International collaborations

USA

The UEMS-EACCME® has had 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 agreement was renewed in 2022 for another 4 years.

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.

Canada

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.

Latin America

CONFEMEL (Confederación médica latinoiberoamericana y del caribe) is the organization that represents and is made up of all the titular medical institutions with national representation, the founding institutions and the adherents of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean within the scope of the agreement between UEMS-EACCME® , CONFEMEL and CGCOM-SEAFORMEC will be divided by regions for the operation of CONFEMEL, being the same: Andean Region: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela; Central American and Caribbean Region: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama and Puerto Rico, among others; South Region: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The  EACCME® shall grant ECMEC® credits to National events taking place in Latin America and organised by Latin American providers part of or belonging to CONFEMEL. The applications related to National events shall be submitted through the SEAFORMEC/SMPAC platform for accreditation according to the agreement entered into between UEMS-EACCME® and CGCOM.