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Independence from Commercial Interests
Joint sponsors are expected to routinely have a role in making decisions about the elements of the planning process specified in SCS 1.1. Since these decisions must be "made free...
As of August 2007 the ACCME defined a commercial interest as "any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients." The...
The ACCME offered several alternatives for corporate restructuring that met its requirements. For example, the ACCME determined that an accredited CME provider can have a sister corporation that is a...
No. There is no reason for the CME provider to request suggestions for speakers or topics from commercial interests -- since it is unacceptable to act upon their suggestions. The...
There is no CME reason for commercial supporters to review and comment on CME content prior to its delivery to learners. The ACCME believes that CME can receive commercial support...
If the content of CME that the employee of the commercial interest controls relates to the business lines and products of its employer - NO.
If the content of CME that...
The ACCME has worked closely with accredited providers as they have adapted their CME programs to comply with the ACCME policy regarding the role of commercial interest employees in accredited...
Yes, as long as the CME activity complies with the ACCME's Accreditation Criteria, including the ACCME® Standards for Commercial SupportSM. It is understood and accepted that industry conducts its own...
YES. The provider always has the option to exclude some presentations or abstracts from their accredited program of CME or present this content in a track that is outside of...
Further explanation:
One of our CME courses is an intensive hands-on course that trains physicians to perform vascular interventions in a laboratory setting. The training is primarily about newer medical devices...
There is no CME reason for commercial supporters to review and comment on CME content prior to its delivery to learners. An accredited provider would be out of compliance with...
The ACCME expects that the provider makes decisions related to the planning and implementation of CME activities without being directed or influenced by commercial interests.
A provider will be found in...
Yes. A Provider would not be out of compliance with the Standards for Commercial Support.
Just after these recent announcements, the FDA sent a letter to each manufacturer of long-acting and extended-release opioids. The letter detailed the manufacturers' responsibilities under REMS. A template of that...
The ACCME issued a news release and audio commentary in response to the FDA announcement of the opioids REMS, explaining that accredited CME is well-positioned to deliver this content to...
The ACCME sees content development for REMS as a three-stage process. The first two stages are under the control of the FDA and the final stage is under the control...
It is implicit in the FDA communications that the FDA expects that the opioid REMS CME will be commercially supported by the manufacturers and that the education developed by the...
The ACCME has long held that commercial interests and the employees of commercial interests cannot control or influence the content of continuing medical education. That’s the underpinning of Independence, of...
The ACCME’s Standards for Commercial Support require that accredited continuing medical education be independent from commercial interests. The hallmark of independence is that the control of content lies with the...
