Frequently Asked Questions

The virtual CVOT Summit 2026 will take place as a live-streamed and interactive event on 19 – 20 November 2026. Please find the programme overview here.

We are excited to announce that the participation in this year’s 12th consecutive CVOT Summit will be free of charge for our participants.

The congress will be held in English.

Yes, interactive question and answer tools will be available during all live sessions. We welcome all your questions to the speakers, but kindly ask you to write them in English.

We cordially invite you to attend only parts of the congress if your time is limited. However, we would like to inform you that CME accreditations are only granted for complete daily attendance.

Recordings of selected lectures of the 12th Cardiovascular Outcome Trial (CVOT) Summit will be available as e-learning activities on www.diabetes-symposium.org from December 2026.

Links to reports and redirection to selected e-learning activities (webcasts) from previous CVOT Summits can be found here.

The CVOT Summit 2026 is organized by Sciarc GmbH. More about our Partners can be found here.
Moreover, the congress is sponsored by the Industry – for more information click here.

General terms and conditions are available here.

• In addition to the necessary hardware and an up-to-date browser (e.g. Firefox, Chrome, or Safari), speakers and a stable internet connection (min 5 Mbits) are needed to follow the virtual CVOT Summit 2026.
• We recommend a resolution of FullHD 1920×1080 pixels or higher. Cookie and Pop-Up blocking measures may lead to problems.
• The virtual CVOT Summit 2026 platform is designed with a responsive interface that is mobile-friendly, but for an optimal experience, we recommend that you access the platform on a desktop computer.

• To see the full room view zoom out on your web browser.
• If you can’t hear a presentation ensure the volume on your computer speakers is turned up and that the sound is not muted. Using the button at the bottom left of the video, confirms the volume level.

Access to the virtual CVOT Summit 2026 is provided for named individuals with a registered account. Connecting simultaneously with multiple devices is not permitted.

A programme overview will be updated as soon as possible.

The abstract submission is currently open and can be found here.

Notice of acceptance (poster or oral presentation) or rejection will be sent to the authors by e-mail approximately six weeks prior to the CVOT Summit.

Abstract submissions should be considered final. However, in exceptional cases, a revision may be possible.

If your abstract has been accepted, you will be contacted by the organizers. From all accepted abstracts, some will be selected by the Executive Committee to present their data in a short virtual presentation during the Summit. The authors of all other accepted abstracts will be asked to provide an e-Poster, which will be made available for the Summit’s audience in the virtual library. In addition, the best three posters of all abstract contributions will be awarded.

All accepted abstracts presented at the virtual CVOT Summit 2026 will be published in the Journal “Diabetes, Metabolism and the Heart”.

The Virtual CVOT Summit 2026, Munich, Germany, 19/11/2026 – 20/11/2026, currently has no confirmed accreditation. However, we are optimistic that accreditation will be granted by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®), SCOPE®, and the Bayerische Landesärztekammer (Bavarian Medical Association) for German HCPs only. Further details on the number of European CME credits (ECMEC®s), SCOPE® points, and CME credits will be provided once accreditation has been confirmed. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

The number of European CME credits (ECMEC®s) for attendance at the two-day Virtual CVOT Summit 2026 has not yet been confirmed. Further details will be provided once accreditation has been granted.

The certificate of attendance with the appropriate hours of credit will be made available during the event. Certificates will be available for download after the mandatory completion of the congress evaluation survey.

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found here.

Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s 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.

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