Is an AI company considered an eligible organization?
If the AI company's mission and function meet these conditions defined by ACCME, they can be considered an eligible organization: 1) providing clinical services directly to patients, or 2) the education of healthcare professionals, or 3) to serve as fiduciary to patients, the public, or population health, and other organizations that are not otherwise ineligible. If the AI company (or a parent company) produces, markets, sells, re-sells or distributes healthcare products used by or on patients, it should be considered an ineligible organization. If you're unsure about a particular AI company, you can use ACCME's corporate structure review process to confirm its eligibility.
Does the ACCME prohibit the use of trade names (for medications, devices, etc.) in accredited CE materials?
No, but make sure you adhere to these guidelines to guard against potential bias or promotion in your content.
- Use generic names whenever possible.
- Use a trade name or a few trade names alongside the generic name if doing so provides helpful context to your learners. For example, you could mention: "Generic Medication (Trade Name 1, Trade Name 2, Trade Name 3)."
- Use the trade name and generic name combination ONCE, then use the generic name only.
