Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) and Professional Development (CDP) consist of educational activities, which serve to maintain and increase the knowledge and develop skills of medical professionals.
Within the CME/CNE/CPD credit system a number of units, commonly called credits, are applied to all approved CME/CNE/CPD activities. The number of credits attributed to the activities depends on the kind of activity.
The EBU CME/CPD credit system
The number of credits considered the minimum necessary for adequate training/experience as a specialist, for a period of five years, is defined by the EBU Accreditation Committee.
In 2019, the CME/CPD credit system was updated, giving CME and CPD more equal importance. The new regulations have been valid since 1 January 2020.
Due to FEBU Revalidation, which started in 2025, the eligible activities for credit collection were reviewed and are valid as of 1 January 2026.
It is recommended to collect a minimum of 200 credits in five years.
The European Board of Paediatric Urology (EBPU) regulations
The number of credits considered the minimum necessary for adequate training/experience as a specialist in paediatric urology, for a period of five years is defined by the European Board of Paediatric Urology (EBPU).
Currently a minimum of 250 credits is required over a five-year period, of which at least 125 must be specifically in paediatric urology.
Allocation of credits per activity type
| ACTIVITY | # of CREDITS | UNIT / NOTE | ELIGIBLE DOCUMENATAL PROOF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participation in an accredited live (virtual) event: - Congress, seminar, symposium, course, workshop or another scientific meeting - Webinar Note: Industry-organised event is excluded. MANUAL | 1 | credit/hour Max. 8 for the full-day event | a certificate of attendance - it must be clearly staten on the certificate the name of an accreditation body and the total of granted credit. Each medical specialist should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. |
| Participation in an accredited online course/e-learning confirmed by a test Note: Industry- organised event is excluded. MANUAL | 1 | credit/hour | a certificate of attendance - it must be clearly staten on the certificate the name of an accreditation body and the total of granted credit. Each medical specialist should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. |
| Reading article in urological journals confirmed by a test (80% of the MCQs must be answered correctly) | 1 | credit/article | a certificate of attendance - it must be clearly staten on the certificate the name of an accreditation body and the total of granted credit. Each medical specialist should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. |
| Fellowship programme in an EBU Certified Centre | 2 | credit/week Max. 20 per year | a documental proof e.g. a letter from an organiser, a report - after an activity took place |
| European Urology Scholarship Programme (EUSP) in an EUSP Certified Host Centre | 2 | credit/week Max. 20 per year | a documental proof e.g. a letter from an organiser, a report - after an activity took place |
| Teaching activity: undergraduate, post-graduate or post-specialisation | 1 | credit/activity | a documental proof e.g. a letter from an organiser, or a copy of a programme, etc. |
| Development of clinical and/or technical skills | 1 | credit/activity Max. 5 per year | a documental proof e.g. a certificate, a letter from an organiser, or a copy of a programme, etc. |
| Sub-specialisation/building-up special competence | 25 | credit/activity | a documental proof e.g. a certificate, a letter from an organiser. |
| EBU In-Service Assessment | 10 | credit/activity | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| EBU Written Exam | 20 | credit/activity | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) Diploma | 30 | credit/activity | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| Fellow Diploma sub-specializations (oral exam and obtaining of Fellow certificate) | 30 | credit/activity | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| Master's Thesis | 25 | credit/activity | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| Doctoral Thesis (PhD) | 50 | credit/activity | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| Paper, poster, e-poster or another type of presentation during a scientific event MANUAL | 5 | credit/activity(act) | a documental proof e.g. a certificate or a copy of a programme, with clearly visible title and authors of the presentation, etc. |
| Participation in non-accredited event | 5 | credit/event | a documental proof e.g. a certificate. |
| Participation in a guideline, examination committee meeting | 10 | credit/meeting | a documental proof e.g. a certificate, a letter from an organiser. |
| Participation in council, committee, study group of a scientific, medical/administrative, or professional nature | 2 | credit/meeting | a documental proof e.g. a certificate, a letter from an organiser. |
| Member of a council, committee, study group of a scientific, medical/administrative, or professional nature | 5 | credit/year | a documental proof e.g. a certificate, a letter from an organiser. |
| Scientific publication (e.g. an article in a scientific journal, chapter in a a scientific book MANUAL | 5 | credit/publication Each author gets credits | a documental proof e.g. a certificate or a copy of an article with clearly visible title and authors of the article/publication, etc. |
| Member Editorial Board | 5 | a documental proof e.g. a certificate, a letter from an organiser. | |
| Reviewer journal/paper MANUAL | 2 | credit/article | a documental proof e.g. a certificate or a confirmation letter with clearly visible your name, title of the article/paper and publisher, etc. |
| Reviewer abstracts for a scientific event | 2 | credit/event Max. 20 per year | a documental proof e.g. a certificate or a confirmation letter with clearly visible your name, title of the article/paper and publisher, etc. |
| Organising symposium, seminar, course, etc. | 5 | credit/event | a documental proof e.g. a certificate, a letter from an organiser, or a copy of a programme, etc. |
| - Study visit - Training period in (inter)national hospital - Fellowship programme in a non-EBU Certified Centre | 1 | credit/week Max. 10 per year | a documental proof e.g. a letter from an organiser, a report - after an activity took place |