The CME accreditation landscape in Europe

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