Accreditations
European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME): The “ACOE” is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net. |
 |
| The ICTR-PHE 2012 Conference is designated for a maximum of 30 hours of European external CME credits (ECMEC). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. The EACCME credit system is based on 1 ECMEC per hour with a maximum of 3 ECMECs for half a day and 6 ECMECs for a full-day event. | |
American Medical Association PRA Category 1 Accreditation (AMA): The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the UEMS. Under the terms of this Agreement, the AMA will convert CME credit certified by the EACCME , the accrediting arm of the UEMS, to AMA Physician’s recognition Award (PRA) Category 1 Credit™. |
 |
| To apply for conversion of EACCME credit to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ after the Conference, please download the Application for EACCME Credit Conversion (which is available on the AMA website), and submit (1) the completed application by fax or mail along with (2) a copy of the EACCME credit certificate and (3) appropriate processing fee. The credit will be converted on a one-to-one basis for the EACCME credit. Therefore, the American Medical Association will approve this educational activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. One credit hour may be claimed for each hour of participation. | |