Accreditation & Disclosure
Accreditation
Scripps Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Documentation of awarded credit is provided for registered attendees in exchange for completed activity evaluation. Certificates of attendance are available, upon request, at the end of the course.
Commercial Support
This course is supported, in part, by educational grants from industry, in accordance with ACCME accreditation Standards for Commercial Support. At the time of printing, a complete listing of commercial supporters was not available. Appropriate acknowledgement will be given to all supporters at the time of the educational activity.
Cultural and Linguistic Competency
This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires that all CME activities comprising a patient care element include curriculum addressing the topic of cultural and linguistic competency. The intent of this bill is to ensure that health care professionals are able to meet the cultural and linguistic concerns of a diverse patient population through effective and appropriate professional development. Cultural and linguistic competency was incorporated into the planning of this activity.