Final Programme

Claim CME at ECR 2007
General Information
• Each ECR delegate receives a confirmation of the
attended activities.
• The maximum of hours to attend at scientific
activities is 40 (please note that this number
differs from the maximum number of UEMS/
EACCME credits).
CME ACCREDITATION
Europe
The ECR – European Congress of Radiology 2007 is
accredited by the European Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide
the following CME activity for medical specialists.
The EACCME is an institution of the European Union
of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net.
The ECR 2007 is designated for a maximum of
27 hours of European external CME credits. Each
medical specialist should claim only those hours of
credit that he/she actually spent in the educational
activity. European Accreditation is granted by the
EACCME in order to allow participants to validate
the credits obtained at this activity in their home
European country.
The following countries are members of the UEMS:
Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United
Kingdom.
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USA
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an
agreement of mutual recognition of continuing
medical education (CME) credits with the European
Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Under the
terms of this agreement, the AMA will convert
CME credits certified by the European Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME),
the accrediting arm of the UEMS, to AMA PRA
Category 1 Credits. Physicians (MDs, DOs or
equivalent international degree) may have their
EACCME credits converted to AMA PRA Category 1
Credits by applying to the AMA.
For further information about the conversion
of EACCME credits into AMA PRA Category 1
Credits, please contact the AMA at pra@amaassn.org
or visit the AMA website at:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/
14348.html.
Worldwide
CME claimed at the ECR are accepted by almost all
national CME authorities worldwide.
Austria
The ECR is an accredited CME provider of the
Austrian Medical Chamber. The Austrian Medical
Chamber has granted a maximum of 40 DFP (Diplom-
Fortbildungs-Programm der Österreichischen
Akademie der Ärzte) credits for ECR 2007.
Germany
Austrian CME credits (DFP-Punkte) earned during
this meeting are recognized by all German Medical
Chambers 1:1. The key for converting CME hours
into DFP credits is as follows: DFP Credits = number
of hours x 60 / 45. The maximum number of DFP
credits to be earned at ECR 2007 is 40.