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For which activities I can gain credits within the EU-ACME programme?
Within the CME/CPD credit system a number of units, commonly called credits, are applied to all approved CME/CPD activities. The number of credits attributed to the activities depends on the kind of activity.
| ACTIVITY | CREDITS ALLOCATION | ELIGIBLE DOCUMENATAL PROOF |
|---|---|---|
| Participation in live (virtual) event o Congress, seminar, symposium, course, workshop or another scientific meeting; either run independently or as part of an (inter) national Congress o Webinar Note: Approval of an official accreditation body is required. Industry-organised event is excluded. | 1 per hour Max. 8 for the full-day event MANUAL | 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 online course/e-learning confirmed by a test Note: Approval of an official accreditation body is required. Industry- organised event is excluded. | 1 per hour MANUAL | 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 per 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 per 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 EBU-EAU Certified Host Centre | 2 per 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 per activity Max. 5 per year | 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 per 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 | a documental proof e.g. a certificate, a letter from an organiser. |
| EBU In-Service Assessment | 10 | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| EBU Written Exam | 20 | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) Diploma | 30 | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| Fellow Diploma sub-specializations (oral exam and obtaining of Fellow certificate) | 30 | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| Master's Thesis | 25 | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| Doctoral Thesis (PhD) | 50 | a documental proof e.g. a certificate |
| Paper, poster, e-poster or another type of presentation during a scientific event | 5 per activity/act MANUAL | 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 debate, lecture, speech or interview | 5 per event | a documental proof e.g. a certificate. |
| Participation in a guideline, examination committee meeting | 10 per meeting Max. 20 per year (proof of attendance required) | 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 per meeting (proof of attendance required) | 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 per year (proof of attendance required) | 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 | 5 per publication Each author gets credits MANUAL | 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 | 2 per article Max. 10 credits per year MANUAL | 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 meeting | 2 per article Max. 4 credits 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 per event | a documental proof e.g. a certificate, a letter from an organiser, or a copy of a programme, etc. |
| Study visit | 0.5 per day Max. 10 in 1 year | a documental proof e.g. a letter from an organiser, a report - after an activity took place |
| Training period in (inter)national hospital | 1 per week Max. 10 in 1 year | a documental proof e.g. a letter from an organiser, a report - after an activity took place |
| Fellowship programme in a non-EBU Certified Centre | 1 credit per week | a documental proof e.g. a letter from an organiser, a report - after an activity took place |