CME Peer Review

Published Articles

• 9.3.2009 – Effective Compliance Monitoring of CME Activities – RX Compliance Report
• 12.1.2008 – CME Content Review: More than a Rubber Stamp – Almanac
• 9.10.2008 – Peer Review: Time to Set Standards – Pharmaceutical Executive
• 10.1.2008 – Practical Tips for Mitigating Risk – Pharmaceutical Executive
• 8.1.2006 – Your Peer Review Checklist – Medical Meetings
• 7.1.2006 – Peer Review of Continuing Medical Education Content: One Mechanism for the Resolution of Conflicts of Interest – Almanac
• 6.1.2006 – Do you Peer Review? – Medical Meetings

Tools

• 10.26.2011 – Setting the Record Straight on In-house Monitoring Programs

Conference Presentations

• ACME Presentation 2011
• CMSS Presentation 2011

Relevant Regulatory Documents

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

• ACCME Essential Areas and Elements
  http://www.accme.org/dir_docs/doc_upload/f4ee5075-9574-4231-8876-5e21723...
• ACCME Policies
  http://www.accme.org/dir_docs/doc_upload/8f4b847a-5917-4e4f-ae5f-ca0dc23...
• ACCME Standards for Commercial Support
  http://www.accme.org/dir_docs/doc_upload/68b2902a-fb73-44d1-8725-80a1504...
• Using Research, Professional Opinions, and Organizational Practices to Help Validate ACCME's Standards for Commercial Support
  http://www.accme.org/dir_docs/doc_upload/964ad0a4-4407-4ac7-a90c-63765af...

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

• ACPE Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines
  http://www.acpe-accredit.org/ceproviders/standards.asp
• ACPE Standards for Commercial Support
  http://www.acpe-accredit.org/pdf/SCS_Standard%205_February%202009_update...

American Medical Association

• AMA PRA Booklet
  http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/cme/pra-booklet.pdf
• AMA Code of Medical Ethics – Opinion 8.061 – Gifts to Physicians from Industry
  http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-...
• AMA Code of Medical Ethics – Opinion 9.011 – Continuing Medical Education
  http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-ethics/code-...

Get the Facts Campaign

• Get the Facts Toolkit http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/cme/get-the-facts-toolkit.pdf
• Volume 1, Issue 1 – Continuing Medical Education: Providing Valid and Independent Evidence for Clinical Decisions http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/cme/tf08-4.pdf
• Volume 2, Issue 1 – Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Company Support of Continuing Medical Education http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/cme/fact-sheet-3.pdf
• Volume 2, Issue 2 - FDA Regulation of Product Promotional Activities http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/cme/taskforce%20fact-sheet.pdf
• Volume 2, Issue 3 – On-Label and Off-Label Usage of Prescription Medicines and Devices, and the Relationship to CME http://www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/cme/fact-sheet-4.pdf

American Nurses Credentialing Center

• http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Accreditation.aspx

Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)

• Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals
  http://www.advamed.org/NR/rdonlyres/61D30455-F7E9-4081-B219-12D6CE347585...

Food and Drug Administration

• FDA Guidance for Industry-Supported Scientific and Educational Activities
  http://www.fda.gov/downloads/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM125602.pdf

Office of Inspector General

• Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
  http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/complianceguidance/042803pharmacymfgnonfr.pdf

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

• PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals
  http://www.phrma.org/sites/default/files/108/phrma_marketing_code_2008.pdf

Senate Finance Committee

• Use of Educational Grants by Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
  http://www.finance.senate.gov/ Office of Inspector General
• Letter to ACCME from Senate Finance Committee
  http://www.accme.org/index.cfm/fa/news.detail/News/.cfm/news_id/9a586937...