Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) and the Center for Medical Education, Inc.

The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) designates this Live activity for a maximum of 20.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Approval by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 20.0 hours of ACEP Category 1 credit has been applied for.

This Live activity, Emergency Medicine & Acute Care / A Critical Appraisal-2012, with a beginning date of February 6, 2012, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada who attend CME activities that have been accredited by the AAFP for Prescribed credit can claim MAINPRO-M1 credit for interactive activities (group, online, etc.) or MAINPRO-M2 credit for reading/testing.

 

AAFP Prescribed and ACCME-approved credit is classified as preapproved CME Category 1 credit by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

According to the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP), entities authorized to provide continuing education include the AANP, NAPNAP, ANC, ACNM, AMA, AAFP and AAPA. All continuing education offerings should be relevant to the nurse practitioner clinical practice specialty in which the applicant is certified.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) and The Center for Medical Education, Inc., to insure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational activities, and that all contributors present information in an objective, unbiased manner without endorsement or criticism of specific products or services and that the relationships that contributors disclose will not influence their contributions. In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Center for Emergency Medical Education and The Center for Medical Education require resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias. All individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity have indicated that he/she has no relevant financial relationships, which, in the context of this CME activity, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest. Complete disclosure of relevant (or no) financial relationships will be made to learners prior to the beginning of the CME activity.