EACCME Accreditation:
Serono Symposia International Foundation (http://www.seronosymposia.org) has submitted the following CME activity for accreditation by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net

 

This program “2nd World Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy)” (Barcelona, Spain, October 30-November 2, 2008) has been approved by EACCME for a maximum of

 

 

of European external CME credits. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

 

For UK participants:
The Royal College of Physicians, London, UK, has accredited the “2nd World Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy)” (Barcelona, Spain, October 30-November 2, 2008) with

 

17 (seventeen) credit hours

(Reference number: # 44119).

 

For Italian participants:
Serono Symposia International Foundation has submitted, in compliance with the procedures indicated by the Italian Ministry of Health, the main congress program of this event n. 13776 – 8040606 entitled the “2nd World Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy)” (Barcelona, Spain, October 30-November 2, 2008)  to the Italian National Commission for Continuing Medical Education.
The CME accreditation is valid for the main congress program only and does not cover the company-sponsored symposia.

 

ISO 9001 Certification:
Serono Symposia International Foundation has received the ISO 9001 Certification of Quality Management Systems. This Quality certification requires all participants to fill in a scientific questionnaire and to evaluate the overall quality of the event. Questionnaires will be distributed onsite during the congress.