1. UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
Dr. Tomás Cobo Castro
Vice President
Spanish General Medical Council

2. Accreditation System in Spain – SEAFORMEC.
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
Summary
Accreditation System in Spain – SEAFORMEC.
New agreement UEMS/SGMC Marrakech Why?
The role of CONFEMEL.

3. Accreditation system in Spain
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
Accreditation system in Spain
SEAFORMEC
National Conference of Deans
Spanish Specialist Training Authority(Ministry of Health)
Spanish Federation of Medical Scientific Associations.
Spanish General Medical Council.

4. Accreditation system in Spain
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
Accreditation system in Spain
In 2014 UEMS, SEAFORMEC and the Spanish Ministry of Health signed an agreement whereby in Spain SEAFORMEC is the institution in charge of validating the UEMS credits (ECCME´s) to credits of the Spanish National Health System.

5. Accreditation system in Spain
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
Accreditation system in Spain
* Currently, someone requests accreditation from UEMS, this receives their credits and, through SEAFORMEC, with a correction coefficient (different accreditation methodology) they are validated to credits of the National Health System.
* All this under the agreement signed in 2014

6. New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
Knowledge sharing:
International events
National events:
- Small Live /Educational Events
- Colleges, Hospitals, GP centers.

7. New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
CME FOR SMALL LIVE EVENTS:
Less tan 200 doctors
The most of the events held in Medical Colleges, Hospitals, GP centers.. are between 25 to doctors.
52 Medical Colleges throughout the National Territory (one for each Spanish province) with their corresponding training departments.

8. New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
CME FOR SMALL LIVE EVENTS:
A total of 1854 activities CME held by the Medical Colleges in ( doctors).
Accredited by SEAFORMEC with NHS credits.
Why not UEMS accreditation?

9. New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
PROBLEMS FOR THE UEMS ACCREDITATION IN SPAIN FOR SLEE:
Fees.
Language
Processing and Administrative Expenses.

10. New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
Digital platform:
Cheaper rates.
In Spanish.
Quick.

11. UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
WHAT WE OFFER:
SEAFORMEC EVALUATION METHODOLOGY – SAME AS UEMS . 1: 1
Conversion of credits to the Spanish Health System according to the 2014 agreement.
ACREDITATION APPLICATION FORMS IN SPANISH.
CHEAPER RATES OF ACCREDITATION.
ONLY UEMS EVALUATORS.

12. UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
WHAT WE OFFER:
EXTEND the UEMS Accreditation to the national activities of CME of the 52 Medical Colleges of Spain throughout the training departments.
get eccmes to become in the near future the euro currency of accreditation of cme in Europe.
EXPANSION in Latinamerica together with Portugal.

13. SEAFORMEC DIGITAL PLATFORM
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
UEMS 3
APPLICANTS
EVALUATORS/UEMS 1
SEAFORMEC 2 4
ECCME`S
SEAFORMEC DIGITAL PLATFORM
ON LINE ACCREDITATION

14. New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
New Agreement UEMS/SGMC. Why?
The CGCOM signs pioneering agreement in Europe on accreditation of medical training with UEMS

15. UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
SEAFORMEC celebrates 15 years as an active part of the present and the future of Continuing Medical Education

16. CONFEMEL 2.000.000 Doctors UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
Confederation of Latin American medical entities.
Founded in 2007 in Bahia (Brazil).
Non-governmental private entity formed by all national medical entities:
- Andean Region: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
- Central American and Caribbean Region: Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama and Puerto Rico.
- Southern Region: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
- European Region: Portugal and Spain.

17. CONFEMEL UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge Objectives:
Create an space for permanent exchange of communication on medical ethics and professional competence.
Cooperate in permanent professional, leadership and career development.

18. CONFEMEL UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
Role of UEMS in CONFEMEL:
Expansion of the CME with UEMS accreditation through the SEAFORMEC platform
1 ECCME = 1AMA (++ expensive).
Expansion of ETRs and Boards in countries with specialized training less regulated than in Europe.
Role of co-partner never of leadership or paternalistic role.

19. UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge
Mexico, first country chosen by UEMS/SGMC for the expansion of CME credits in Latin America
LXIII Asamblea Nacional del Colegio Médico de México
Guadalajara, from 28th - 30th March 2019

20. UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge

21. UEMS in Latin America: a new challenge/