Internet

Guidelines for CME on the Internet (02-10-B)

  1. CME activities delivered via the Internet are expected to be in compliance with OSMA Essential Areas, Elements and Policies.
  2. There shall be no CME activities of an OSMA provider on a pharmaceutical or device manufacturers’ product website.
  3. With clear notification that the learner is leaving the educational website, links from the website of an OSMA accredited provider to pharmaceutical and device manufacturers’ product websites are permitted before or after the educational content of a CME activity but shall not be embedded in the educational content of a CME activity.
  4. Advertising of any type is prohibited within the educational content of CME activities on the Internet including, but not limited to, banner ads, subliminal ads, and pop-up window ads.
  5. The accredited provider must indicate, at the start of each Internet CME activity, the hardware and software required for the learner to participate.
  6. The accredited provider must have a mechanism in place for the learner to be able to contact the provider if there are questions about the Internet CME activity.
  7. The accredited provider must have, adhere to, and inform the learner about its policy on privacy and confidentiality that relates to the CME activities it provides on the Internet.
  8. The accredited provider must be able to document that it owns the copyright for, or has received permissions for the use of, or is otherwise permitted to use copyrighted materials within a CME activity on the Internet.

(ACCME 02-A-11)