CME Accreditation

The 18th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA2024), Singapore, Singapore 03/03/2024 – 07/03/2024 , has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 30.0 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 https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications.

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.

Information regarding the conversion of EACCME® credits

Credit will be converted based on one (1) hour of participation equalling one credit for all activities. Physicians wishing to convert EACCME® credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ will be required to access the AMA website at https://edhub.amaassn.org/pages/applications to obtain the necessary paperwork and instructions. Physicians and other health care professionals will be required to pay a processing fee to the AMA.

For other countries, please contact the relevant national/regional accreditation authority.

How to Receive A CME Certification

Attendees are entitled to receive a CME Certificate after completing the Conference Evaluation survey. A link to this survey will be emailed to all attendees at the conclusion of the conference. After submitting the survey, attendees have the option to print or save their CME certificate. CME certificates will reflect the number of accredited sessions attended. CME accredited sessions are designated in the online programme. The deadline for claiming CME credit is 24 March 2024.