DISTRIBUTION OF CREDITS PER ACTIVITY TYPE |
Continuing Medical Education (CME) |
Category 1 - EAU Activities |
- EAU Congress
- EAU Section Meetings
- EAU Symposia (Programme approved by the Scientific Committee)
- Regional meeting, Winter Forum, Winter Escape meeting
- ESU Courses, Workshops
| Hours of attendance = number of credits
(max. 6 credit per day) |
Category 2 - National and Non-EAU International Activities |
- Congresses, Seminars, Symposia, Courses
- Workshops or other scientific meetings run independently or included in national or international Congresses
- Company sponsored Symposia are eligible for accreditation. Company organized Symposia are excluded (Previous accreditation of the organisation and programme is compulsory)
| Hours of attendance = number of credits
(max. 6 credit per day |
- Study visits
- Training periods in national or foreign hospitals - (Requires confirmation by the institution where the training or visit took place. Final report is obligatory)
| 1 credit per day
(max. 50 credits in 5 years) |
Individual study |
- Reading urological journals - (minimum recommendation of 2 journals per urologist per year); the reader will be required to answer a set of MCQs on-line from which 80% needs to be answered correctly (www.eu-acme.org)
- On-line courses confirmed by a test
| 1 credit per day
(max. 50 credits in 5 years) |
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) |
Category 3 |
Teaching activities : - Undergraduate, post-graduate, post specialization and other teaching activities
- ESU courses (faculty)
| 1 credit per activity |
- Development of clinical and/or technical skills
- Professional clinical and therapeutic acts of relevance (documented proof required)
| 1-10 credits per year
|
- Sub-specialization or building-up of a special competence
| 25 credits |
- EBU In-Service Assessment
- EBU Written Examination
- FEBU Diploma
- Master's Degree
- Doctoral Degree
- Professor Degree
- 1-year fellowship programme in EBU Certified Centre
- Hospital Competitions
| 2 credits
2 credits
50 credits
25 credits
50 credits
50 credits
50 credits
50 credits
|
Category 4 |
- Papers, Posters or other types of presentation (documental proof required)
| 5 credits per act. All authors receive credits |
- Participation in Debates, Lectures, Speeches or Interviews (documented proof required)
- Chairman of Scientific Sessions
| 5 credits per participation |
- Scientific publications (documented proof required)
| 5 credits per publication. All authors receive credit points |
- Member of Editorial Board
| 10 credits
|
| 5 credits (max. 10 credits per year) |
Category 5 |
- Research Projects (documented proof required)
| participation = 5 credits
publication of the results = 5 credits |
- Organizing Symposia, Seminars, Courses or similar activities (number of credit points varies depending on the importance of the event)
| 5 credits per event |
- Participation in Councils, Committees, Study Groups of a scientific, professional or medical/administrative nature (number of credit points varies depending on the importance of the event)
| 2 credits per participation per year |
- Cultural activities in the Humanities, Social Sciences or Non-Medical Scientific Areas
| Number of credit points to be decided on a case-by-case basis (max. 10 credits per year) |
