CME: ACCME Invites Feedback on Proposal to Simplify Accreditation Requirements; Potential to Prohibit Logos of Commercial Supporters

We described the principles of this policy in the 2011 call for comment."  At that time the ACCME recieved input from stakeholders but they delayed action on this until a later time.  Now the ACCME is bringing back this issue.   From the description, it is not clear what motivates them to bring this issue up again at this time. Alternative Solution In response to these proposals and amended changes, the CME Coalition recently created "Responsible Logo Use Guidelines" for CME providers. In announcing the guidelines, the Coalition stated its belief that "the use of corporate logos provides transparency and disclosure to learners on educational grants obtained from commercial interests (CI) in support of an educational activity." The CME Coalition proposes the following guidelines to help providers: Accredited providers are responsible for ensuring the disclosure and acknowledgement of commercial support, including the appropriate use of corporate logos in activity materials. Disclosure of support from a CI through the use of a commercial supporter corporate logo must be accompanied by the provider's logo in the appropriately designated area of the activity materials. Disclosure of support from a CI including (or with) the use of a corporate logo should occur only once in the appropriate section of the activity materials (e.g. brochure, handout, printed piece, or digital medium). Providers may also elect to acknowledge commercial support elsewhere by listing the C...
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