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Criterion 24: Patient/public representatives are engaged in the planning and delivery of CME.
Last Revised:
February 15, 2017
Published on:
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Overview of Criterion 24 from the ACCME Menu of Criteria for Accreditation with Commendation by Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, ACCME President and CEO.

>>McMAHON: Patients are at the heart of what we do. Ultimately they give us not only information about what matters to them, but they can provide relevance, meaning,...

Do I have to include the same patients/public representatives as planners and faculty for CME activities to comply with Criterion 24?
Last Revised:
February 15, 2017
Published on:
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

No. Criterion 24 requires that patients and/or public representatives are involved as planners and faculty of CME activities. The same people do not need to be involved as both planners and faculty.

Promotes Team-based Education: Getting Started with Commendation Criteria 23-25
Published on:
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

This tutorial offers educational resources to help providers achieve compliance with Criteria 23-25 in the "Promotes Team-based Education" category of the...