Accreditation Council for CME Guidelines

ACCME Clarifies Industry Speaker Rules After protests from accredited CME providers, the ACCME further clarifies its rules about pharma industry speakers at certified CME activities.... ACCME Seeking Greater Transparency Longtime editor of Medical Meetings joins the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to further its mission of greater transparency... Accreditation Council for CME Prohibits Commercial Supporter Content Review In a development that surprised many CME professionals, the Accreditation Council for CME issued an FAQ document prohibiting providers from asking commercial... Accreditation Council for CME Expands Definition of Commercial Interest The Accreditation Council for CME has expanded the definition of commercial interest a decision that could preclude some medical education and communication...

Accreditation Council for CME Releases New Accreditation Criteria No one seemed to see it coming when, just after Labor Day, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education dropped a bomb on the CME provider... How to Comply with the Accreditation Council for CME’s Updated Standards for Commercial Support WITH THE MAY deadline for implementing the Accreditation Council for CME's updated Standards for Commercial Support breathing down their necks, participants...

Federal and State Scrutiny

State Gift Bans for HCPs Here's a rundown of what you need to know about state regulations on gifts to healthcare practitioners in three of the strictest states: Massachusetts, Vermont, and Minnesota. ... CMSS Releases New Medical Ethics Code The Council of Medical Specialty Societies had released the CMSS Code for Interaction with Companies. It is designed to keep medical societies’ interactions with pharmaceutical and medical device companies ethical and transparent. ... Healthcare Reform Passes House, Has Implications for Pharma, CME The healthcare reform bill that passed the House on March 21 with a 219-212 majority aims to change not only healthcare delivery in the United States... New Bills in New York and Minnesota Could Affect Medical Meetings New York State Gov. David Paterson introduced legislation in his 2010-2011 budget that proposes restrictions on interactions between industry and healthcare professionals, which could affect continuing medical education programs in the state. Another bill, in the Minnesota state legislature, also could have an impact on medical meetings. ... Capitol Offense Four regulatory and compliance experts weigh in on the increasing regulatory scrutiny of CME, and advise medical meetings professionals on what lie ahead....

Grassley Questions Associations About Industry Funding Sen. Charles Grassley,R-Iowa, has asked 33 of the largest medical societies for detailed information on the funding they receive annually from pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies for everything from research to continuing medical education... Commercial Support of CME Under Senate Scrutiny With annual commercial spending on CME now topping $1 billion, the Senate Special Committee on Aging calls for testimony from experts on both sides of the debate.... ACCME Responds to Senate Concerns The Accreditation Council for CME responded to a letter of inquiry from the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging this week... United States Senate Committee on Finance Releases CME Report The United States Senate Committee on Finance issued a big wake-up call to the continuing medical education community on April 25 when it released a report... The State of State Pharma Marketing Regs: New Proposals Physician-marketing legislation is already on the books in California, the District of Columbia, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Vermont. And now physician-marketing legislation has been proposed in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Here’s a roundup of the most relevant proposals...

CME Provider Tips & Tools

Exploring the Future of CME Funding Recent scrutiny has only intensified the debate over how to pay for continuing medical education.... Strategies for Demonstrating Return on Education (ROE) Return on Education How you can develop a good educational outcomes measurement plan. ... Transforming Continuing Medical Education Into Continuous Performance Improvement | PI CME CME can be a pivotal part of the growing healthcare-quality movement—or it can become irrelevant. The trick will be to transform CME as usual into continuous performance improvement that works.... Best Practices for Getting Grants More time, more money, more frustration. As CME providers know all too well, pharmaceutical companies' new grant application processes, created in response...

How to Get Commercial Support The world of commercial support is changing, and CME providers find themselves frustrated and confused by all the new forms, online grant-request processes,... How to Find Alternative Funding Sources No doubt about it, there's an art to raising money to support CME especially these days, says Steve Hasterok, CME coordinator with University of South... 42 Tips for Managing Accreditation Council for CME Reaccreditation Whether your next reaccreditation review will be under the Accreditation Council for CME's current Essentials, the updated criteria, or a combination... How to Evaluate Bias in Your CME Activities With increasing concern about the issue of independence in CME, providers face continued pressure to demonstrate compliance with the Accreditation Council... How Medical Education and Communication Companies Should Respond to Accreditation Council for CME's New Definition of Commercial Interest You've probably heard that the Accreditation Council for CME has proposed a revised definition of commercial interest. The new definition states: A commercial...

Pharma Meetings How Pharma’s New Marketing Structure Affects Meetings How Meeting Planners Are Coping with the Economic Slump AdvaMed Code: Medical Device Industry Issues CME/Meeting Guidelines Pharma Meetings Comply with New Codes How to Prevent Government Investigation of Pharmaceutical Meetings How Pharma Meeting Planners Are Countering the AIG Effect Ruling Out Resorts? Pharma Sales Meetings Must Reinforce the Message Regulatory Environment Affects Pharma Meetings Pharma Marketing: Guidelines Go Global Pharma Meetings Under Government Scrutiny California's Pharma Marketing Law PhRMA Code: Impact on Pharma Meetings and CME

Resources Accreditation Council for CME Alliance for Continuing Medical Education North American Association of Medical Education and Communication Companies PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals Advamed Code of Ethics for Interactions with Healthcare Professionals Office of Inspector General Final Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers United States Senate Committee on Finance CME Report: Use of Educational Grants By Pharmaceutical Manufacturers American Medical Association Ethical Opinion on Gifts to Physicians from Industry

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