ECTRIMS 2009 - 25TH CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR TREATMENT AND RESEARCH IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

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.

Europe

The 25^th ECTRIMS is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the CME activity for medical specialists, as listed below. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net.

The 25^th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis 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.

United States

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 (www.ama-assn.org).

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. 13776-9025670 for Physicians /
no. 13776-9025671 for Neuro-physiopathology Technicians /
no. 13776-9025672 for Nurses), entitled 25^th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) to the Italian National Commission for Continuing Medical Education.

Certificates

Certificates will be available from Friday afternoon onwards at the Pre-Registration desks. Changes of certificates due to incorrect submission of names and/or address will be charged € 10.–.

We kindly ask you to complete the evaluation form which can be obtained at the Pre-Registration desks and drop it completed in the box before printing your certificate.

For Italian delegates the certificate will be sent after the congress. Italian delegates need to fill out the evaluation form at the Pre-Registration desk in order to receive their CME credits. The CME certificate will be sent after the congress.