Accreditation & Disclosure
Educational Objectives
After attending this activity, participants should be able to:- Discuss the history, science and evidence of commonly encountered therapeutic areas.
- Integrate current trends in preventive health care into patient care strategies.
- Diagnose typically encountered medical conditions from common patient complaints, to office examination and formal diagnostic techniques.
- Formulate a comprehensive treatment program for various health issues, coordinating other team members within the practice to support the patient care strategy.
- Manage the specialist referral process: assess when to refer, recognize what the specialized treatment will consist of, and determine the role of the primary care physician in cohesive care and follow up.
- Identify common overlapping or related conditions.
- Access and/or recommend resources for both physicians and patients to acquire additional information pertinent to a range of therapeutic areas.
- Effectively discuss with patients their personal responsibilities in prevention and treatment.
Accreditation
Physicians (MD, DO)
Scripps Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Scripps Health designates this live activity for a maximum number of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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.
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
This Live activity, Scripps Clinic’s 17th Annual Primary Care in Paradise, with a beginning date of 04/02/12, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 16.0 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Board of Registered Nursing (BRN)
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP15030 for 19.2 contact hours. Contact hours will be provided by Scripps Health. Contact hours for one-day registration available.
Physician Assistants (AAPA)
The American Academy of Physician Assistants accepts Category 1 credit from AMA Category 1 CME organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Psychologists
As of January 1, 2006 the Board of Psychology accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for license renewal.
Commercial Support
This course is supported, in part, by educational grants from industry, in accordance with ACCME Standards. 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.