General Remarks
The CME accreditation is valid for the main congress programme and the teaching courses only and does not cover the company-sponsored satellite symposia.
To obtain CME credits, please complete the Programme Evaluation Form, which can be found in the ECTRIMS congress bag. Please return the completed form to the registration desk on Sunday, October 14, 2007 where you will receive the certificate of attendance noting the number of CME credits obtained.
Europe
The 23rd Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis and the 12th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS 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 23rd ECTRIMS and 12th RIMS Congress is designated for a maximum of (or “for up to”) 21 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.
EACCME credits are recognised by the American Medical Association towards the Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). To convert EACCME credits to AMA PRA category 1 credits, contact the AMA.
Italy
ECTRIMS has also submitted, in compliance with the procedures indicated by the Italian Ministry of Health, the main congress programme and the teaching courses of this event (no. 4282-293955 for Physicians / no. 4282–294770 for Neuro-physiopathology Technicians / no. 4282–294771 for Nurses), entitled “23rd Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and 12th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation in MS (RIMS)” to the Italian National Commission for Continuing Medical Education.