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In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp), gCMEp members Froukje Sosef (COR2ED) and Sophie Wilson (International Medical Press) are in conversation with key members of the CME Coalition, Seth Whitelaw (Whitelaw Compliance Group) and Thomas Sullivan (Clinical Education Alliance). 

The CME Coalition recently published their Social Media Compliance Guide for their US-based membership of education providers pharma supporters.

gCMEp is a membership organisation for CME providers based in Europe that aims to promote professionalism within the European CME provider community. More information on the gCMEp can be found on the group's website: gCMEp.org.

Tune in to learn more about the use of social media in CME.

On today’s episode you will hear about:


The CME coalition
Social media platforms
Use of social media in CME from a European provider perspective
The objective of the CME Coalition Social Medical Compliance Guide
Benefits and risks of using social media in CME programmes
Measuring educational outcomes in CME activities that use social media
Guardrails included in the Social Media Compliance Guide
How to reach the intended audience with social media
Optimal length of CME activities on social media
Accreditation of CME activities on social media in the US and Europe

In this episode on the Journal of CME (JCME) 2024 Special Collection, Guest Editor Andrew Crim (American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) is in conversation with Lawrence Sherman (Meducate Global). The topic of this year’s Special Collection is “AI innovations in lifelong learning: Revolutionising CME and CPD”.

JCME is the PubMed-indexed, Open Access journal of the European CME Forum, publishing articles that address aspects of CME-CPD planning, design, delivery, assessment and regulation across the health professions.

Tune in to learn more about this year’s Special Collection on AI innovations in lifelong learning.

On today’s episode you will hear about:


Why AI was selected as the focus of the Special Collection
The type of submissions sought 
The stakeholders in CPD who should submit an article
How authors can get advice on their work before submitting an article
The manuscript formats that will be accepted
The fees for submitting different types of articles
Who is eligible for a discount in the article processing charges
The deadline for submissions
The JCME Special Collection session at 17ECF in November 2024

More information on JCME and the 2024 Special Collection can be found on the journal website: https://www.jcme.org/special-collection-2024

Today’s bonus episode, and the final one of 2023, is from one the most popular sessions of the ⁠16th Annual European CME Forum⁠, held 8–10 November 2023 in The Hague. The panel discussion on how CME-CPD is implemented around the world attracted a lot of praise from our participants in the post-meeting survey.

This episode features Lama Aldakhil (Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Saudi Arabia), Rostyslav Marushko (Group of Companies MedExpert, Ukraine), Vaibhav Srivastava (Insignia Learning, India) and Lisa Sullivan (In Vivo Academy, Australia) in conversation with Chris Elmitt.

Tune in to learn more about the discussions that took place at 16ECF. If you attended the meeting, this is your last chance to complete the brief post-meeting survey to let us know your thoughts.

On today’s episode you will hear about:


How the CME-CPD system is implemented in Ukraine
Changes to the CME-CPD system in Saudi Arabia 
CME-CPD requirements for physicians in Saudi Arabia
Activity and provider accreditation in Saudi Arabia 
How the CME-CPD system is implemented in India
Physician uptake of CME-CPD in India
CME-CPD models in Australia and Asia, including China, Japan and Southeast Asia
Pharma’s involvement in medical education in India
The CPD champions course in Saudi Arabia
How external providers can become involved in CME-CPD in Asia, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine
Perspectives on implementing education in different educational systems 

Participants of 16ECF can find the posters and meeting resources, including the Q&A insights, at the 16ECF Space. Registered participants will also have exclusive access to the meeting recordings, which will be made live in January 2024.

Today’s episode is the second episode featuring highlights on the rules and regulations in CME-CPD from the 16th Annual European CME Forum, held 8–10 November 2023 in The Hague, The Netherlands.

This episode features a selection of education experts from around the world discussing their views and perspectives on the impact of different rules and regulations in European and global CME-CPD.

Tune in to learn more about the hot topics at 16ECF. If you attended the meeting, please also complete the ⁠brief post-meeting survey ⁠ and let us know your thoughts.

On today’s episode you will hear about:


CME-CPD stakeholder perspectives on valuing and defining independence 
Accreditor perspectives ons harmonising the different accreditation systems
Industry perspectives on the grant application process

Participants of 16ECF can find the posters and meeting resources, including the Q&A insights, at the 16ECF Space. Registered participants will also have exclusive access to the meeting recordings, which will be made live in January 2024.

Links to the publications, documents and other resources can be found on this page (no log in required). Including the 


Letter to the Editor of Journal of CME from the Good CME Practice group
Letter to EACCME from the CME Coalition 
Links to other accreditors and resources related to European CME. 

Registering to the website will give you access to even more educational content. 

Finally, visit the Journal of CME, our PubMed-indexed, open access journal, free to read, publishing relevant and interesting peer-reviewed articles and papers. 

Today’s episode is the first of two episodes featuring highlights from the 16th Annual European CME Forum, held 8–10 November 2023 in The Hague.

This episode features a selection of education experts from around the world discussing their views and perspectives on measuring outcomes and the use of modern educational formats and tools.

Tune in to learn more about the hot topics at 16ECF. If you attended the meeting, make sure you have added your voice to the brief post-meeting survey .

On today’s episode you will hear about:


Measuring outcomes and impact in CME-CPD
Perspectives on microlearning from various stakeholders in CME-CPD
Use of AI in educational activities and the need to be adaptable

Participants of 16ECF can find the posters and meeting resources, including the Q&A insights, at the 16ECF Space. Registered participants will also have exclusive access to the meeting recordings, which will be made live in January 2024.

In this episode with the Good CME Practice group (gCMEp) Celeste Kolanko (Liberum IME) is in conversation with group members Reinbert van der Fluit (PeerVoice) and Thomas Kleinoeder (KWHC).



gCMEp is a membership organisation for CME providers based in Europe that aims to promote professionalism within the European CME provider community. More information on the gCMEp can be found on the journal website: gCMEp.org.



Tune in to learn more about the challenges faced by the provider to ensure independence from third-party control when designing and implementing CME activities.



On today’s episode the panel discuss the following case:

An education provider develops a CME accredited activity
- The provider seeks funding from a drug company and the supporter’s drug will be mentioned in the educational activity
- The provider develops the content and submits it to the supporter for review
- The provider asks the supporter for help with learner recruitment
- During the event a representative of the drug company attends the session and corrects the inaccuracy of the speaker
- After the event the drug company supporter requests a list of the learners from the provider



This conversation follows on from discussions at the 16th Annual European CME Forum, held 8–10 November 2023 in The Netherlands. More information can be found at CMEforum.org