01/06
About Commitment
The American Association of CME is committed to
educating providers in our Quality Assurance and
Accreditation Standards, Policies and Procedures.
In addition to providing education programs and
presentations at major national and international
medical conferences each year, we implements its
own full-length educational sessions several times
throughout the year, for the benefit of the accredited
organizations.
02/06
About Commitment
Although change is an inherent part of its philosophy,
our basic principles remain firmly intact. The American
Association of CME intends to continue its tradition of
using physicians, and other health care professionals
who are actively involved in Continuing Health Care
Professional Education and Development to conduct
its accreditation surveys.
03/06
About Commitment
Since its founding, the American Association of CME
has conducted thousands of accreditation surveys of
all types of medical organizations, including: medical
education companies, pharmaceutical companies,
medical communication companies, medical schools,
allied health care schools, not-for-profit medical
foundations, medical publishing companies, single and
multi-specialty group practices, healthcare delivery
systems, specialty medical societies, voluntary health
care association, and other medical institutions.
04/06
About Commitment
The core standards developed and used by the
American Association of CME during its accreditation
process include: Quality Medical Education (QME),
Governance, Administration, quality in the delivery
of medical education programs, Quality Management
& Improvement, Professional Improvement, as the lead
standard of our Accreditation.
05/06
About Commitment
The American Association of CME Accreditation
Handbook, the “Quality and Methods of the Delivery
of CME Program Standard” sets the tone for all
remaining standards. This standard underscores the
very essence of the accreditation process, which is to
determine that the American Association of CME
providers are positively addressing essential elements
in learning methods to ensure that its maximum
benefits is reached by the physicians, and other
healthcare professionals, and that the learned clinicians
and health care professionals have adopted a newer
method in medical diagnosis and treatment.
06/06
About Commitment
Throughout our standards, issues related to aspects
of quality assurance, quality measurement and the
organizations continuous compliance with the
Association’s Accreditation Standards and Policies,
including any amended policies, are appropriately
addresses in this handbook.
Our commitment to Continuing Medical Education
AACMEPlus™ strives to ensure that the learning experiences we sponsor fulfill the following five objectives:
Provide the springboard to lifelong learning
Strengthen clinical knowledge, competence, and skill
Address topics and educational needs that are current, progressive, and relevant
Share evidence-based knowledge
Lack any commercial bias
Key Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
Provide the springboard
to lifelong learning
Share evidence-based knowledge
Strengthen clinical knowledge,
competence, and skill
Free of any commercial bias
Address topics and educational
needs that are current,
progressive, and relevant