Earning and collecting CME points at WOC2022® Virtual

The World Ophthalmology Congress 2022(WOC2022®), 09/09/2022–12/09/2022 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 31 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) for the live and on-demand sessions  from 9 to 12 September, 2022.

Participants will be able to earn CME points for viewing educational sessions of the WOC2022® on the virtual platform.

1 European CME credit (ECMEC®) is allocated for every 1-hour session watched, with a maximum of 31 European CME credits in total for the 4 live days. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

A CME certificate and certificate of attendance will be available for download 1 week after the end of the live congress.

Accreditation Statement

The 38th World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC2022®), Online, Switzerland, 09/09/2022- 12/09/2022 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 31 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Credits Breakdown for Live Sessions

Participants can only receive the number of credits they are entitled to according to their actual participation at the event after completing the feedback form.