Continuing Education
The APS 31st Annual Scientific Meeting will offer continuing education credit/contact hours for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and pharmacists. Credit/contact hours will be awarded for those sessions attended and evaluated. There are no prerequisites for this activity. Successful completion requires that participants register for the meeting, attend and participate, and complete an online evaluation. Participants will receive their continuing education certificates immediately after they submit their evaluations online.
Physicians
American Pain Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
American Pain Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists
American Pain Society is approved by the American Psychological Association to provide continuing education (CE) for psychologists. APS maintains responsibility for the program and its content. This activity has been designated for a maximum of 15.5 hours of CE credit for psychologists for sessions attended and evaluated.
Nurses
The American Pain Society is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This activity has been designated for up to 16.5 contact hours. Nurses can earn up to 7 hours of CNE designated for pharmacotherapy credit.
Pharmacists
The American Pain Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Up to 15.5 credit hours (1.55 CEUs) will be awarded and a statement of credit provided upon submission of a completed evaluation.
Disclosure
It is the policy of APS that the planners, faculty, and this provider disclose the existence of any significant financial interest or other relationships they and/or their spouse/partner may have with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) or services relating to the topics presented in the educational activity. APS also requires disclosure of the intent to discuss unlabeled uses of a commercial product or investigational use of a product not yet approved for this purpose. It is the responsibility of the Scientific Program Committee to review potential conflicts of interest as submitted in the disclosure form and resolve such conflicts. Resolving the conflict ensures that the content of the activity is aligned with the interests of the public. Detailed disclosure information will be published in course materials. Learners will also be informed when no relevant financial relationships exist.
Disclaimer
The material presented in this activity represents the opinion of the speakers and not necessarily the views of APS.
