Program Accreditation

American Medical Association

Physician Accreditation

Medical Education Resources is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Medical Education Resources designates this educational activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Academy of Family Physicians

These activities have been reviewed and are acceptable for up to 11 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

American College of Emergency Physicians

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a maximum of 11 hours of A.C.E.P. Category I credit.1

American Osteopathic Association

These programs are approved for 11 hours in Category 2-A by the American Osteopathic Association.

American Nurses Association

Medical Education Resources is an approved provider of continuing education by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for 11 contact hours.

American Academy of Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 11 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.

1Note: Series II and V are not approved for A.C.E.P. credit. Series I and III are approved for 7.75 credits, Series VI and Rheumatology are approved for 8 credits, Series VII and Orthopedics are approved for 8.75 credits, Series IV is approved for 10.75 A.C.E.P. credits.

Credit Hours Vary for Extended Conferences.

THE SPONSOR

Medical Education Resources (MER) is a nonprofit, multi-accredited, medical education company with more than 25 years of experience in providing CME activities. Over 150,000 physicians and allied health personnel have participated in our activities. Our CME committee, staff, and the faculty are dedicated to ensuring your satisfaction with our educational programs.

TARGET AUDIENCE

These programs are intended for primary care physicians with general diversified practices and for PAs, NPs, & RNs involved in these medical areas.

PROGRAM POLICIES

Please contact MER for specific program curriculums, participating faculty, and accommodations. Within 24 hours of receipt of your inquiry or registration, complete program information and/or confirmation of your registration will be sent to you. Course material is provided at the seminar. Payment must accompany registrations to be confirmed. We cannot confirm your program registration until payment is received. A fee of $50 is charged for cancellations received prior to the course. No refund is made for

cancellations not received prior to the course. These charges are credited towards future course registrations. DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THESE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GUARANTEE REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A CONFERENCE. PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PROGRAM FORMATS The seminars consist of three half-day morning sessions on Friday-Sunday, or on Thursday-Saturday (when outside the U.S.). Ski seminars have different formats—please call for details. Continental breakfast is provided each meeting day.

DISCLOSURE POLICY

It is the policy of Medical Education Resources (MER) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CME activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis.