EMORY
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
OFFICE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
GUIDELINES FOR CONTINUING PROGRAMS (ROUNDS)
The
OCME will provide CME credit for Departmental Grand Rounds on an annual
basis after receipt of the Course Approval
Form for Continuing Programs (Rounds). The Department Chair indicates
approval of the Rounds program as documented by his/her signature on the
Course Approval Form. In addition the following guidelines must be followed:
1. The Course Approval Form for Continuing
Programs (Rounds) must be submitted to the OCME on an annual basis.
The renewal form should be accompanied by a typed roster (see #6, below)
and an Evaluation Summary (see #5, below).
2. A Conflict of Interest Declaration,
a Speaker Approval Form and Disclosure Statement must be submitted for each
speaker (Emory and non-Emory) at a Rounds activity. Disclosure
of commercial support must be made to the audience prior to the beginning
of the speaker's presentation.
3. Credit is given on the basis of one hour of credit per each one-hour
session. Emory faculty receive credit on a complimentary basis; non-Emory
physicians are assessed a certificate fee.
4. The following statements should appear on all promotional materials:
The Emory University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Emory University School of Medicine designates this continuing medical education activity for up to ___ hours in Category 1 credit toward the PRA of the AMA. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
5.
The Department should provide a sign-in sheet at each Rounds activity.
The sign-in sheet should contain the date, topic, speaker, and a space
for participants to sign in. These sheets should be kept on file by the
Department.
6. Rounds program should be evaluated on an ongoing basis (preferably
at the time of the presentation). The Department should tabulate evaluations
periodically on Evaluation Forms provided by the OCME (quarterly is recommended).
At the end of the year, the quarterly summaries should be tabulated and
submitted to the OCME along with the request for renewal (see #1, above).
Credit cannot be given for a continuing program unless evaluations are
performed and submitted to the OCME.
7. On an annual basis, the Department will provide the OCME with a typed,
summarized roster of Emory and non-Emory faculty participants. The roster
should contain the participant's name, address, social security number
and total number of credit hours earned for the year. The roster should
be signed by the Course Director and submitted to the OCME within 60 days
of the end of the Rounds period.
8. Certificates for each Emory faculty member on the roster will be mailed
to the Course Director for distribution. Non-Emory participants will be
invoiced the certificate fee and when paid will be mailed their certificate.
9. The ACCME Standards for Commercial
Support prevent manufacturers of medical devices or pharmaceuticals
from paying the travel expenses or honoraria directly to guest speakers
at continuing education activities for CME credit. The Standards require
that the OCME be responsible for all financial aspects of the CME activity.
10. A completed Letter of Agreement
must be submitted to the OCME if funds are provided by a commercial source.
All funds are to made payable to Emory University School of Medicine and
forwarded to the OCME for processing and recording.
11. The OCME will be responsible for processing the payment of the speaker's
honorarium and travel reimbursement.
12. Commercial support of a speaker (Emory and non-Emory) must be disclosed
to the audience prior to the beginning of the activity and documented
on the Speaker Approval Form and Disclosure Statement.
13. The Course Director for the Rounds must adhere to the Essentials and
Standards for Commercial Support of the ACCME. The OCME reserves the right
to withdraw CME credit for a Rounds program if the Course