Continuing Education Accreditation Information

Continuing Medical Education

Target Audience:

Dietitians, nurses, physical therapists, podiatrists, pharmacists, and physicians who treat patients with wounds.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

This track provides attendees with updates on common and frequently encountered wounds and wound-related problems in clinical practice.

Objectives:

  1. Recognize and discuss updates in the assessment and standards of care for commonly encountered wounds
  2. Identify systemic and local factors associated with wound prevention and treatment outcomes?
  3. Describe advances in the prevention and management of the most prevalent wounds
  4. Appraise the evidence base of commonly used wound prevention and patient care strategies

This track provides attendees with advanced information related to the management of both frequently and infrequently encountered problems in clinical practice.

Objectives:

  1. Describe characteristics of frequently encountered wounds
  2. Assess the evidence base of wound prevention and treatment strategies
  3. Review approaches for the diagnosis, assessment and management of infrequently encountered wounds

This track provides attendees with updated information related to clinical and basic science research in wound healing and related areas important for clinical practice.

Objectives:

  1. Relate selected research aspects in wound care and healing
  2. Discuss advances in wound related physiology, pathology, epidemiology, prevention, assessment, management or education
  3. Apply scientific data and research advances into my research or clinical practice
  4. Analyze the effects of research on the future of patient care

The WHS track's aim is to provide cutting edge basic and clinical information and provide scientific rationale for evidence based clinical practice.

Objectives:

  1. Define the physiology of normal healing and risk factors for delayed healing
  2. Recognize the physiological principles and clinical scientific basis of wound prevention and healing
  3. Evaluate the evidence base of patient/wound assessment and care
  4. Utilize current knowledge base to develop evidence-based clinical care or pre-clinical/clinical study protocols

This track provides attendees focused information on rational approaches to the evaluation and treatment of patients with problematic, chronic wounds as well as modalities and palliative measures that will be useful in the everyday practice of wound management.

Objectives:

  1. Identify patient population and health system concerns that affect wound prevention and treatment outcomes
  2. Critique wound-related literature and research designs

Credits:

Physicians:
19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™, 4 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™, each for the pre and post conferences.

Pharmacists:
19.5 Contact Hours (.1.95 CEU’s) , 4 Contact Hours each for the pre and post conference.

Nurses:
19.5 Contact Hours, 4 Contact Hours each for the pre and post conference.

Podiatrists:
19.5 Contact Hours, 4 Contact Hours each for the pre and post conference.

Dietitians:
19.5 Contact Hours, 4 Contact Hours each for the pre and post conference.

Physical Therapists:
NACCME has applied for pre-approved accreditation in only the states that require pre-approval: Arizona, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Texas and Louisiana. If you practice in any other state, simply forward a copy of your Certificate of Completion to the PT Board in your area.

Accreditation:

MD/DO:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education and The Wound Healing Society. The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians and takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

NACCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for the pre-conference

19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for the main conference

4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for the post-conference.

Podiatrists:
The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a sponsor of continuing education in podiatric medicine.

This program is approved for a maximum of 19.5 continuing education contact hours.

The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education has an affiliation with The Wound Healing Society for this activity.

4 continuing education contact hours for the pre-conference

19.5 continuing education contact hours for the main conference

4 continuing education contact hours for the post-conference.

Pharmacists:
The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) is accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education.

NACCME designates this continuing education activity for a maximum of 4 contact hours: contact hours for the pre-conference. Universal Program Number 276-999-08-002-L01-P

19.5 contact hours for the main conference Universal Program Number 276-999-08-001-L01-P

4 contact hours for the post-conference: Universal Program Number 276-999-08-003-L01-P

Nurses:
ANCC: The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing nursing education activity was approved for 4 contact hours for the pre-conference and 4 contact hours for the post-conference. Provider #: 110-3-E-06.

CA Board of Nursing: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 13255 for 4 contact hours for the pre-conference, 19.5 contact hours for the main conference and 4 contact hours for the post-conference.

Dietitians:
The North American Center for Continuing Medical Education is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive 4 continuing professional education units for the pre-conference, 19.5 continuing professional education units for the main conference and 4 continuing professional education units for the post-conference for completion of this program.

Physical Therapists:
NACCME has applied for pre-approved accreditation in only the states that require pre-approval: Arizona, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Texas and Louisiana. If you practice in any other state, simply forward a copy of your Certificate of Completion to the PT Board in your area.

Faculty Disclosures:

All those with control over the content of continuing education programs sponsored by NACCME are expected to disclose whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). It is not assumed that these relationships will have an adverse impact on presentations. Full faculty disclosure is available in the course syllabus book.

Sponsor:

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education