation 
• The groups involved in informing the revised EACCME 3.0 criteria
• Who is eligible to apply for CME/CPD accreditation with EACCME
• The rationale for not accrediting satellite symposia 
• How EACCME defines ‘independent support grant’
• Whether accredited e-learning can be developed from a live industry-sponsored symposium
• Sponsoring on lanyards  
• Stance on industry representatives speaking in a scientific programme
• Expectations of providers for collecting learner feedback
• The number of trusted providers registered with EACCME
• Whether multi-support or single-support is preferred for a medical education activity 

The latest version of "EACCME 3.0" and other documentation can be found here: https://eaccme.uems.eu/slides/resources-1

Today’s episode features highlights on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and digital innovations from the 17th Annual European CME Forum , held 6–8 November 2024 in Madrid, Spain. This episode features a selection of education experts from around the world discussing their views and perspectives on GenAI and digital innovations in CME/CPD.

Tune in to learn more about the hot topics at 17ECF. On today’s episode you will hear about:

• Ethical considerations in GenAI
• The AI position statement from the Alliance of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
• Prompt engineering for AI communication
• Leveraging AI throughout the CME/CPD development continuum
• Digital developments in CME/CPD
• Maximising the potential of outcomes via technology
• AI as a tool for healthcare education 
• Post-COVID-19 pandemic trends in medical congress engagement and digital CME implications

Registered participants of 17ECF have exclusive access to the meeting recordings on the ‘Catch-up’ page. Additional meeting resources from ‘Past meetings’, including 17ECF, are freely available by registering and logging into your account.

In this episode on theJournal of CME (JCME) 2025 Special Collection, Guest Editor, Steven Kawczak (Co-Medical Director, Center for Continuing Education, Cleveland Clinic) is in conversation with Dean Jenkins (Deputy Editor,JCME). The topic of this year’s special collection is “The value of CME/CPD”.

JCME is the PubMed-indexed, open access journal of the European CME Forum, publishing articles that address aspects of CME-CPD planning, design, delivery, assessment and regulation across the health professions.

Tune in to learn more about this year’s special collection on the value of CME/CPD.

On today’s episode you will hear about:

• Why “The value of CME/CPD” was selected as the focus of the special collection 
• The guest editorial team behind the special collection
• Subthemes included within “The value of CME/CPD”
• The stakeholders in CME/CPD who should submit an article
• How authors can get advice on their work before submitting an article
• The manuscript formats that will be accepted
• The fees associated with different types of article
• Eligibility for discounts in the article processing charges
• The deadline for submissions

• The special collection session at the18th Annual Meeting of European CME Forum (November 2025)

In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), gCMEp members Monica Ghidinelli (AO Foundation), Sophie Wilson (International Medical Press) and Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum) discuss ‘Shaping the future of CME/CPD: Highlights from the 17th Annual European CME Forum’.

gCMEp is a membership organisation for CME providers based in Europe that aims to promote professionalism within the European CME provider community. More information on the gCMEp can be found on the journal website: gCMEp.org.

Tune in to learn more about the highlights from the 17th Annual European CME Forum.

On today’s episode you will hear about:

In this episode Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum) is in conversation with Lawrence Sherman (Meducate Global) discussing the agenda of the upcoming 17th Annual European CME Forum taking place 6–8 November 2024 in Madrid, Spain. The theme this year is “Tomorrow’s World Today”, 

Tune in to learn more about the 17th Annual European CME Forum. 

On today’s episode you will hear Eugene and Lawrence talk about:

The European CME Forum website also has a wealth of information and offers the largest resource on CME in Europe, covering our 17 years of activities with reports and presentations from over 260 hours of live presentations and workshops. 

European CME Forum 

Journal of CME

Website: jcme.org

Who should attend the 17th Annual European CME Forum? 

Anyone with an interest in European and global CME-CPD: