Letter from America

CME accreditation systems in Europe and the United States are very different from each other. The majority of accredited CME in Europe comes from individually accredited activities either by the national accreditation authority or by the UEMS, while in the United States, the majority of accredited CME is delivered by CME providers, accredited within the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (the ACCME) system. CME activity accreditation is also important in the United States. It has been provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for decades and activity accreditation is growing in relevance and proportion now that the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Maintenance of Certification (MOC ® ) system accredit individual activities for inclusion in their own credit systems. (Published online: 20 January 2015) Citation: Journal of European CME 2015, 4 : 27103 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jecme.v4.27103