Report on Proceedings of the Eighth Annual European CME Forum, Manchester, UK, November 2015

• Main Author: Ron Murray
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-04-01
• Series: Journal of European CME
• Subjects: CME; CPD; activities; learners; accreditation; inter-professional; commercial support
• Online Access: http://www.jecme.eu/index.php/jecme/article/view/31705/pdf_21

Delegates from Europe, Asia, and North America attended the Eighth European CME Forum in Manchester, UK, on 12 and 13 November 2015. A new format that included three separate workshop tracks was introduced. The workshops focused on standards and accreditation, education and partnerships, funding and practice in CME/CPD. Discussion and interactive sessions on accreditation issues, inter-professional education, backwards planning, and patient engagement were among the topics addressed.Facilitated conversations were conducted with European leaders in the medical profession and a representative from a European commercial supporters’ organisation. Panel discussions on current and future trends and the views of local junior doctors representing the learner community were also conducted.