Report on Proceedings of the Eighth Annual European CME Forum, Manchester, UK, November 2015

Delegates from Europe, Asia, and North America attended the Eighth European CME Forum in Manchester, UK, on 12 and 13 November 2015. A new format that included three separate workshop tracks was introduced. The workshops focused on standards and accreditation, education and partnerships, funding and practice in CME/CPD. Discussion and interactive sessions on accreditation issues, inter-professional education, backwards planning, and patient engagement were among the topics addressed. Facilitated conversations were conducted with European leaders in the medical profession and a representative from a European commercial supporters’ organisation. Panel discussions on current and future trends and the views of local junior doctors representing the learner community were also conducted.