Report of the EACCME - 2007 (UEMS 200725) Dr. Bernard Maillet

							Report of the EACCME - 2007
        (UEMS 2007/25)


                  Dr. Bernard Maillet
                  Secretary General
                   UEMS - EACCME
    2b- EACCME Yearly report
               (UEMS 2007/02)
            2b.1 Background

   ECMEC
   Subsidiarity
   Advisory Council
                Background
   Created by the UEMS Council in
    1998 starting in 2000
   Exchange of credits
    – between European countries
    – between different specialties
    – In case of migration of a specialist within Europe
    – between  the European credit system            and
      comparable systems outside Europe
           Draft Flowchart
        Accreditation in Europe
      Credits              UEMS suggestion

Full credits (E CME C)
No weighted factors
1 ECMEC per hour of activity
3 ECMEC for a half day / 6 ECMEC for a full day activity
Translation of these E CME C’s to National credits can
follow the rules of the National Accreditation Authority
For instance :   can have a maximum
                 weighting factors can be introduced nationally
    2b- EACCME Yearly report
              (UEMS 2007/02)
       2b.2 Practical Operation
•   Flow
•   Mutual agreements
•   Agreement with AMA
•   Fees
•   Quality Feed-Back
             Organiser
              Request      > 3 months
           UEMS - EACCME
  N.A.A.                  Sections
Evaluation    < 3 weeks   Evaluation
           UEMS - EACCME
    Certificate of Recognition
             Organiser
            Agreements with
    National Accreditation Authorities
   Actual :
      Spain, Cyprus, Greece, RCSI, Malta, RCPI, Turkey,
      Slovakia, Norway, Luxemburg, Belgium

   Soon :
      Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Slovenia,
      Sweden

   Near Future :
      France, Italy,…
Agreements with Sections or
    European Speciality
   Accreditation Boards
Actual :
 Anaesthesiology
 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
 Dermatology
 Ear, Nose and Throat (ORL)
 Endocrinology
 Gastro-Enterology
 Geriatric Medicine
 Internal Medicine
    Agreements with Sections or
        European Speciality
       Accreditation Boards
Actual :
   Medical Biopathology
   Nephrology
   Neurology
   Neurosurgery
   Nuclear Medicine
   Occupational Medicine
   Ophtalmology
   Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Stomatology
    Agreements with Sections or
        European Speciality
       Accreditation Boards
Actual :
 Orthopaedics
 Paediatric Surgery
 Pathology
 Physical and Revalidation Medicine
 Plastic Surgery
 Psychiatry
 Radology
 Rheumatology

       24 out of 37 Sections and Boards
    Agreements with Sections or
        European Speciality
       Accreditation Boards

Actual :
   Intensive Care Medicine
   Sport Medicine
   Oncology (ACOE)
    Agreements with Sections or
        European Speciality
       Accreditation Boards
Pending :
   Allergology
   Cardiology

   Emergency Medicine (MJC)
   Genetics (MJC)
    2b- EACCME Yearly report
              (UEMS 2007/02)
       2b.2 Practical Operation
•   Flow
•   Mutual agreements
•   Agreement with AMA
•   Fees
•   Quality Feed-Back
Agreement with the American
Medical Association on Mutual
   Recognition of Credits

Till June 30th 2006 :
• Pilot project for 2 years each time
From July 1st 2006 :
• Real agreement for 4 years
Feed-back form for participants
   Did I learn something
   Did the meeting change my practice
   Was the meeting well organised
   Quality of content
   Quality of speakers
   Was the venue appropriate
   Did I feel the meeting was biased
        Yes     Neutral     No
         1    2   3     4    5
    2b- EACCME Yearly report
               (UEMS 2007/02)
              2b.3 Activities

   Numbers
   Proportion of European –
       International events
   Geographic distribution
       Number of applications
Year   Number of requests
2002      228
2003      370
2004      435
2005      654
2006      925
2007      891      data on 31.10.2007
         1069      projection to 30.12.2007
                   (approved events)
   Accreditation Requests

1200

1000

 800

 600                                             Number
                                                 Projection
 400

 200

   0
       2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007
               U.E.M.S.

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            Spécialistes
European Union of Medical Specialists

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