title: [Concept for continuing medical education of the European Union of Medical Specialists--EUMS].
abstract: In Europe, emerging national structures of continuing medical education (CME) have to be connected in an umbrella structure of national authorities featuring the international exchange of accreditation and credits. In this umbrella structure, following topics need to be addressed: harmonization of the system of accreditation of providers of formally planned CME, the formulation of basic requirements for providers of formally planned CME, the system of quality assessment of the provided CME, and the system of awarding of CME credits to individual specialists.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster. prient@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Prien
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Aken
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union; D008511:Medicine / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013038:Specialization
vernacular_title: Fortbildungskonzept der Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes--UEMS.