Annual Report of the EACCME Dr. Bernard Maillet Secretary General UEMS – EACCME - ECAMSQ
1. Background • History of the start up • Harmonisation • European CME Credits • Fees
EACCME Purpose UEMS policy Contribute to quality and harmonization of CME in Europe To make life easier for our colleagues by easing access to international CME Developing quality guidelines Maintaining national authority
EACCME Purpose UEMS policy • • • Same procedure for each Specialty Same procedure for each Country Harmonisation of the fees Avoid multiplication of the process Have one entry
European CME Credits (ECMEC‘s) Credits UEMS suggestion Full credits ECMEC’s No weighted factors 1 ECMEC per hour of activity 3 ECMEC for a half day / 6 ECMEC for a full day activity Translation of these E CME C’s to National credits can follow the rules of the National Accreditation Authority For instance : can have a maximum weighting factors can be introduced nationally Translation table
Updating of Agreements Spain Financial aspects (fee) Credits translation table 1 ECMEC = 0, 12 Spanish Credits
Conversion Table • Spain 1 ECMEC = 0, 12 Spanish Credits • Belgium 1 ECMEC = 1 CP • Romania 1 ECMEC = 1 Romanian Credit • Sweden 1 ECMEC = 1 Swedish Credit • Germany 6 ECMEC = 8 German Credits
Fees Based on a sliding scale Number of participants (expected) Three invoices can be expected : –UEMS –Section –National Accreditation Authority
Fees Participants UEMS Section NAA up till 250 100 € 251 – 500 200 € 501 – 1. 000 300 € 1. 001 – 2. 000 400 € 2. 001 – 5. 000 500 € 1. 000 € > 5. 000
e-Learning • The big project started on April 6 th 2009 with the inclusion of e-learning programmes • The quality criteria for e-learning material have been revised • Costs of evaluation of e-learning events are different because the workload in assessment is more demanding • 600 € for the first module and 600 € per next hour • We do not envisage authorising provider accreditation for e-learning
Future • Systematic evaluation of meetings by the participants • Long Distance Learning • More agreements with the Sections • More agreements with the National Accreditation Authorities • Contacts with other parts of the world • Contacts with UEMO • Contacts with other Health Care Professionals
Feed-back form for participants • Did I learn something • Did the meeting change my practice • Was the meeting well organised • Quality of content • Quality of speakers • Was the venue appropriate • Did I feel the meeting was biased Yes Neutral 1 2 3 4 No 5
2. Practical Operation • Flowchart • Agreements with Sections and Boards • Agreements with European Specialty Accreditation Boards • Agreements with National Accreditation Authorities • Quality Assesment and Feed-back • Integrated system
Organiser Request > 3 months UEMS - EACCME N. A. A. Sections Evaluation < 3 weeks Evaluation UEMS - EACCME Certificate of Recognition Organiser
European Accreditation Council for Continuous Medical Education • Task Force on CME-CPD • Improvements –Webbased application form –Agreements with Sections and Boards –Agreements with National Authorities –Contacts with other parts of the world –Contacts with UEMO –Contacts with other Health Care Professionals
Formal Agreements with Sections or European Speciality Accreditation Boards Current : • • • Anaesthesiology Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Dermatology Ear, Nose and Throat (ORL) Endocrinology Gastro-Enterology Geriatric Medicine Internal Medicine Medical Biopathology
Formal Agreements with Sections or European Speciality Accreditation Boards Current : • • • Nephrology Neurosurgery Nuclear Medicine Occupational Medicine Ophtalmology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Stomatology Orthopaedics Paediatric Surgery
Formal Agreements with Sections or European Speciality Accreditation Boards Current : • • • Pathology Physical and Rehabiitation Medicine Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiology Rheumatology Emergency Medicine Intensive Care Medicine Sport Medicine Oncology (ACOE)
Formal Agreements with Sections or European Speciality Accreditation Boards Signed recently : • • Cardiology (EBAC) Infectious Diseases (EBAID) Pneumology (EBAP) Genetics (MJC) Vascular Surgery Urology Gastro Enterology Pending in the future : • Allergology 25 -11 -2007 13 -1 -2009 17 -2 -2009 22 -11 -2008 10 -4 -2010
