Saudi Commission ‫اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﺴﻌﻮدﯾﺔ‬

For Health Specialties ‫ﻟﻠﺘﺨﺼﺼﺎت اﻟﺼﺤﯿﺔ‬

CME/PD ‫ادارة اﻟﺘﻌﻠﯿﻢ اﻟﻄﺒﻲ و اﻟﺘﻄﻮﯾﺮ اﻟﻤﮭﻨﻲ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻤﺮ‬

Hours Calculating Method in

Continuing Medical Education and Professional Developing
(CME/PD)

General Standards:
1. One Educational hour is equal to ONE CME/PD hour for Lecture, Symposium,
Miscellaneous lectures and specialized workshop.
2. Maximum CME/PD hours for any program is 30 hours.
3. Maximum accredited hours for any lecture within the program is only ONE
CME/PD hour even if the lecture period for more than one hour.

 The Following Times are Calculating as actual CME/PD total hour:

1. Live Surgery
2. Workshop
3. Discussion
4. Video; Live Transmission
5. Case Presentation
6. Hands on " Training "
7. Q&A.

PS: Poster Presentations counted as 5 min for each.

The Following Times are Not Calculated:

1. Registration
2. Reading the Holy Quran
3. Opening and Closing Remarks
4. Inauguration
5. Introduction
6. CME/PD Head Speech
7. Discussion
8. Summary
9. Public Directed Activities
10. Exams and MCQ`s
11. Coffee and lunch break
12. Prayers
13. Any PRESENTATION that not specified what kind of presentation.
14. Public Directed Activities.
15. Conclusion.