E-learning Accreditation Guidelines

EBAP accredits e-learning, including in particular, but not exclusively, HTML-based courses, webcasts and live online conferences. Modules of HTML courses and conference webcasts should incorporate questions relating to the previous section which must be answered correctly before the programme continues.

A programme of 30 - 40 minutes should contain 4 - 5 multiple choice questions. Comments should be provided after each question is answered indicating if it is correct or why it is not. Supporting references should be added when appropriate. Similarly learners who use educational CD-Roms should be tested with 4 - 5 questions relating to each 30 minute section. The answers can be transmitted online to the providers. Learners must not be able to go back to the question to correct the answer.

For distance learning, credits are awarded on the basis of 1 credit per hour of study but are dependent on satisfactory answers to the questions. EBAP considers that 75% of the questions must be answered correctly to qualify for credits. A failed test may not be repeated until after a minimum of 1 week's waiting period.

 View full 2010 application guidelines
 View 2010 guidelines for commercial support

It is first necessary to register as a CME provider in order to be able to apply for accreditation of an e-learning activity. To register as a new provider, please fill in the Provider Registration Form.

Important information

Please ensure that your uploaded documents do not exceed 10 MB in total.

We recommend that you insert your e-mail address in the notification e-mail field at the bottom of the accreditation form. Our system will then send you a copy of your accreditation form by e-mail for your archives.

Should you have problems filling in the online accreditation form, kindly please contact EBAP office at ebap.info@ebap.org.

Once your application has been submitted, the EBAP office will confirm to you that everything is in order. If you do not receive any news from the EBAP office within 5 working days, please contact us at the above address to ensure that your accreditation request went through.

Standard EBAP templates

In order to help, EBAP has designed several standard templates (evaluation form, conflict of interest disclosure form, etc.). These documents are at your disposal to use and can be downloaded from the Document Library page of this website.