Formal Agreements with European Speciality Accreditation Boards Signed in November 2007 : • • Cardiology (EBAC) Oncology (ACOE) Signed in 2009 : • • • Pneumology (EBAP) Vascular Surgery Gastro Enterology Pending : • Rheumatology (EBAR)
Formal Agreements with National Accreditation Authorities Current : Spain, Cyprus, Greece, RCSI, Malta, RCPI, Turkey, Slovakia, Norway, Luxemburg, Belgium, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Regione Lombardia, Finland, Austria, Czech Republic Soon : UK (RCo. P) Near Future : France, Regione Veneto, Regione Frluli… Future : Germany, Poland, Portugal, Italy…
Agreement with the American Medical Association on Mutual Recognition of Credits Till June 30 th 2006 : • Pilot project for 2 years each time From July 1 st 2006 : • Real agreement for 4 years From July 1 st 2010 : • Agreement including also e-learning
Agreement with the American Medical Association on Mutual Recognition of Credits • Credits granted to events taking place in the United States and approved by an ACCME accredited provider are recognized in Europe • Credits granted to events taking place in Europe approved by EACCME can be recognized in the US as AMA PRA Category I®credits
International Agreements on Mutual Recognition of Credits Other systems : • • • Canada Japan Australasia South Africa South America Middle East
Webbased application form Different steps : January 15 th 2008 : Introduction of a Webbased application form for live events Some start-up problems No solutions to problems Decision to stop with provider February 1 st 2010 New website… no problems… continuous improvements…
Webbased application form www. eaccme. eu
3. Activities • Introduction of e-learning material on April 6 th 2009 • Activities of the EACCME Task Force • Looking for a new provider for the EACCME website • Evolution of the number of applications
The accreditation of e-learning material by EACCME • Educational Objectives and Fulfillment of Learning Needs • Description of the Material • Nature of the Material • Details of the Provider • Quality Assurance by the Provider UEMS 2008/20 Rev
The accreditation of e-learning material by EACCME • • • Fees Mechanism of the Application Criteria and Decision-making for accreditation • Apeal • Outcomes UEMS 2008/20 Rev
EACCME Task Force Created in November 2006 Members representing : • National Accreditation Authorities UEMS Sections and Boards European Specialty Accreditation Boards • UEMS Executive Chair : Dr. Edwin Borman • •
EACCME Task Force Aims • Improve the Quality of the process • Introduce new formats of learning • Governance of the EACCME • Increase the visibility of EACCME
EACCME Task Force Achievements in 2008 : • Proposed the document “Improvement of the EACCME” • UEMS 2007/23 • Introduced the e-learning material at EACCME by proposing the document “The Accreditation of e. CME and e-CPD by EACCME • UEMS 2008/20 Rev
EACCME Task Force Achievements in 2009 : • Guidelines for Commercial Support for CME-CPD events • The avoidance of Bias in Educational activities • The use of the UEMS-EACCME name and logo • UEMS - EACCME, Mission and Objectives • UEMS – EACCME recommendations for Continuing Medical Education Providers
EACCME Task Force Issues for the future : • New fee structure for live events • How to introduce the new criteria for quality • Define other learning tools such as articles and how they can be part of EACCME
Accreditation Requests
Processing of Applications Live events Overall rejection rate : about 4 % E-learning (from April 6 th 2009) : Submitted 138 Accredited 77 Ongoing 45 Appeal 1 (ending in a refusal) Rejected 8
EACCME* European Accreditation Council for CME EACQM (? ) ECAMSQ Governance Council European Advisory Council for Quality Management of Specialist Medical Practice National Accreditation Authorities, ESAB’s, UEMS Sections and UEMS Executive Committees (? ) National authorities and UEMS Sections (? ? ? ) Executive* European Council for Accreditation of Medical Specialist Qualification CESMA WG PGT National Licensing Authorities and UEMS Sections Daily management President, Secretary General, Treasurer, Liaison Officer + Vice-Presidents (4) Secretariat Council* Plenary decisions 2 delegates per country Brussels Specialist Sections* 2 delegates nominated by the national monospecialist association Board* European Boards* Financial matters 1 Head of delegation per country 2 delegates per country (Balance profession-academia)
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