Education

The BioMed Alliance supports the work of medical societies and the healthcare professionals and researchers that they represent by focussing on other important issues beyond EU policy.

One of our main focusses is on Continuing Medical Education, as Medical Societies are key providers of information and continuous training to doctors. The BioMed Alliance has also focussed on other key issues for members including the transition to Open Access, the fight against COVID-19 and societies’ responses to the war in Ukraine.

Education Committee

Description

Continuing medical education (CME) provided by medical societies is essential for healthcare professionals to keep track of the latest developments in healthcare and provide the best possible care to their patients. Members of the
Education committee tap into the complexity of the European system for guaranteeing the quality of CME. They study and discuss this important topic and aim to enhance the quality of CME now and in the future. The Education
Committee also addresses other important issues such as those related to the harmonisation of medical education training across the EU.

Chair

The committee is chaired by Prof. Annamaria Iagnocco.

Board Representative

The Board Representative for the committee is Prof. Lino Gonçalves.

Highlights

Continuing Medical Education in time of crisis

The BioMed Alliance has published an article in the Journal of European CME entitled ‘Continuing Medical Education (CME) in time of crisis: How medical societies face challenges and adapt to provide unbiased CME’. The article is based on the results of two surveys on this topic conducted by the CME Experts Permanent Committee in 2019 and 2021 and evaluates the CME landscape, how medical societies develop and assess CME and how they interact with other stakeholders. It also reflects on the consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for the provision of CME and the challenges that are ahead. Read the article here.

11 February 2022Read more

Better Education Better Care

BioMed Alliance Members have produced a cartoon highlighting the importance of high-quality and unbiased continuing medical education for medical professionals. Medical professionals participate in continuing education to keep their knowledge up to date and to be able to provide the best standard of care to their patients. This education is provided by independent medical associations that rely on networks of experts. It is vital that they are able to continue this important mission and that education for doctors remains impartial and based on the most relevant and reliable scientific information. [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://www.biomedeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BioMed_long_1.mp4"][/video]

13 September 2021Read more

Teleconferences on the future of congresses

As a direct result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, many European medical and research associations had to postpone, or to cancel, some of their meetings, events or congresses. These CME activities play an important role in ensuring the knowledge of healthcare professionals stays up to date. BioMed Alliance organised several sessions for its members where they could exchange knowledge, experiences and lessons learned related to the postponement of congresses and the organisation of the first digital and hybrid medical congresses.

13 September 2021Read more

Facilitating patient involvement in Continuing Medical Education

The BioMed Alliance CME Experts Committee facilitates cooperation between medical societies and works on enhancing the quality of CME. Together with the European Patients Forum (EPF), the committee has conducted a survey among societies on patient engagement in CME. The results of the survey help to give an idea of how medical societies involve patients in CME and what could be done to facilitate patient engagement.

13 September 2021Read more

ESC Article on the future of CME

Members of the taskforce contributed to an article in the European Heart Journal on the future of continuing medical education. The article discusses the roles of medical professional societies and the healthcare industry in CME. For more information, please find the article here.

01 June 2019Read more

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