Continuing Medical Education

Importance of ACCME Accredited CME  According to the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), healthcare professionals rely on accredited CME medical conferences to assist and educate them on an array of topics that include the latest trends in medicine, procedures, and policies. These conferences also enable healthcare professionals (HCPs) to maintain their medical licenses with the right number of credits. Currently, there are nearly 2,000 accredited organizations that conduct more than 148,000 CME educational activities each year [1] . These accredited events are vital to support the healthcare professional’s commitment to lifelong learning and practice development. Each organization needs to cover a series of topics in these meetings that are encountered by HCPs in their day-to-day professional lives.  These topics include administration, clinical trials, research, pharmaceutical advancements, leadership management, reducing medical errors,...

The “predatory meeting,” a term coined by Jeffery Beall, exploits early and career academic researchers, scholars, and other healthcare professionals into attending conferences organized by profit-seeking companies. These dubious CME medical conferences  are not that easy to spot, and so it is worth a little bit of research to confirm whether it is genuine or not before you book your next CME conference. Doctors and other healthcare providers are required to complete continuing medical education (CME) to maintain their medical licenses & certification and to learn about developing areas of their field.  A healthcare professional is bound by law to maintain these credits to continue their practice. Unfortunately, a growing number of predatory, or fake, conferences are on the rise. Often these organizations claim to be affiliated with other reputable publications, pharmaceutical companies, and universities. The web layout of these international CME c...