SSMC’s CME Centre serves as one of the Education Shield’s fundamental pillars. Committed to delivering high quality, innovative medical education, we offer local and international medical professionals a comprehensive programme featuring internationally acclaimed faculty members teaching the latest developments in various fields whilst using the most innovative technologies.
Throughout the year, we host Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continual Education (CE) accredited events across multiple specialities. SSMC’s world-class facilities and educational resources represent an opportunity to share the best practices, champion innovation, and ultimately transform the industry and provision of excellence in healthcare to the community, helping showcase Abu Dhabi as a science hub for innovation, medical education and research.
The CME Centre is dedicated to maintaining and furthering its position as an esteemed platform for education, research, exchange and debate. As the home and hub of medical discussions and developments, we are cultivating advancements across the medical spectrum, ranging from prevention and diagnostics to treatment and care. We excel in uniting those in various medical fields to discuss the topics that matter the most, and believe that the more perspectives we have, the better.
Content Areas
CME Centre offers comprehensive continuing education activities for the healthcare team across the full spectrum of medicine and health, drawing on the interprofessional expertise of its institutions and partners. The content is evidence-based, references best practices supported by scientific literature and guidelines, and is free of commercial bias.
Target Audience
The CME Centre’s target audience comprises all members of the healthcare team whose educational requirements and specific gaps in practice can be focused on and given tailored attention to by continuing education initiatives. Serving international, national, state, and local learners, the centre’s educational activities are cultivated by and for interprofessional teams with the aim of bettering patient outcomes and furthering innovation collaboratively.
Dr. Junaid Muhib Khan
Director of Medical Education,Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC),
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Ahlam Abbas Gadalla
Senior Education OfficerCentre of Continuous Medical Education,
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC),
Abu Dhabi,UAE
To assess and develop continuing medical education programmes that meet the needs of the medical community in Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), ensuring that all CME programmes meet the DOH requirements for awarding Category 1 Credits and providing oversight, consultation, and coordination for all CME activities and services.
Current Services:
- Ensure that all CME programmes meet accreditation requirements
- Collaborate with medical departments to plan and implement continuing medical education programmes, including assessment, opinion gathering, and suggestions
- Assist with the development and execution of any CME policies, guidelines, and forms as appropriate
- Contribute to the creation, evaluation, and monitoring of accreditation criteria and guidelines relating to the CME process and educational programmes, as well as the adherence to CME policy
- Evaluate and approve CME requests, as well as monitor the efficacy of implementation of CME programmes
- Manage day-to-day CME operations and processes
- Grant accreditation for educational and training programmes based on compliance with DOH accreditation standards
- Completion of all requirements and preparation for hospital-wide large CME activities, as well as international congresses, conferences, and other types of major CME events
- Collaborate with Marketing and other departments to promote and publicise all CME events as needed
- Provide guidance and day-to-day support to all SSMC employees about CME registration and CME certifications
- Complete all requirements and documents for international communication requests, as well as any other formalities for external and joint CME sponsorships
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City is accredited by the Department Of Health as CME provider. The purpose of accreditation is to provide a framework that motivates educators to achieve their full potential. Accredited organisations are responsible for demonstrating that they meet requirements for delivering independent CME that accelerates learning, change and improvement in healthcare.
Benefits of CME Accreditation
Having an event accredited will demonstrate that it meets the standards as defined by international accreditation standard, and that it offers a high-quality learning experience. Recognition of these factors may assist in attracting delegates.
Why Accredited CME Matters
Accredited CME addresses every medical speciality, covering the full range of topics important to healthcare improvement. Whether physicians work in clinical care, research, healthcare administration, executive leadership, or other areas of medicine, accredited CME is designed to be relevant to their needs, practice-based, and effective.
Participation in accredited CME helps physicians meet requirements for maintenance of licensure, maintenance of certification, credentialing, membership in professional societies, and other professional privileges.
Accreditations received:
DOH Accreditation:
Requirements for accreditation CME event:
It is vital that all licensed doctors demonstrate that their knowledge and skills are up to date and that they remain fit to practice. Attending regular educational activities is one way in which they can demonstrate commitment to their professional development. The CME Centre has established a process for reviewing and (where appropriate) accrediting educational activities for the purposes of Continuing Medical Education to recognise which are worthy of attendance. In order to receive accreditation, an event must demonstrate an appropriateness and ability to contribute to the continuing medical education of healthcare professionals.
- A detailed programme agenda, including speaker names, topics, times, and professions for each speaker, as well as a DOH license
- Complete speaker disclosure with their electronic signatures
- Each topic’s learning objectives and abstract
- Programme chair information, including DOH license, speciality and contact information
- Speakers’ contact information, including email addresses, medical specialities, nationalities and DOH licenses
- Fill out the DOH information form
- What kind of evaluation tool will be used? Who will be generating the attendance? Copy from the announcement flier.
- What type of event: live, hybrid or in-person?
Accreditation guidelines:
As a CME provider licensed by the Department of Health. The CME Centre will offer high-quality CME opportunities that comply with DOH Category 1 and accreditation standards.
The CME Centre will accredit educational and training programmes that meet the accreditation criteria set forth by the Department of Health.
In addition to all DOH programme requirements, all CME educational activities that have earned DOH accreditation category 1 must be prepared and presented in line with all DOH accreditation requirements. The CME Centre will assess all awarded CME category 1 credit as validation of compliance with the DOH accreditation requirements.
Providers are ineligible for DOH accreditation or reaccreditation if they deliver activities that advocate suggestions, treatments, or ways of practicing medicine that are not defined as CME, or learning objectives and target audiences.
It is required for CME providers to follow the same agenda and programme that the CME Centre has approved. For accreditation purposes, any modifications must be reported to the CME Centre prior to the event.
