The information provided in this CME activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical/clinical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.
Contact Information: For questions about this CME activity contact AMDA’s Education Department at 410-740-9743 or at
education@amda.com
Instructions for Course Participation
- Click on the session title to review the materials on Terms of Use and Disclaimer statements, accreditation information, target audience, learning objectives, and disclosure information
- Complete the entire self-study activity (viewing the PowerPoint presentation and listen to the audio recording in its entirety)
- Complete and submit the self-assessment and evaluation/CME claim form
- Print out CME certificate
- The online library awards credits for sessions ranging from 1 to 3.5 hours. Each activity should take you approximately the number of hours to complete as credits which are awarded for that activity, (e.g. for 1.5 credit hours awarded, the completion of the activity should take approximately 1.5 hours to complete.)
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Sponsored by the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
Release Date: 04/2010 Valid through: 04/2013
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Management and Clinical credit designations.
Accreditation
The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The American Medical Directors Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 103.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMDA Certification Program (AMDCP) Credit Designation
This seminar has been approved for a total of 103.25 credit hours toward certification as a Certified Medical Director in Long Term Care (CMD). 76.75 credits have been designated as Management education credits and 26.5 hours have been designated as Clinical education credits. The AMDA CMD program is administered by the American Medical Directors Certification Program. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent on the activity.
ACCME STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
As an ACCME accredited provider of CME, AMDA adheres to all elements of the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support℠. Individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity were required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest to AMDA. Disclosures were reviewed by the AMDA Education Department to identify any conflicts of interest and methods of conflict resolution were conducted for each of the identified conflicts. Individual presenter’s disclosures can be found within the CME information for each session.
PROGRAM PLANNING
2010 Planning Committee Members
Matthew S. Wayne, MD, CMD (2010 Program Chair) Jeffrey Nichols, MD
David A. Brechtelsbauer, MD, CMD Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD
Paul Drinka, MD, CMD, AGSF Belinda A. Vicioso, MD, CMD
Thomas Rex Flygt, MD, CMD Aida Wen, MD, CMD
Suzanne Gillespie, MD Kristine M. Wilhelm, RN, BA, DON
Donald E. Golden, MD Heidi K. White, MD, CMD
William N. Hovland, MD, CMD Peter Winn, MD, CMD
Robin Kroft, PhD Bonnie Wirfs, MD, CMD
Steven A Levenson, MD, CMD
According to AMDA and ACCME policy, all those in a position to control content are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships.
Heidi K. White, MD, CMD – Amgen: Principle Investigator; Merck: Co-investigator
Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD – Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline: Speakers’ Bureau; Barr, Sanofi Aventis, Pfizer Inc., Roche: Stockholder
Peter Winn, MD, CMD – Fountains: Monthly Stipend for Medical Director Role; Mercy Hospice: Monthly Stipend for Medical Director Role
All other Program Committee members actively involved in planning reported they have nothing relevant to disclose.
Faculty disclosure information is provided with the individual session information for each session on the CME information page.
Target Audience:
Medical Director, Attending Physician, Nurse (NP, DON, RN, CNA), Administrator, Consultant Pharmacist, Therapist
