Accreditation of Live Educational Events (LEE)
The EACCME® considers for accreditation events submitted by a physician organisation such as
- an individual medical specialist;
- a university or hospital department;
- a scientific medical society;
- a national medical association;
- a CME/CPD provider;
- an institutional organisation;
Applications by other types of providers will be considered on a case by
case basis.
If you are:
- a professional congress organiser (PCO).
You must co-develop your application with at least one physician organisation (see list above).
You are eligible if your activity takes place on a specific date.
If not, check our E-learning Materials accredited activities below or our Recognized activities here
You are eligible if your activity is not associated with an E-Learning component .
If it is associated with an E-Learning component, please check our Blended Learning activities
Europe
You can apply for events taking place everywhere in the world, except in the United-States of America and in Canada.
The countries with which the EACCME® has signed agreements will recognise EACCME® credits.
All the other countries may recognise EACCME® credits on a voluntary basis. For these countries you will also need to apply to the central or relevant regional accreditation authority.
The UEMS-EACCME® has an agreement of mutual recognition of credits with the American Medical Association (AMA) for live educational events and for e-learning materials since the year 2000.
The issue of territoriality is very important; both organizations are fully responsible for the activities taking place or organized within their remit. The UEMS-EACCME® is the central body for accrediting events in Europe and the AMA is the central body for recognition of CME credits in the USA.
E-learning activities need to be certified for credit by the process in place where the CME provider is based, i.e. AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for U.S. CME providers and ECMEC® credit for organizations in countries that are represented by the UEMS.
The UEMS-EACCME® has an agreement of mutual recognition of credits with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) for live educational events since the year 2011.
The issue of territoriality is very important; both organizations are fully responsible for the activities taking place or organized within their remit. The UEMS-EACCME® is the central body for accrediting events in Europe and the RCPSC is the central body for accrediting events in Canada through its accredited providers.
Your activity must last at least 30 minutes to be able to apply for accreditation.
Submission process
The recommended time for submission of an application is at least 8 weeks from the planned start date of the event. The latest date for receipt of a fully completed application form, supporting documents and confirmed payment of the EACCME® fee is 6 weeks before the planned start date of the event.
For submission between 6 and 5 weeks before the planned start date of the event, a late fee will be applied. To learn more about EACCME® fees, please see Chapter XIV. EACCME® fees.
The whole evaluation process should take
no
more than 7 weeks
from the moment the applicant has been informed by the
EACCME® office that the application is complete and payment of the
accreditation fee has been received. The application will be then sent out for
review.
Every time there is a delay in the process for which the applicant is responsible (i.e. the reviewer(s) have questions for the applicants for which an answer is pending…), the clock stops and the delay is not included in the above 7 weeks’ schedule.
Submission of a webinar package application
- The WebPack system is designed for the accreditation of live-streamed webinars only;
- Live Educational Events (LEE) Criteria apply;
- All submitted webinars must be in the same medical specialty (e.g. all in oncology, or all in paediatrics etc.);
- They must be minimum 30 minutes each and maximum 2 hours each;
- The minimum fee is for 5 webinars;
- The minimum number of webinars to be submitted is 2;
- The application must be submitted at least 6 weeks before the start of the first webinar;
- All webinars included in the WebPack must take place within 12 months from the starting date of the first webinar.
- The detailed programme, as well as all other supporting documents (Director’s Declaration, COI forms, Event Evaluation Questionnaire) must be provided for each webinar.
- The Recording option can be requested when applying for a webinar series.
N.B. If your webinars are in different medical specialties, or if they last longer than 2 hours, you will have to submit them using the Live Educational Event (LEE) procedure (one LEE application per live webinar).
Accreditation of E-Learning Materials (ELM)
The EACCME® considers for accreditation E-Learning materials submitted by a physician organisation such as
- an individual medical specialist;
- a university or hospital department;
- a scientific medical society;
- a national medical association;
- a CME/CPD provider;
- an institutional organisation;
Applications by other types of providers will be considered on a case by case basis.
If you are:
- a professional congress organiser (PCO).
You must co-develop your application with at least one physician organisation (see list above).
If you are based in the United-States of America, you cannot apply with the EACCME®. The UEMS-EACCME® has an agreement of mutual recognition of credits with the American Medical Association (AMA) for Live Educational Events and for E-Learning Materials since the year 2000.
The issue of territoriality is very important; both organizations are fully responsible for the activities taking place or organized within their remit. The UEMS-EACCME® is the central body for accrediting events in Europe and the AMA is the central body for recognition of CME credits in the USA.
