WHO WE ARE

The British Academy for CME (Bacme LTD "Private Company") mission is the identification, development, and promotion of standards for quality continuing medical education (CME) utilized by physicians in their maintenance of competence and incorporation of new knowledge to improve quality medical care for patients and their communities.

The BACME fulfills its mission through a voluntary self-regulated system for accrediting CME providers and a peer-review process responsive to changes in medical education and the health care delivery system.

The primary responsibilities of the BACME are to:

• Serve as the body accrediting institutions and organizations offering continuing medical education.
• Serve as the body recognizing institutions and organizations offering continuing medical education accreditation.
• Develop criteria for evaluation of both educational programs and their activities by which BACME and state accrediting bodies will accredit institutions and organizations and be responsible for assuring compliance with these standards.
• Develop, or foster the development of, methods for measuring the effectiveness of continuing medical education and its accreditation, particularly in its relationship to supporting quality patient care and the continuum of medical education.
• Recommend and initiate studies for improving the organization and processes of continuing medical education and its accreditation.
• Review and assess developments in continuing medical education’s support of quality health.
• Review periodically its role in continuing medical education to ensure it remains responsive to public and professional needs.

 

Value propositions for working with the Academy:

• A team of clinical specialists and professionals qualified in the practice of adult education with more than 50 years of combined experience in the provision of continuing medical education/continuing education (CME/CE) for healthcare professionals
• A collaborative approach to working with our educational partners
• Personalized and high-quality service provided by a dedicated CME/CE professional for each initiative
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• Rapid turnaround time (no long waits for comments or feedback)
• Knowledge and expertise in the implementation of CME/CE activities within the current policies and guidelines of ACCME, AMA, ANCC, ACPE, CDR, AAFP, AAPA, AANP, ABTC, NASW, CCMC, Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, PhRMA, AdvaMed, and the FDA

The Academy’s services include:

• Identifying professional practice/performance gaps, barriers to closing these gaps, and educational needs of learners
• Developing learning objectives tied to the educational needs of the learners
• Identifying and vetting faculty
• Designing educational formats
• Providing peer review of educational activities by an external independent clinical expert
• Providing on-site monitoring of live activities
• Performing post-activity evaluation and follow-up outcomes measurement
• Awarding CME/CE credits and certificates and maintaining records
• Multiple options for CME/CE certificate fulfillment: onsite, mail, and through the Academy’s or external online processing systems
• Designing outcomes measurement tools and developing outcomes reports
• Distributing 30- or 60-day post activity follow-up surveys
• Serving as a resource and mentor for educational partners new to CME/CE in the areas of developing, executing, and evaluating CME/CE activities

The Academy has experience across multiple live and enduring formats:

• Single- and multi-day conferences/meetings
• Symposia in conjunction with national meetings
• Mini-Symposia at regional and local professional society meetings
• National Grand Rounds/Visiting Professor Series
• Small group workshops
• Web-based activities and curricula
• Print monographs/supplements/newsletters
• Live and enduring teleconferences