CME - The Latin America Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy)

The Latin America Congress on

Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy)

Hilton Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 11-14, 2010

CME

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 "1st Latin America Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy)" hosted at Buenos Aires, Argentina. (March 11-14, 2010) has been approved by EACCME for a maximum of

15 (fifteen) hours

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 the Italian participants
This program the 1st Latin America Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy) hosted at Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 11-14, 2010, will be submitted for CME accreditation from the Italian Ministry of Health.

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.

CME for USA participants
UEMS/EACCME CME credit recognition

The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Under the terms of this agreement, the AMA will convert CME credit certified by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), the accrediting arm of the UEMS, to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians (MDs, DOs or equivalent international degree) may have their EACCME credit converted to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ by applying to the AMA.
Please link to: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14348.html