Developing an accredited educational activity

In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), Monica Ghidinelli (AO Foundation) speaks with group members Sophie Wilson (International Medical Press) and Celeste Kolanko (Liberum IME).

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 developing an accredited educational activity.

On today’s episode you will hear about:

What transparency means in CME and to apply it
How balance can be incorporated into education
How to design appropriate education
How to make education effective
Challenges in developing IME
Possible mechanisms for replicating the gCMEp model in other countries
Managing Conflict of Interest declarations
Accreditation bodies for non-physician health professionals

Links to some organisations mentioned in this episode:

Accreditation Council for CME (ACCME) - https://www.accme.org
European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC) - ebac-cme.org
European Accreditation Council for CME (UEMS-EACCME) - https://eaccme.uems.eu
IACPDA for international standards for CME-CPD accreditation - https://academy4cpd-accreditation.org
EFPIA for pharma codes with some guidance on how to fund CME in Europe - https://www.efpia.eu/relationships-code/the-efpia-code/
ROW/International (IFPMA) - https://www.ifpma.org/subtopics/new-ifpma-code-of-practice-2019/