European CME Forum

The CME accreditation landscape in Europe

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In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), Froukje Sosef (COR2ED) speaks with group members Margarita Velcheva (Kenes) and Eugene Pozniak (European CME Forum and Siyemi Learning).

The 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 CME accreditation landscape in Europe.

On today’s episode you will hear about:

  • An overview of the CME accreditation landscape in Europe
  • Recognition of CME credits across borders
  • Why accredit an education programme?
  • Requirements for accreditation
  • Differences in accreditation of online versus face-to-face educational activities
  • What happened to the efforts of the US ACCME to “penetrate the European market”?
  • Whether CME credits are necessary across all of Europe
  • How the CME accreditation landscape is changing with the move towards hybrid meetings
  • Accrediting education that is less than 1 hour long
  • Timelines for accreditation of E-Learning
  • Integration of European accreditation systems
  • Key takeaways on CME accreditation in Europe

    • Organisations and documents mentioned in this episode:

    • Accreditation Council for CME (ACCME) accme.org
    • European Accreditation Council for CME (UEMS-EACCME) - eaccme.uems.eu
    • European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC) - ebac-cme.org
    • International Academy of CPD Accreditors “Standards for substantive equivalency between CPD/CME accreditation systems” academy4cpd-accreditation.org
    • 14th Annual European CME Forum (November 2021) CMEforum.org/14ECF
    • Good CME Practice group gCMEp.org
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