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Continuing Education

The APS 30th Annual Scientific Meeting will offer continuing education credit for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and pharmacists. Credit will be awarded for those sessions attended and evaluated. Participants will receive their continuing education certificates immediately after they submit their evaluations online. For access to the evaluation form, enter your Web ID and your password. If you have not established a Web ID and password, you will need to do so to access the evaluation system. To do this, enter your Customer ID number (found on your name badge receipt) as the Web ID and your last name in the password box. You will then be prompted to create your login. Once completed, you will have access to the evaluation.

Physicians

APS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

APS designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologists

APS 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 14 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.

Nurses can earn (1) contact hour for every 60 minutes of educational time and must complete an evaluation for each session attended in order to receive credit. This activity has been designated for a maximum of 14 contact hours.

Pharmacists

The American Pain Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Up to 14 credit hours (1.04 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 may have with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) or services relating to the topics presented in the educational activity. APS 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.