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Policies & Procedures

The Office of Continuing Professional Development and Evaluation Studies (CPDE) adheres to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Essentials and Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (www.accme.org).  The following policies and procedures can be accessed through the hyperlinks below.  If you have questions regarding any of these policies or procedures, please contact CPDE at (804) 828-5410 or (800) 413-2872, or at cmeinfo@vcu.edu .

ACCME

Essentials &

Standards         

Reference          Policy or Procedure

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All continuing medical education (CME) activities conducted by departments and divisions of the School of Medicine must be reviewed by CPDE .

 

GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

2.1                     Policies and procedures for applying for designation of AMA PRA

                          Category 1 Credit™ (Forms for Planners).  In conjunction with the policies

                          and procedures listed here, the forms and resources on the Forms for

                          Planners link are your first steps in planning a CME activity.

 

                   CPDE Commitment to Quality

                   ACCME Policy on Content Validity

2.1                    Continuing Medical Education Organizer (Organizer) – all activities

                          designated for credit will have a completed Organizer

3.3                    Policy on Conflict of Interest (COI)

SCS 6.1           Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form

6.2

SCA 6.1            Policy on COI Disclosure for Planners and Planning Committee Members

6.2

SCS 6.1            Procedures for Disclosing and Resolving COI

6.2

6.5

2.1-2.5              Sample Faculty Confirmation Letter

3.3

2.3                     Moderator Guidelines

2.4

3.3

SCS 6.5           Conflict of Interest Disclosure Announcements

SCS                 Commercial Support of CME – CPDE adheres to the Standards for

                          Commercial Support of CME of the ACCME (www.accme.org)

                           ACCME Standards for Commercial Support

                           ACCME FAQs on Commercial Support of CME

SCS                  Agreement for Commercial Support of CME (ACS)

3.4 - 3.6

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES (RSSs)

2.1 - 2.4           Sample Letter of Agreement for RSSs

SCS                  Managing Commercial Support of CME for RSSs

1 - 6

2.2                     Needs Assessment Procedures

2.5                     Evaluation Policy for RSSs

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ENDURING MATERIALS

2.5                     Evaluation Procedures for Enduring Materials

 

                          CPDE Web Privacy Statement

FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

3.2                     CPDE Policy Concerning Faculty Honoraria and Reimbursement of Expenses

3.2                     University Financial and Administrative Policies and Procedures

                          Commonwealth of Virginia Financial and Administrative Policies and

                           Procedures

 

 

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