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1 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 1 Duties and Challenges for the Berlin Medical Association Continuous Medical Education Continuous Professional Developement

2 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 2 CME – Medical Code The professional medical code (as adopted at the German Medical Assembly) describes the following requirements: The practising physician is obliged to extend his medical knowledge and to inform himself about the currently valid provisions affecting his practice of medicine. Conceptional conditions

3 Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 3 CME - Regulations The General Medical Association is committed to the duty of the medical profession to undergo continuing medical education. Specialists are under the obligation to participate continuously in certified CME programmes of the Medical Association at local or at national level, in order to be able to exercise their profession according to the state of the art. A physician must provide the competent medical association with suitable evidence that he has used the mentioned CME opportunities. In order to give medical specialists the possibility to document publicly their participation in structured CME, the Medical Associations have implemented the CME certificate. Conceptional conditions

4 Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 4 CME - Regulations Model regulation of CME: contains recommendations on the characteristics and conditions needed for effective integration of formal CME. All specialists have to gather 250 CME credit-points over a period of 5 years – this amount results in the CME-certificate. –One CME point is equivalent to a CME unit, which corresponds to 45 minutes. The CME certificate is valid for a period of 5 years, after this period its validity expires automatically. The law applicable to all procedures referred to in this guideline is the “Allgemeine Verfahrensordnung” i.e. the (State) law regulating administrative procedures. Conceptional conditions

5 Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 5 CME mandatory for M.Ds. in Germany 2001200220032004 2005 1.1.2006 Voluntary CME – Certificate via Medical Associations 150 Credits / 3 years Mandatory CME – Certificate Statutory Health Insurance Physicians 250 Credits / 5 years 20072008 Mandatory CME – Certificate Physicians in Hospitals 250 Credits / 5 years 200920102011 Conceptional conditions 1.7.2004 2006

6 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 6 Germany: § 95d Social Security Code V (effective 2004-01-01) - (1) - CME mandatory for M.Ds. within the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (>2004-07-01) Consequences, if CME–proof is uncompleted or lacking: –1st quarter of the year after 5 y.: 10% cut off from fees –5th quarter of the year after 5 y.: 25% cut off from fees Cut off from fees stops at the end of the year in which the completed CME-proof is shown up officially. Consequence, if CME–proof is uncompleted or lacking >2 years after the 5-y-period: withdrawal of accreditation / contract Conceptional conditions

7 Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 7 Germany: § 137 Social Security Code V (effective 2006-01-01) - (2) - CME mandatory for M.Ds. in Hospitals (>2006-01-01) No Consequences, if CME–proof is uncompleted or lacking: But: participation in structured CME is published in Hospital-Quality Reports / Internet ! Conceptional conditions

8 Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 8 CME - Credits (250 P / 5 Y ) Vote of the 107th Annual Meeting of the German Panel of M.D.s 2004 - 05 1 point = 1 CME-Unit/ corresponds to 45 min. or “equivalent” 1 point per CME-unit PMT - courses H 1 point per CME-hour Hospitation, specified training G Author, Lecturer, Speaker F 50 points in 5 years - Without any verification - Individual reading of journals and other written information E 1 point per CME-unit Addit. 1  : 70% o.k./10 quest. Interactive CME/CPD: medical journals, CD-ROM, Internet D 1 point per CME-hour Workshops, Seminars, Balint- Groups, Case-Conferences, Seminars in small working-groups C 8 points per day Plenary session with discussion A Category 6 points per day Congress B Conceptional conditions

9 Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 9 Relative Frequency of Certified CME-Programmes in Berlin Category B: congresses Category C: CME-programmes in small groups/ intensive participation of each participant Conceptional conditions Category A: Plenary session with discussion 42% Other categories (D – H) Category B: 2% Category C: 56%

10 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 10 CME - Regulations Promoters have the possibility to apply for the certification of one or several events by specifying in their application the medical field(s) and the kind of CME for which certification is sought. Applications for certification have to be addressed directly to the Berlin Medical Association. The decision on certification and on the amount of credit-points awarded is made by the Berlin Medical Association. The medical association is authorised to levy a fee for the expenses relating to certification. The board of the Medical Association determines the amount of this fee. Conceptional conditions

11 Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 11 Increase of Certified CME-Programmes 2001-2006 CME-events / year Conceptional conditions

12 Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 12 Process of CME-certification by the Berlin Medical Association Application only online via the Website www.aekb.de 1.Certification 2.Publication in the calender of events of the BMA Recognition of application-data Advisory board If necessary: further data or: Refusal (5% of all applications) Tasks of the Berlin MA Check: CME-Criteria o.K ? Is there a schedule (attachment)? Is there a sponsoring/ commercial provider?/ Degree of sponsoring?

13 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 13 The application-form consists of several parts with different keywords. The form requires precise information on the meeting which is submitted for CME-certification: Date, venue, length Schedule Medical head and speakers Degree of sponsoring Please note: Every promoter has to ensure the independence and freedom from economic interests of the event he has submitted for certification.

14 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 14 = Online-Calendar of Events Search for CME- meetings corresponds to individual interests, selection with regard to: - Chonological order - Specialisation - Full-text-search CME-meetings

15 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 15 Each link from this list of CME- events provides by mouse-click detailed information on the chosen CME-event

16 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 16 CME – ID - # - card Challenges For each physician: personal CME - ID-# 15-digits

17 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 17 Dr. Henning Schaefer

18 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 18 CME-meeting List: every doctor documented his participation Challenges

19 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 19 Assigning CME-Credits to the CME-Account CME-Account Challenges Berlin Medical Association application certification Certification Provider Electronic Information Vehicle: central server event data Data of participants Identity-card with individual CME-number

20 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 20 CME-Account Online: Individual List of participation in structured CME

21 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 21 Frau Dr. med. Monika Mustermann

22 Conceptional conditions Tasks of the Berlin MA Challenges 22 Many thanks for your attention!


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