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Continuing Medical Education (CME) currently not available through Keystone Symposia
For several years we made it possible for physician participants to obtain CME credit from the University of Colorado, an accredited institution, for attending certain Keystone Symposia meetings with appropriate content. Over the past few years the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), has added some policies directed at eliminating influence of commercial interests on CME programs. Although their objective was to eliminate abuses of the CME system, some of the new policies have had consequences, perhaps unintended ones, for Keystone Symposia.
Hence, we have chosen not to offer CME credit at our conferences in 2010, but will seek to clarify apparent variances between ACCME policies, in particular on industry participation, and our peer review and programming practices. We have engaged ACCME in discussions, and hopefully the current situation can be resolved in the future, at which time we might once again be able to offer CME credit at appropriate conferences.
Those who require CME credit may be disappointed by our decision. We regret any inconvenience caused and will be issuing refunds to those who have already paid the CME fee with their registration for a 2010 conference.
Keystone Symposia will provide certification of attendance following the meeting, upon request. Certification is usually available within a month of the meeting's close. Please contact info@keystonesymposia.org for more information.
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