About ESC Congress

In 2017, the ESC Congress spotlight is "40 years of PCI" to highlight the impact that Percutaneous Coronary Interventions have had on all aspects of cardiovascular care.

Over 500 sessions and a distinguished faculty including the most respected scientists and clinicians from around the globe will provide an unmatched scientific and educational programme covering the entire scope of cardiovascular science.

Barcelona has set up superb conference facilities. Join us there when the world of cardiology comes together.

Jeroen J Bax, FESC President 2016-2018 European Society of Cardiology

Stephan Achenbach, FESC Chairperson 2016-2018 ESC Congress Programme Committee

 and all ESC Members of the Congress Programme Committee

Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits

ESC Congress 2017 is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.uems.net
ESC Congress 2017 is designated for a maximum of 26 hours of European external CME credits. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
NEW THIS YEAR – AMA education credits for American physicians attending ESC Congress:  
Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at here.
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognized by the UEMS-EACCME for ECMEC credits are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.