NLA Achieves Accreditation with Commendation Designation from ACCME

The National Lipid Association (NLA) was surveyed this year by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and awarded Accreditation with Commendation for the next six years as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians. The NLA’s new accreditation term expires November 30, 2020. ACCME accreditation seeks to assure the medical community and the public that NLA provides physicians with relevant, effective, practice-based continuing medical education that supports US health care quality improvement.

The ACCME employs a rigorous, multilevel process for evaluating institutions' continuing medical education programs according to the high accreditation standards adopted by all seven ACCME member organizations. These organizations of medicine in the US are the American Board of Medical Specialties, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the Association for Hospital Medical Education, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Council of Medical Specialty Societies, and the Federation of State Medical Boards of the US, Inc.

The ACCME’s decision was based on a survey of the NLA’s written self-study report of CME processes and procedures, evidence of performance in practice through CME activity files, and an interview with NLA staff and volunteers. Accreditation with Commendation is a significant achievement in CME and is awarded to providers that demonstrate compliance in all criteria and policies of the ACCME and also positions itself as a leader in its field. This designation is only awarded to approximately 20% of ACCME accredited providers.

Support was provided to the NLA staff during the ACCME survey process by Dr. Robert Wild, Chair-CME Committee, and Dr. Peter Jones, Chief Science Officer.