About CME

Overview

This Point-Of-Care education allows healthcare professions to research a topic and receive credit for that research. Editorial board, author and planner disclosures can be found here, and a general overview of the CME program can be found in video form here.

Target Audience

This activity is designed to give healthcare professionals the opportunity to research a self-identified clinical question at the point of care and then apply the knowledge into practice.

Learning Objective

To answer clinical questions with current and relevant data to improve patient care.

Accreditation and Designation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association (IPMA) and McGraw-Hill Companies. The IPMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association designates this internet point of care activity for a maximum of 200 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Each structured internet point of care search is designated for .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Commercial Support

None.

Disclosure Statement

As a provider dedicated to independent education and accredited by the ACCME, IPMA must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all its educational activities. All individuals with potential to influence the content of this program have disclosed all financial relationships that have occurred in the past 24 months with ineligible companies.  The disclosures have been reviewed according to policy. All individuals with potential conflicts have been contacted as needed by IPMA staff, and issues of conflict have been discussed, managed, and mitigated. All individuals with the ability to influence the content of this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose except for those listed below: 

Michael Cabana, MD, MPH, Advisory Board: Merck, Boerhinger Ingelheim, Pfizer, Genentech; Speakers Bureau: Genetech

Stephen Hauser, MD, Advisory Board: Symbiotix

Athena Poppas, MD, Consultant: Amgen, Bayer, Element Science, Gilead Science, Myokardia; Advisory Board: Scanadu, SignalPath

John Schorge, MD, Advisory Board: AstraZeneca

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships from authors of these titles can be found here.

Method of Participation to Earn CME/CE Credit

1. Review disclosure statements
2. Complete a topic search
3. Complete the evaluation form which includes identifying the sources used to arrive at your clinical topic answer, description of how you applied what was learned to your practice and whether it resulted in a change in knowledge, competence, or performance

Credit will be issued only upon completed activity evaluation.  After submitting these forms, you will be able to print out your credit certificate.

Complete List of Eligible Titles (as of June 2022)

The following list of titles comprise the complete list of books currently available for accreditation in the CME program, as well as the Access platform on which they can be found below. Disclosures of relevant financial relationships from authors of these titles can be found here.