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In support of improving patient care, Harvard Medical School is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 

PHYSICIANS

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 61.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

  • Course only, no Lunch-and-Learn Roundtable Discussions, evening workshops, or MOCA = 33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • Course, including 4 optional Lunch-and-Learn Roundtable Discussions (6.00)  = 39 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • Course with Tues. ACLS Workshop (4.00), Weds. Regional Workshop (4.00) and Thurs. Point-of-Care or Advanced Airway Workshop (3.75) = a maximum of 44.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • Course with Tues. Ether Dome Tour (2.50) =  35.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • Course with Sat. Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA)(6.00)  = 39 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

NURSE ANESTHETISTS

This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 48.25 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1042762; Expiration Date 5/12/2023.
 

RISK MANAGEMENT

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 25.50 hours of Risk Management Study. This includes:

  • 5.00 credits in Opioid Education and Pain Management Training
  • 2.25 credits of End-of-Life Care Studies
  • 1.00 credit of Medical Marijuana Training

Please check your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits.
 

CANADIAN ACCREDITATION

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.
 

EUROPEAN ACCREDITATION

The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found here: https://www.ama-assn.org/education/ama-pra-credit-system/agreement-european-union-medical-specialties-uems
 

ABMS/ACGME COMPETENCIES

This course is designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties and Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education competencies:

  • patient care and procedural skills
  • practice-based learning and improvement

IOM COMPETENCIES

This course is designed to meet the following Institute of Medicine competencies:

  • provide patient-centered care
  • work in interdisciplinary teams
  • employ evidence-based practice
  • apply quality improvement

Disclosure Policy

Harvard Medical School (HMS) adheres to all ACCME Accreditation Criteria and Policies. It is HMS's policy that those who have influenced the content of a CME activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that HMS may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

Disclaimer

CME activities accredited by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind.