CME Accreditation
Deadline to claim points: January, 05, 2024
The 31st World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility (COGI), Vienna, Austria 23/11/2023 –25/11/2023, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with17.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applictations.
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Information regarding the conversion of EACCME® credits Credit will be converted based on one (1) hour of participation equalling one credit for all activities. Physicians wishing to convert EACCME® credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ will be required to access the AMA website at https://edhub.amaassn.org/pages/applictations to obtain the necessary paperwork and instructions. Physicians and other health care professionals will be required to pay a processing fee to the AMA.
Each medical specialist should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
The EACCME® is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.eu.
The CME accreditation is valid for the main congress program only and does not cover the company-sponsored symposia.
You will be able to claim your CME points and certificate after the congress.
Please note that CME points cannot be claimed for sessions viewed online after the last day of the congress. Points are only accredited for sessions attended during the congress dates (November 23-25, 2023).
For the Italian participants
The program for 31st World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility (COGI), will be submitted for CME accreditation from the Italian Ministry of Health.
ISO 9001 Certification
This Quality certification requires all participants to fill in a scientific questionnaire and to evaluate the overall quality of the event. Questionnaires will available online at the Congress website as at the conclusion of the congress for 3 weeks.
Educational needs and expected outcomes
- Assess and appraise controversial issues and the latest findings by leading doctors in the fields of gynecology, obstetrics, infertility and fetomaternal medicine.
- Evaluate best practices in gynecology, obstetrics, infertility and fetomaternal medicine.
- Discuss new knowledge and recent research findings in the fields of gynecology, obstetrics, infertility and fetomaternal medicine.
- Recognize opportunities for scientific collaborations around the world.
- Integrate the most up to date information in their clinical and research activities.
- Evaluate the most important aspects in the fields of gynecology, obstetrics, infertility and fetomaternal medicine.
- Presentations, discussions and debates will focus on the latest developments in the fields of plastic surgery, dermatology and aesthetic medicine.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest (COI)
All declarations of potential or actual conflicts of interest, whether due to a financial or other relationship, must be provided to the EACCME® upon submission of the application.
Declarations must include whether any fee, honorarium or arrangement for re-imbursement of expenses in relation to the event has been provided.
Industry support disclosure
We confirm that all funding provided is free of any attempt to influence the program, individual sessions, subjects for discussion, content or choice of faculty members conflicts of interest. Support of the Congress is kept in strict accordance with CME accreditation criteria.