E-Learning activities need to be certified for credit by the process in place where the CME provider is based, i.e. AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for U.S. CME providers and ECMEC® credit for organizations in countries that are represented by the UEMS.
You are eligible for an ELM accreditation if your activity is available on demand at any time.
If not, check our Live Educational accredited activities or our Recognized activities here
You are eligible for an ELM accreditation if your activity is not associated with an Live Educational Event component .
If it is associated with a Live educational Event component, please check our Blended Learning activities below
The EACCME accredits different types of e-learning materials: individual module, series of individual modules, e-platform, app.
Whatever the e-learning material that you have, the basic principle is that a module must last between 30 minutes and 3 hours.
Individual modules lasting more than 3 hours must be split into smaller components with a maximum duration of 3 hours in order to be accredited. Individual modules lasting less than 30 minutes must be combined to create a new module with a minimum duration of 30 minutes to be accredited.
Individual module or series of individual modules
If you have one single module lasting between 30 minutes and 3 hours, you have to apply under the “one individual module” option.
If you have several modules lasting between 30 minutes and 3 hours, you have to apply under the “series of individual modules” option.
ELM Course:
A course is a set of related individual modules aimed at providing education on a specific field of knowledge. In order to claim CME credits from a course, it is mandatory for learners to complete the entirety of the course. In this case, you have to apply under the “series of individual modules” option.
E-platform
If you have
- at least 10 individual modules
- which are all under the same educational scope
- that the learners may choose from and take in any order
you can apply for an e-platform.
App
An app is an element of software that has to be downloaded and run on a computer, on a phone or any other electronic device.
If you have one individual module in you app, you can apply under the “one individual app” option.
If you have several individual modules in your app, you can apply under the “series of individual apps” option.
If you have at least 10 individual modules available in your app, you can apply for the app option following the e-platform solution.
Submission process
The recommended time for submission of an application is at least 8 weeks from the planned start date of the event. The latest date for receipt of a fully completed application form, supporting documents and confirmed payment of the EACCME® fee is 6 weeks before the planned start date of the event.
The whole evaluation process should take no more than 7 weeks from the moment the applicant has been informed by the EACCME® office that the application is complete and payment of the accreditation fee has been received. The application will be then sent out for review.
Every time there is a delay in the process for which the applicant is responsible (i.e. the reviewer(s) have questions for the applicants for which an answer is pending…), the clock stops and the delay is not included in the above 7 weeks’ schedule.
Get the necessary documents Apply for an E-Learning Materials (ELM)
Accreditation
of Blended-Learning activities
The EACCME® considers for accreditation activities submitted by a physician organisation such as
- an individual medical specialist;
- a university or hospital department;
- a scientific medical society;
- a national medical association;
- a CME/CPD provider;
- an institutional organisation;
Applications by other types of providers will be considered on a case by
case basis.
If you are:
- a professional congress organiser (PCO).
You must co-develop your application with at least one physician organisation (see list above).
- For CME/CPD combining one/several LEEs and one/several ELM module(s);
- Minimum one hour in total;
- ELM is linked to the specific LEE and is available for a maximum period of 12 months;
- One single registration fee for the entire educational material;
- Participants must attend all sessions;
- The educational activity takes place within a period of 12 months;
- The Recording option can be requested at any stage of the process of accreditation.
Submission process
The recommended time for submission of an application is at least 8 weeks from the planned start date of the event. The latest date for receipt of a fully completed application form, supporting documents and confirmed payment of the EACCME® fee is 6 weeks before the planned start date of the event.
For submission between 6 and 5 weeks before the planned start date of the event, a late fee will be applied. To learn more about EACCME® fees, please see Chapter XIV. EACCME® fees.
The whole evaluation process should take no more than 7 weeks from the moment the applicant has been informed by the EACCME® office that the application is complete and payment of the accreditation fee has been received. The application will be then sent out for review.
Every time there is a delay in the process for which the applicant is responsible (i.e. the reviewer(s) have questions for the applicants for which an answer is pending…), the clock stops and the delay is not included in the above 7 weeks’ schedule.
- The only application form that will be accepted is that made available at https://eaccme.uems.eu;
- No applications sent on paper or by email will be considered.
- The EACCME® will accept late applications up until 5 weeks before the start of the event but a late fee will be applied;
- As applications can only be received in English, applicants will be responsible for the translation of all submitted materials.
For
some countries or specialties specific regulations might apply. Please check
our website for further information.
Get the necessary documents Apply for a Blended-Learning
