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
- 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 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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TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS/PRIVACY
TERMS OF USE
UNAPPROVED USE DISCLOSURE
LEARNER BILL OF RIGHTS
EDUCATIONAL IMPACT & OUTCOMES
SELF-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
Sponsored by the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
Release Date: 04/01/2009 Valid through: 04/01/2012
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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.
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
All Program Committee members actively involved in planning reported that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
2009 Planning Committee Members
Alan P. Abrams MD, MPH Jeffrey Nichols MD
Charles Crecelius MD, PhD, CMD Naushira Pandya MD, CMD
Catherine M. Eberle MD, CMD Dixie M. Stiles MSN, FNP-C
Katherine E. Galluzzi DO, CMD Brian D. Stwalley PharmD
Donald E. Golden MD Belinda A. Vicioso MD, CMD
Daniel Haimowitz MD, CMD Matthew S. Wayne MD, CMD (Vice Chair)
Steven A. Levenson MD, CMD Heidi K. White MD, CMD
Jonathan Musher MD, CMD Peter Winn MD, CMD (Chair)
Target Audience:
Medial Directors, Attending Physicians, Nurses (NPs, DONs, etc.) Nursing Home Administrators, Consultant Pharmacists