2018 ACCREDITATION
ACCREDITATION
The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Educationtoprovide continuing medical education for physicians.
2018 AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION
The American College of Surgeons designates this activity for a maximum of 24AMA PRACategory 1 Credits™.Physicians should claim only the credit(s) commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Of theAMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 24 credits meet the requirements for Self-Assessment.
Of theAMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 22.75 hours meet the requirements for Trauma.*
Of theAMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 14.75 hours meet the requirements for Surgical Critical Care.*
Of theAMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 1.25 hours meet the requirements for Pediatric Trauma.*
Of theAMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 3.75 hours meet the requirements for Ethics.*
For the purposes of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credittm issued by organizations accredited by the organizations accredited by the ACCME..
*The content of this activity may meet certain mandates of regulatory bodies. Please note that ACS has not and does not verify the content for such mandates with any regulatory body. Individual physicians are responsible for verifying the content satisfies such requirements.
CERTIFICATES
To receive CME credits/certificates, attendees MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT ONLINE Verification of Attendance Forms and the Conference Evaluation Tool. Onsite electronic submissions are processed immediately, and your certificate is available for download once appropriate documents are completed.
MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC)
Ø Ø The American Board of Surgery requirement for fulfillment of MOC Part 2 is the completion of a minimum of 150 hours of AMA PRA Category1 Credit™ over a five year cycle.
Ø At least 50 of the 150 hours must include a Self-Assessment activity—a written Q&A exercise (paper or online) that assesses the surgeon's ability to retain the knowledge gained during the CME activity.
Ø A score of 75% or higher must be attained on the Self-Assessment exercise. Multiple attempts are permitted. S-A Credit will not be provided to those who do not achieve a minimum of 75% on the post-test.
Ø A This meeting will contain a self-assessment component.
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ listed above, a maximum of 24 credits meet the requirements for Self Assessment. | 
