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General Information
Accreditation/CME/Core Competencies
Accreditation
The American Academy of Neurology Institute (AANI) is accredited by
the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation
The American Academy of Neurology Institute designates this live
activity for a maximum of (*) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent
of their participation in the activity.
CME/Participation Records
AANI has mechanisms in place to record, and when authorized by
the participating physician, verify participation in the CME activity.
To receive CME for the Annual Meeting live program, participants
must: (1) have their badge printed on site and be verified as eligible for
credit; (2) attend the program(s); and (3) submit the evaluation form for
the program(s). CME is given only when all three steps are completed.
AAN member CME and participation transcripts are available
approximately four to six weeks following the close of the meeting
via the AAN’s NeuroTracker at AAN.com/view/NeuroTracker.
Nonmembers’ CME credits and participation transcripts will be
sent automatically via email.
ABPN Statement
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has reviewed the
AAN Annual Meeting and has approved this product as a part of a
comprehensive lifelong learning program which is mandated by the
ABMS as a necessary component of maintenance of certification.
Core Competencies
The AANI develops its activities/educational interventions in the
context of the desirable physician attributes; specifically, of the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Core
Competencies which include:
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Patient Care
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Medical Knowledge
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Interpersonal and Communication Skills
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Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
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Professionalism
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Systems-Based Practice
For more information on the definitions of the ACGME
core competencies, please consult the following
webpage: ACGME.org .
Once again, the Annual Meeting CME offerings, at the program and
lecture level, are identified according to these competencies. Through
identifying individual programs by competencies, attendees can easily
identify and attend programs that meet each core competency.
AMA CME Definition/Educational
Content of Certified CME
The AMA HOD and the Council on Medical Education have defined
continuing medical education as follows: CME consists of educational
activities which serve to maintain, develop, or increase the
knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships
that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or
the profession. The content of CME is the body of knowledge and
skills generally recognized and accepted by the profession as within
the basic medical sciences, the discipline of clinical medicine and the
provision of health care to the public. (HOD policy #300.988)
Certified CME is defined as:
1. Nonpromotional learning activities certified for credit prior to
the activity by an organization authorized by the credit system
owner, or
2. Nonpromotional learning activities for which the credit system
owner directly awards credit
Accredited CME providers may certify nonclinical subjects (e.g.,
office management, patient-physician communications, faculty
development) for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit as long as these
are appropriate to a physician audience and benefit the profession,
patient care, or public health.
CME activities may describe or explain complementary and
alternative health care practices. As with any CME activity, these
need to include discussion of the existing level of scientific evidence
that supports the practices. However, education that advocates
specific alternative therapies or teaches how to perform associated
procedures, without scientific evidence or general acceptance among
the profession that supports their efficacy and safety, cannot be
certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
Content Validation
The AANI, as an ACCME accredited provider, is responsible for
validating the clinical content of CME activities that it provides.
Specifically, 1. All the recommendations involving clinical medicine in
a CME activity must be based on evidence that is accepted within the
profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications
and contraindications in the care of patients. 2. All scientific research
referred to, reported, or used in CME in support or justification of a
patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted
standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
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