Accreditation/Credit Designation

The Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME), a subcommittee of the Committee on Accredita¬tion of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS). This standard allows the Office of CEPD to assign credits for educational activities based on the criteria established by The College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American Medical Association, and the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME).

CME Certificates and Attendance Verification Certificates

Letters of accreditation/attendance will be available online following the conference. Participants will be emailed information approximately two weeks after completion of the course specifying how to obtain their letters online.

Upon request, a record of attendance (certificate) will be provided on-site to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

Evaluation

A course evaluation form will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the value of the program content to their practice decisions, performance improvement activities, or possible impact on patient health status. Participants will also have the opportunity to comment on any perceived commercial bias in the presentations as well as to identify future educational topics.