Continuing Medical Education (CME)
CME provider (University Hospitals) in collaboration with A+ Science, provide expertise in accreditation of CME events. A+ Science is responsible for the handling of required administrative and logistical procedures. To date we have assisted in the accreditation of 33 CME events.
Our services are provided within any clinical indication and therapy area and consist of:
- Seeking accreditation through relevant accreditation board /Application process
- Appointment of a Course Director
- Appointment of a Blinded Review Scientific Board
- Revision of all scientific material and presentations by a Blinded Review Board
- Registration of attendees during events
- Management of certificates
- Submission of final report to the relevant accreditation board
Why Accredited CME?
By organizing an accredited CME event you will help healthcare professionals maintain and assure high level of theoretic and clinical competence throughout their working life. Keeping up-to date with the latest achievements in diagnostics and treatments within one's specialty is a physician's professional obligation. CME provides educational activities, which allows one maintain, develop and increase medical knowledge. It also improves the professional performance to ensure better and safer treatment for the patient. Furthermore, several EU member states have established CME systems with a legal obligation to collect CME credits in order to continue to practice medicine, so all participants will be granted with CME credits.
What is an accredited CME activity?
An accredited CME activity is an educational activity which has been reviewed and approved by an independent board and in compliance with its guidelines. This ensures that the contents are of high quality, developed for an international audience and free of commercial bias.
CME provider
Accreditation of a CME activity requires submission by a CME provider, who has to be a scientific or academic entity, such as: an international or national professional medical society (associated working groups or affiliated societies), university or a teaching hospital.