The application form can be downloaded from the internet and must be filled in as completely as possible. Ideally all the information should be sent by e-mail to the EORNA ACE (eorna.ace@eorna.eu) in order to facilitate the distribution of the information to the relevant Authorities. Any missing document can influence the efficiency off the process.
Therefore it is of utmost importance to provide all the requested documents in due time.

There can not be ANY interaction between the Organizing Committee and the Industry or other Institutions that may influence the content of the activity. On the other hand some support may be given in the form of fully independent educational grants.

There must be a clear statement regarding any conflict of interest signed by the Organizers.

CPE/CPD events and activities must have a content that promotes knowledge, skills and improvements in patient care; is valid, reliable and accurate; and offers balanced presentations that are free of commercial and other bias for or against products or services.
The content must be driven by and based on the learner’s needs, addressing learning objectives that are identified, provided and subsequently evaluated for its effectiveness in meeting the identified educational needs. This result of this evaluation must be provided after the event/activity by to organizers to the EORNA ACE.

In order to try to harmonize the number of credits granted to activities the European CME / CPD Credits (ECMEC’s) have been introduced. The “One Hour equals One Credit” applies with a maximum of 3 ECMEC's per half day and 6 ECMEC's per full day activity.
These ECMEC's may then be translated by the National Accreditation Authorities in Europe into their National Credits by applying their National rules.

A formal declaration on disclosure of interest must be signed by the Organizers / Providers and attached to the application.

Every activity will be considered European and/or International where other attendees are expected as well as Nationals. Purely National activities do not qualify for this procedure and have to be evaluated solely by the National Accreditation Authority.
If an activity is organized outside Europe, EORNA ACE can grant credits’ providing it does not conflict with partners where a mutual agreement on recognition prevails.

Events that have been sent to EORNA ACE for European Accreditation will be evaluated by two distinct structures: the National Accreditation Authority (if one exists) of the Country where the activity is taking place and the EORNA ACE Executive Committee.

It is obvious that it is very difficult, if not impossible to completely evaluate a meeting in advance.
Any evaluation can only be made on the program and on the experience of the speakers. The most important factor must be the evaluation done by the participants at the meeting. Whilst this evaluation cannot have an effect on the actual activity, it can affect future recognition of similar activities.

EORNA ACE covers every CME/CPD event/activity that is meant for nurses in Europe organized in Europe or Worldwide.
The activity or event needs to have an international character in order to be dealt by EORNA ACE.
This international character of an event or activity can be interpreted by the presence in the audience, and/or in the faculty, of participants from different European Member States.

It is insisted on by EORNA ACE that the participants must have the opportunity to give an evaluation of the Activity Preferably by means of a Multiple Choice Questionnaire provided by the organizers. A synthesis of the results of this Questionnaire must be provided back to EORNA ACE.

The EORNA ACE Executive Committee members that will be considered responsible for the evaluation of an event/activity are selected for their expertise or experience relevant to the content and the target audience of the activity/event.

There are no formal language requirements, simultaneous translation is encouraged.
Events and activities may be organized in any European language provided it has an international character.

Based on the mutual agreement between EORNA ACE and the different National Accreditation Authorities, the process is recognized throughout Europe.
This agreement also indicates that activities/events will be evaluated by one National Accreditation Authority where this exists.

The Organization or Person that is primarily responsible for an activity and requests for it an European accreditation. A single pharmaceutical/device company cannot be considered as an unbiased provider of CME / CPD.
A Medical Education Communication Company (MECC) can help in the logistic support and organization of the CME/CPD activity/event but the final responsible must be a scientific organization, a nurse professional or a faculty.

A detailed written statement outlining the content of the program and the expected outcome of the event and/or activity must be provided.
Specifications of the practical organization of the CME / CPD activity must be given including the description of the premises and their accessibility, the hotel accommodation (if applicable), the travelling arrangements and the time spent on transfers. Information about the language and eventual interpretation is to be provided.

The primary purpose of CME / CPD events and activities is to address the educational needs of nurses and other health care professionals in order to improve the healthcare of patients. Primarily promotional activities cannot not be considered for CME/CPD credits.

The National Accreditation Authority that will be considered responsible for the activity/event is the National Accreditation Authority in the country where this event/activity is organized.

CME/CPD organizers are responsible for ensuring the scientific validity, objectivity and completeness of the CME/CPD events/activities.
The organizers must disclose to the participants at their CME/CPD events/activities any financial affiliations with manufacturers of products mentioned at the activities/events or with manufacturers of competing products. The ultimate decision on funding arrangements for CME/CPD events/activities is the responsibility of the nurse-organizers.

As the number of ECMEC's for an activity is limited to 6 ECMEC' per full day, no additional credits can be granted to Satellite Symposia held during an activity. The independence of such organizers must be particularly scrutinized in order to guarantee unbiased education.

The evaluations, done by the National Accreditation Authorities, should usually be performed in a period of 3 weeks. If no reaction has been received in that period of time, EORNA ACE will assume that the activity has been approved. A preliminary reminder will be sent in order to check the receipt of the application.

The target audience must clearly be defined by the Organizers.

In order for the accreditation system to be efficient and effective, a realistic time-schedule has to be applied.
Firstly, the organizer needs to provide full data concerning the activity, accompanied by the application form and other necessary documentation at least three months before the date of the activity.
In order to improve the process it is advised to provide all documents in a digital (Word or PDF) format.
The documents will be forwarded immediately to the National Accreditation Authority and the Chairman of the EORNA ACE Executive Committee as soon as all required documents are available.
The National Accreditation Authorities are required to react within a period of three weeks. Non-reaction will be considered as an approval.
The decision concerning the approval or refusal will be communicated to the Organizer immediately.
In case of approval, an EORNA ACE Certificate, for distribution to the participants, will be sent to the Organizer / Provider.

Names of pharmaceutical and/or other companies as well as names of products and/or drugs can not be used in the title of events applying for accreditation by EORNA ACE.

All funds from a commercial source should be in the form of an unrestricted educational grant, payable to the institution or organization that is organizing the CME / CPD event/and activity.