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Regarding the Utilizes Support Strategies Criterion: What are examples of how a provider conducts periodic analysis to determine the effectiveness of strategies designed to reinforce or sustain change?
The provider might evaluate how many learners are accessing support strategies, how many learners are using the reminders and/or patient education materials, or how many learners are logging into networking opportunities post-activity to engage with faculty or other learners. The provider might… More
Standard 2: What is meant by “explicit consent of the learner”?
The accredited provider is expected to explain to learners that you intend to share their information with an ineligible company. You can do that at registration; however, the learner must have the ability to opt out and still register for your activity. The consent… More
Standard 3.1: Should I collect financial disclosures as we create the content for each activity or on a yearly basis?
You can choose whether to collect disclosure information when planning each activity or on a periodic basis, such as once every year. If you choose to collect the information periodically, it is important to ask the person to update the disclosure if anything changes to ensure you have up-to-… More
Standard 3.2: What are some examples of content that is or is not related to the business lines of the ineligible company?
An activity is considered to be related to the business lines of an ineligible company when the content provides any opportunity for the individual to insert commercial bias toward the products of the company. It is best to err on the side of caution in determining relevance since the… More
Standard 3: Are regularly scheduled series, case conferences, or tumor boards considered “spontaneous case conversations among peers” as described in the exceptions?
No. The exception does not apply to conferences or rounds that have set times and dates and have traditionally been planned as accredited CE. Activities such as regularly scheduled series, department rounds, morbidity and mortality rounds, and tumor boards do not fall… More
Standard 3: Are regularly scheduled series, case conferences, or tumor boards considered “spontaneous case conversations among peers” as described in the exceptions?
No. The exception does not apply to conferences or rounds that have set times and dates and have traditionally been planned as accredited CE. Activities such as regularly scheduled series, department rounds, morbidity and mortality rounds, and tumor boards do not fall… More
Standard 3: What is meant by "format that can be verified at the time of accreditation"?
As part of the accreditation process, the ACCME will select a sample of your accredited education to verify that learners received the appropriate disclosure information. Because the ACCME is not present at the time the disclosure occurs, we ask that you save documentation that will allow us to… More
Standard 5.2: Does there need to be a 30-minute interval between accredited and nonaccredited education in virtual activities?
The 30-minute interval is required for all live activities, whether the activity takes place in-person or online. For live, online activities, if the learner will remain in the same "virtual space" for a nonaccredited session, then the provider must ensure that there is a 30-minute interval… More
Standard 5.2: Does there need to be a 30-minute interval between accredited education and sessions that fit the exceptions listed in Standard 3, i.e., when there is no need to identify, mitigate or disclose relevant financial relationships?
No. Nonaccredited education (or sessions) as described in the question, would not need to be separated from accredited education by 30-minute intervals because those sessions are not “controlled by ineligible companies or include individuals with unmitigated, relevant financial relationships.”… More
Standard 5.2: Is the 30-minute time interval required regardless of whether the nonaccredited activity takes place before, during, or after the accredited activity?
Yes. There needs to be a 30-minute interval between an accredited and nonaccredited session or activity regardless of whether the nonaccredited activity is before, after, or both. As noted in Standard 5.2, this time interval is required if the nonaccredited activity is either developed by or… More