Application for Meeting Accreditation
Welcome to the online application process to have your education programs and meeting accredited by the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (CACB) as a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event.
Educational programs accredited by the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (CACB) can be claimed as Category 1 credit hours. Accredited programs give 1 credit for each hour of education.
There are a number of steps that must be completed in order to have the education program accredited. The completions of the steps are your proof that the program will provide your participants with a true learning experience.
The completed application form and supporting documentation must be submitted to CSCC Head Office at least 1 month prior to the start date of the event.
Applications received less than one month before the event start date are not guaranteed to be processed for credits.
Once the accreditation has been approved by the MOC committee, the following statement should be added to all promotional material related to the event:
“This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity as defined by the CSCC/CACB Professional Development Program.”
Outline of application requirements
Event Organizing Committee
- At least one member of the Organizing Committee must be a Fellow in good standing with the CACB, OCQ, or other medically qualified group, who will be integrally involved in the planning process to ensure that the context and process for the meeting will meet CSCC/CACB Professional Development guidelines.
- A list of all commercial sponsors
- A list of local organizing committee (LOC) members with current position and institution and Declaration of Conflict of Interest Forms
Needs and Learning Objectives
- Preliminary Scientific Program including the title, speaker(s), number of hours
- A summary report of results of Needs Assessment
- An overall purpose and event goal for the education event must be stated, followed by specific learning objectives for each symposium and individual speakers
- Provide supporting evidence on how needs assessment was considered or developed, how these objectives were communicated to the speakers so that their presentation would reflect these objectives, and how the learning objectives are communicated in the event program outline to the meeting attendees.
Disclosure of commercial interests
- Each speaker must disclose any potential conflict of interest regarding the topic that is being presented at the beginning of their presentation outlining any relationship(s) to related commercial companies.
Application Fee
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- $500 for the first day; $100 for each additional day with corresponding provincial taxes
- Payment is due upon approval of the accreditation
QUESTIONS?
Email: info@cscc.ca