Accreditation
Serono Symposia International Foundation (www.seronosymposia.org) has submitted the main congress program of “The World Congress on Controversies in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension (CODHy)” (Berlin, Germany – October 26-29, 2006) 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 “The World Congress on Controversies in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension (CODHy)” (Berlin, Germany – October 26-29, 2006) 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 UK participants:
Following the application submitted by Serono Symposia International Foundation (www.seronosymposia.org), the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK, has accredited this congress with 18 (eighteen) credit hours (Reference code: 33601).
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. 4282-256450, entitled “The World Congress on Controversies in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension (CODHy)” (Berlin, Germany – October 26-29, 2006) 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.
