Home > Ask Accme > Can Accredited CME Include Oral Presentations Or Written Reporting Of Scientific Research (e.g., Abstracts) Conducted By ACCME Defined Commercial Interests?

Can accredited CME include oral presentations or written reporting of scientific research (e.g., abstracts) conducted by ACCME-defined commercial interests?

Last Revised: 
May 19, 2015

Yes, as long as the CME activity complies with the ACCME's Accreditation Criteria, including the ACCME® Standards for Commercial Support: Standards to Ensure Independence in CME ActivitiesSM.

For more information, please see this ACCME News Release.

The ACCME provides guidance regarding exceptions when employees of ACCME-defined commercial interests may be involved in accredited CME via a website tutorial that includes Ask ACCME frequently-asked-questions, and provider examples of compliance and noncompliance.

Related Topics: Criterion 7 Standards for Commercial Support Standard 1: Independence Standard 1.1 Standard 2: Resolution of Personal Conflicts of Interest Standard 5: Content and Format without Commercial Bias Standard 6: Disclosures Relevant to Potential Commercial Bias Definition of a Commercial Interest
You voted 'yes'.
Was this useful?