Accreditation

This course contains four sessions. Learners have the option of registering for the full course or registering for the four sessions individually.

Session Accreditation information: 

In support of improving patient care, Harvard Medical School is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses 

Harvard Medical School is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is approved for 6.00 contact hours, of which 1.50 is eligible for pharmacology credit. Contact hours are awarded commensurate with participation and completion of the online evaluation and attendance attestation. We suggest claiming your hours within 30 days of the activity date, after this time, the attendance attestation will still be required to claim your hours. 

This activity was reviewed by Kimberly Whalen, RN, MS, CCRN, HMS Lead Nurse Planner, who has no relationships to disclose. 

Physician Assistants

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.

Risk Management

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 6.00 credits of Risk Management Study. Please check your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits.

MOC Credits

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.

Canadian Accreditation

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

European Accreditation

The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the American Medical Association (AMA) website.

Jointly Accredited Provider logo from the ACCME.

Disclosure Policy and Statement

All individuals in a position to control the content of this activity have been asked to disclose any relationship they have with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers have reported relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated:

NAME COMPANY RELATIONSHIP
Course Planners    
Tanuja Chitnis, MD, MA, FAAN Novartis Advisory Board/Committee, Consultant
  Sanofi Advisory Board/Committee, Consultant
  Sanofi Research Support
  Novartis Research Support
  Octave Research Support
  Roche Genentech  Consultant
  I-Mab Biopharma Research Support
  Roche Genentech Research Support
  Tiziana Life Sciences Research Support, Consultant
     
Maria Houtchens, MD, MSc Biogen Research Support, Consultant
  Genzyme Research Support
  Serono Consultant
  Roche Research Support, Advisory Board/Committee
  Novartis Research Support
     
Course Faculty    
Rohit Bakshi, MD, MA Bristol-Myers Squib Consultant, Research Support
  EMD Serono Consultant, Research Support
  Novartis Research Support
     
Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD Alexion Pharmaceuticals Research Support
     
Sarah Conway, MD Bristol Myers Squibb Advisory Board/Committee
  Horizon Therapeutics Advisory Board/Committee
  Banner Life Sciences Speaker
  EMD Serono Advisory Board/Committee
  Genentech Advisory Board/Committee
     
Laura Cox, PhD Anaerobe Systems Advisory Board/Committee
     
Kristin Galetta, MD, MSEd GlaxoSmithKline Consultant
     
Tamara Kaplan, MD Genentech Advisory Board/Committee
  EMD serono Advisory Board/Committee
     
Eric Klawiter, MD, MSc Genentech Consultant, Research Support
  Abbvie Research Support
  Biogen Research Support
  TG Therapeutics Advisory Board/Committee
  OM1 Consultant
  Intellisphere Speaker
     
Michael Levy, MD, PhD Alexion Research Support, Consultant
  Genetech Consultant, Research Support
  Horizon Consultant
  Horizon Research Support
  UCB Investigator
  Sanofi Investigator
     
Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD Genentech Research Support
  EMD Serono Research Support
  Biogen Research Support
  Horizon Therapeutics Advisory Board/Committee
     
Marcelo Matiello, MD Horizon Therapeutics Advisory Board/Committee
  Alexion Advisory Board/Committee
     
Christopher Severson, MD Novartis Advisory Board/Committee
  Biogen Advisory Board/Committee
  Roche/Genentech Advisory Board/Committee
  Sanofi/Genzyme Advisory Board/Committee
     
Tarun Singhal, MD, MBBS Novartis Research Support
  I-mab Research Support
  Tiziana Consultant
  Biohaven Research Support
     
Jonathan Zurawksi, MD Novartis Pharmaceutical Research Support

All other individuals including course directors, planners, reviewers, faculty, staff, etc., who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity have reported no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclaimer

CME activities accredited by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind.

Note: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is calculated based on submission of a preliminary agenda and may be subject to change.

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