Diploma Echocardiography
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CME Europe/USA/Australia
Steering Committee
Accreditation for Diploma of Echocardiography and Workshops
European / USA / Australian CME accreditation
Email: echo-info@unimelb.edu.au
The Postgraduate Diploma of Perioperative and Critical Care Echocardiography (PGDipEcho)
is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). The EACCME is an institution of the European union of medical specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net. The PGDipEcho is designated for a maximum of nine European external CME credits per session. 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 physicians recognition award (PRA). To convert EACCME credits to AMA PRA category one credit, contact the AMA.
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists grants 50 CME credits.
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) grants 50 points / annum for the length of the project
Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (JFICM) grants 100 CME points under code 1.6, 161 (category 4)
Workshops
Point of Care, HEARTscan and Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks and Vascular Access
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) - 11 CPD points per course: Category 7: Other Professional Development Activities
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists x CPD credits.
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) x MOPS points
Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (JFICM) x CPD points