Application Instructions for CME Accredited Events

In order to receive EAACI CME accreditation, which is validated firstly by the EAACI Accreditation Council and then approved by EACCME-European Accreditation Council for CME, a body of UEMS-European Union of Medical Specialists, the instructions below should be followed.

EAACI works as an umbrella organisation for accreditation of educational events, such as scientific courses and congresses, and may be especially useful in countries where no National authority for CME exist. UEMS will always refer to the National Authority, or to the local Health structure to verify the status of the scientific organiser, prior to EAACME validation of the event. UEMS/EACCME will send out a Credit Certificate to the organisers once the appropriate procedure has been carried out, according to the following flow chart.

These CME credits are also recognised by the American system and there are therefore full reciprocity of credits.

1.  APPLICATION FORM - The form is available on the web site and can be downloaded by the applicant or requested from the Secretariat by email. The application has to be complete and sent to the Secretariat by email. It can be signed electronically by the applicants or sent as a copy by fax or mail. The language must be English.  The Secretariat is happy to assist in filling out or complete the application if needed, or assist in any particular query.

2.   PROGRAM - A full program of the event must be included, in electronic format or in 2 hard copies sent by email. The information contained in the application form should be controllable from the program itself. The program must include exact indications of the duration of each session as well as name of individual speakers.

3.   DISCLOSURE-DISCLAIMER - A form to be filled out by the applicant/s is available on the web site, and should be returned to the Secretariat together with the application.

1.   EVALUATION FORM - This form gives the actual appreciation by the participant for the quality of the event, the speakers and the arguments. It's an important tool to judge individual performances and help to improve the CME system. An example of an evaluation form is available on the web site. This form should be completed by each participant and signed with the Physician's personal data.

2.   FINAL REPORT - The Organiser should send an electronic file containing names and addresses of participants to the Secretariat, that will be stored for safe-keeping, as instructed by UEMS.

3.   CERTIFICATES - An on site Certificate must be issued by the Organisers to all attending participants. A format of this document is available on web site.

The EAACI Headquarters in Zurich will send an EAACI Credit Certificate to every EAACI member at the end of each year, with the total number of Credits obtained during the calendar year.

The Accreditation Secretariat will charge and invoice each Organiser for the described operations a flat fee as written in the EAACI CME guidelines:

< 200 participants Euro 500.00

200-1000 participants Euro 1000.00

> 1000 participants  Euro 1500.00

SUGGESTED DOCUMENTS

SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION FORM - This form will indicate the actual level of scientific education attained by the participants during the event, through multiple choice questions We suggest the Organisers to use it as an assessment of the scientific value of the event and the use of this form can give additional CME credits. The form should contain 10 multiple choice questions and a summary of the results should be sent to the technical secretariat.

Any questions about the accreditation procedure must be addressed directly to:

Chairperson: Fulvio Braido
fulvio.braido@unige.it

Secretary General: Ignacio Ansotegui
ignacio.ansotegui@belfasttrust.hscni.net