ASPS Joint Providership and Endorsement Programs

Joint Providership Program

Since 1994, ASPS has served as the accredited provider for jointly provided meetings held with other regional and subspecialty plastic surgery organizations.

If you are interested in applying to ASPS for joint providership, information and forms are provided below. If your application is approved, ASPS, as the accredited provider, must ensure that the jointly provided activity is in compliance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. At this time, ASPS will only consider joint providership of live activities.

Important Compliance Requirement

Note: ASPS must approve all materials (printed or electronic) related to registration, educational program content, exhibits and marketing before they are printed, posted or distributed outside the joint provider organization.

Failure to follow this requirement may result in cancellation of the joint provider agreement and forfeiture of application fees.

Compliance Review and Sponsor Oversight

As the accredited provider, ASPS is responsible for conducting comprehensive reviews of all sponsors, educational grants and commercial support arrangements to verify compliance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. This includes evaluation of financial relationships, content influence and promotional activities to safeguard educational integrity and prevent commercial bias.

*For additional compliance requirements and timeframes review, please see Accreditation Forms below.

Revised ASPS Joint Providership Fee Structure

Application Fee (Non-Refundable)

Flat Fee: $500 (if approved, applied toward accreditation management fee)
Late Submission Fee: For applications with less than 10 months' lead time, ASPS reserves the right to assess feasibility and may decline the program request; however, should a program be accepted with less than 10 months before the program, an additional $2,500 fee applies

Accreditation Management Fee (Faculty Charge + Credit Hour Charge)

*Faculty Count**	Fee - Plus+ $600 per credit hour	*Faculty Count**	Fee - Plus+ $600 per credit hour	*Faculty Count**	Fee - Plus+ $600 per credit hour
1-10	$3,000	101-125	$8,000	126-250	$13,000
11-25	$4,000	126-150	$9,000	251-275	$14,000
26-50	$5,000	151-175	$10,000	251-275	$15,000
51-75	$6,000	175-200	$11,000	276-300	$16,000
76-100	$7,000	201-225	$12,000	300+	TBD

ACCME requires disclosure, review and mitigation of all relevant financial relationships for all individuals who control content (faculty, planners, moderators, authors, co-authors, etc.). The Faculty-Based Surcharge reflects the additional administrative resources, compliance review time and documentation management necessary to meet ACCME's requirements as faculty numbers increase.

Optional Add-Ons

Educational Grant Management: Flat fee of $500/grant submittal (per grant submission – Allergan, Tiger, Mentor = 3 grant submissions for a total of $1,500)
ASPS Promotional Support: $1,250 per email

CME Survey Support – Inclusion and Add-Ons

Included in Accreditation Fee

Provision of a standard ACCME-compliant post-activity evaluation template
Review and approval of the applicant's final survey
ASPS's internal survey tool for basic data collection
Standard summary of aggregate results for inclusion in the final activity report
ASPS provides a 90-day Outcome Survey evaluation

Optional Advanced Survey Services

Service Type	Fee
Customized Reporting (e.g., by learner type)	$350-$600

Note: All survey tools and reports are designed to meet ACCME expectations for educational outcomes and learner feedback.

Fee Summary Examples

Item	Example A Small Event	Example B Medium Symposium	Example C Large Symposium
CME Credits	5	12.75	23.5
Attendees	80	250	575
Faculty	35	125	320
Application Fee	$500 (applied to Admin Fee)	$500 (applied to Admin Fee)	$500 (applied to Admin Fee)
Admin Fee	$2,500	$2,500	$2,500
CME Fee	$3,000	$7,650	$14,100
Faculty-Based Surcharge	$2,000	$5,000	$13,000
Educational Grant Management	$1,000 (2 grants)	–	$1,500 (3 grants)
ASPS Promotional Support	–	$1,250 (1 email)	$1,250 (1 email)
Customized Reporting	–	–	$475
Total	$9,000	$16,900	$33,325

Accreditation Forms

For additional Joint Providership information, contact Michelle Sirois at msirois@plasticsurgery.org.

Endorsement Program

Important Information

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reserves the right to endorse those meetings that most closely align with the goals of our society.

Endorsement carries no designation of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ nor is ASPS responsible for oversight or meeting management of endorsed meetings. It is an acknowledgment of the integrity and quality of the educational activity alone. The ASPS logo must appear on the activity's promotional material as an endorsing organization.

ASPS will provide Standard Endorsement activities, as indicated below under the Benefits of Endorsement section, ASPS ENDORSEMENT FEES & TIER STRUCTURE OPTIONS.

Endorsement applications must be received a minimum of five months prior to the meeting date. ASPS requires a minimum of eight weeks from the date of application receipt for review, approval and subsequent placement in the online calendar. Placement in PSN and PRS calendars will be made pursuant to approval and according to the next publication within the standing print schedule. Any application requiring a shortened review period, less than eight weeks, will be subject to expedited review pricing.

No applications will be accepted for endorsement less than four weeks from the start of the program.

Endorsement Criteria

The program does not compete in terms of content or timing with an ASPS educational offering.
The endorsement is being sought by an organization that is widely acknowledged as a reputable, bona fide medical educator, and the program is relevant to plastic surgeons.
The program is either already CME-accredited by another organization, or not CME-accredited at all (or the equivalent for international programs). *Note: ASPS has the option of either endorsing or accrediting a program, but it cannot do both for a program.
The program, for which an endorsement is sought, demonstrates compliance with ACCME guidelines for programs offered for AMA PRA Category I Credit™ (or the international equivalent).
The organization seeking endorsement provides remuneration upon application, where possible and appropriate.
The organization will provide ASPS with exhibit space at no charge when exhibits are being hosted.
The organization seeking endorsement agrees to follow ASPS guidelines for publicizing its endorsement, including proper use of ASPS's name and its Symbol of Excellence and avoids any suggestion that ASPS is a sponsor of the meeting.
Within 30-60 days after the close of the activity, the organization will provide ASPS with a copy of its evaluation summary report, including all comments.

Benefits of Endorsement

ASPS ENDORSEMENT FEES & TIER STRUCTURE OPTIONS ASPS Standard Endorsement activities include, when available: Program listing on our International Clearinghouse of Meetings Calendar. Program listing in our Plastic Surgery News newsletter. Program listing in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal's calendar. Use of our Endorsed Program Logo on all marketing materials, website and program.
Tier Structure	Standard Endorsement Fee Schedule	Expedited Review Approval *(Minimum of 4 weeks required)*
Standard Endorsement	$1,500	$2,500
Standard Endorsement with ASPS Mailing List (Regularly $3,000)	$2,500	$3.500
Standard Endorsement with ASPS Member Marketing Email (Regularly $6,500)	$5,000	$6,000
*No applications will be accepted for endorsement less than four weeks from start of program.

Application

The application includes the following components:

Completed application and signature on page 2.
Hourly program schedule, including learning objectives.
Draft of brochure if applicable.

If you have any questions, please contact ASPS Education at eduadmin@plasticsurgery.org and include "Endorsement" in the subject line.