Thumbs Down For Accreditation Council for CME’s Proposed New Model for Commercial Support

During the summer, the ACCME issued a call for comment regarding a new model for commercial support. Under the proposed system, educational needs would have to be identified and verified by organizations that do not receive commercial support and are free from financial relationships with industry, such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; and CME activities would have to address professional practice gaps that are corroborated by “bona fide” performance measurements,