Damon Marquis, Director of Education and Member Services for The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, talks with ACCME President and Chief Executive Officer Murray Kopelow about how his organization plans and conducts education on the use...
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
>>KOPELOW: Hello, I’m Murray Kopelow the chief executive of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
>>MARQUIS: Hi my name is Damon Marquis, I’m the Director of Education and Member Services...
What involvement can industry have in the planning and implementation of CME?
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 Standard 1 of the...
What do I need to know about the role of employees of commercial interests in the planning and delivery of continuing medical education activities?
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 accredited...