All registered delegates (in person and virtual) who attend the IHPBA 2024 World Congress and complete a post-event evaluation survey will receive a certificate of attendance.

For delegates attending in person
If you are claiming CME credits, it is ESSENTIAL that you collect your RFID tag from the RFID desks in the registration foyer before you proceed to any session halls.  Without this tag, your attendance at the sessions will not be registered or accredited.

For delegates watching the live stream of the sessions
Your participation at the live streamed sessions will be monitored and you will receive accreditation for your live participation.

Accreditation Statement
The 16th International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa 15/05/2024 - 18/05/2024, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 30.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications.

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Information regarding the conversion of EACCME® credits
Credit will be converted based on one (1) hour of participation equalling one credit for all activities. Physicians wishing to convert EACCME® credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ will be required to access the AMA website at https://edhub.amaassn.org/pages/applications to obtain the necessary paperwork and instructions. Physicians and other health care professionals will be required to pay a processing fee to the AMA.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Will delegates receive a certification of attendance?  How do I obtain and complete my certificate of attendance?
All delegates will receive an online evaluation form by email (to the same email address you used to register for the Congress), after the live Congress has taken place.  On completion of this online evaluation, you will be able to obtain  your certificate of attendance. 

PLEASE NOTE: the online evaluation will open on 31 May 2024 and will remain open for two months.  Delegates must complete the evaluation form by 31 July 2024 to obtain EACCME accreditation.  After 31 July 2024, delegates will not be able to access the online evaluation form or obtain EACCME accreditation.

2. How will I know my CME credits?
The 16th International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA) World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa 15/05/2024 - 18/05/2024, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 30.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. Cf. criteria 22 of UEMS 2023.07.

Please see below breakdown of ECMEC®s per day:

The EACCME® awards ECMEC®s on the basis of 0.5 ECMEC® for 30 minutes of CME with a maximum of 8 ECMEC®s per day. Cf. Chapter XIII of UEMS 2023.07.

CME for this event can only be claimed by delegates who attend sessions (in person or virtual (live).  Delegates who register but do not watch the sessions live on the virtual platform or in person, will not be able to claim CME credits by watching the recorded content on-demand after the congress.