Accreditation information for the 2025 course is not yet available.
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 20.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Risk Management
This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for .50 credits of Risk Management Study.
Please check your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits.
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 20.50 contact hours, of which 2.75 is eligible for pharmacology credit.
Psychologists
This program is sponsored by the Center for Brain/Mind Medicine. The Center for Brain/Mind Medicine is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Brain/Mind Medicine maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program offers a maximum of 20.50 hours of CE credits to psychologists upon successful completion.
Social Workers
The Center for Brain/Mind Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is approved by the National Association of Social Workers to sponsor continuing education for social workers. The Center for Brain/Mind Medicine maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Physician Assistants
 | Harvard Medical School has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 20.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. |
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.
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Disclosure Policy
In accord with the disclosure policy of the Medical School as well as standards set forth by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), course planners, speakers, and content reviewers have been asked to disclose any relationships they have to companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. In addition, faculty have been asked to list any off-label uses of pharmaceuticals and/or devices for investigational or non-FDA approved purposes that they plan to discuss.
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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.