The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredits the California Academy of Family Physicians to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Conflict of Interest and Conflict Resolution Policy

CAFP has a long standing policy in place to address declaration and notification of interest. We require staff members, Officers, Board and Committee members, curriculum development team members, master faculty members, and speakers to complete a Disclosure of Interest statement.

ACCME policy requires identification, management and resolution of conflict. In the simplest of terms: Identification requires that we know about potential conflicts BEFORE an invitation is issued. Management can include a number of tactics, including changing topics, changing content, peer review of content, or encouraging EB-CME. Resolution can include "uninviting" the speakers, or asking the speaker to "sell stock, discontinue speakers' bureau activities, etc."

The CAFP Committee on Continuing Professional Development and CAFP Board of Directors have adopted policies and procedures to meet these requirements. For a copy of these policies, please contact Shelly Rodrigues, CAE at srodrigues@familydocs.org.