Accreditation
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT INFORMATION 2022
ACCREDITATION
The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American College of Surgeons designates this Other activity (hybrid format – live and enduring) for a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 8.75 hours meet the requirements for Surgical Critical Care.*
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 8.5 hours meet the requirements for Trauma.*
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 5.25 hours meet the requirements for Ethics.*
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 1.75 hours meet the requirements for COVID.*
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of .75 hours meet the requirements for End-of-Life Care.*
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of .75 hours meet the requirements for Child Abuse.*
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of .5 hours meet the requirements for Weapons of Mass Destruction.*
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of .5 hours meet the requirements for Risk Management.*
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of .25 hours meet the requirements for Electronic Medical Records.*
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of .25 hours meet the requirements for Pain Management.*
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of .25 hours meet the requirements for Palliative Care.*
*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.
For the purposes of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Accreditation will also be applied for from other appropriate medical specialty organizations.
CERTIFICATES
To receive CME credits/certificates, attendees MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT Verification of Attendance Forms and the Conference Evaluation Tool.
