Educational Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Learn from world renowned experts in the field
- Meet representatives of biotech and pharmaceutical companies
- Enrich their own research ideas
- Add to their clinical knowledge gained from disciplines not necessarily represented at disease or organ-specific meetings
- Assess and appraise these controversial issues based on the latest findings by leading scientists of the field.
- Integrate the most up to date information in their clinical and research activities.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Rheumatologists
- Nephrologists
- Hematologists
- Allergologists
- Immunologists
- Neurologists
- Hepatologists
- Internal Medicine
- Dermatologists
- Geneticists
Accreditation Statement and Credit Designation
The 10th International Conference on New Trends in Immunosuppression and Immunotherapy is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).
The 10th International Conference on New Trends in Immunosuppression and Immunotherapy is designated for a maximum of 11 hours of European external CME credits.
Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
American Medical Association
Through an agreement between European Union of Medical Specialists and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org EACCME credits are recognized by the American Medical Association towards the Physician's Recognition Award (PRA).
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognized by the UEMS-EACCME for ECMEC credits are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. For more information, visit:
www.royalcollege.ca
cme breakdown
Each participant should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. Faculty should only claim time spent participating as a learner, time spent teaching should not be included in claimed credits. See the meeting program for credits per session.
| Credits per day |
Maximum |
| Monday, March 11 |
6 |
| Tuesday, March 12 |
5 |
Certificate of Attendance (NON-CME)
A non-CME certificate of attendance may be collected on-site from the registration desk.
RECEIVE YOUR CME/CPD CERTIFICATE
Your CME/CPD certificate will be delivered electronically after completing the educational evaluation and credit claiming procedure. The process will take 5-10 minutes. We thank you for your feedback as it is an important part of the CME/CPD accreditation process and helps improve future educational offerings. All evaluation responses are anonymous; your name will be requested for the credit claiming and certificate process only.
Follow the link in the email notification sent at the end of the event, or visit the CME/CPD Accreditation page under the Scientific Program menu.
1. Login with your unique User ID (included in your registration email)
2. Complete the online evaluation with your important feedback
3. Indicate the number of hours you actually attended
4. Your CME/CPD certificate will be automatically emailed to the address provided
5. Retain the certificate for your personal records
Disclosure and Resolution of Personal Conflicts of Interest
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support and related policies, the 2nd International Congress on Controversies in Rheumatology and Autoimmunity (CORA 2013) is committed to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its continuing medical education activities. Accordingly, those in control of the educational content must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest that they or their spouse/partner have had within the past 12 months. If an individual refuses to disclose, they are disqualified from contributing to the planning and implementation of the CME activity. Disclosure information is thoroughly evaluated and all conflicts of interest are resolved via several methodologies (including peer review of content, onsite monitoring, etc.). Disclosure of this information is made to participants prior to the educational activity in the program guide, on the congress website, and verbally at the beginning of each educational session. Discussion of off-label use of a therapeutic product, or the investigational use not yet approved, is also disclosed.
Click here for the Disclosure Slide Template
COMMERCIAL SUPPORT DISCLOSURE
This congress is supported, in part, by educational grants and in-kind support from industry. All support is managed in strict accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support. Appropriate acknowledgement of all supporting organizations is made to participants prior to the educational activity in the program guide, on the congress website, and with signage during the congress.
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DISCLAIMER
The information provided during this CME activity is for continuing medical education purposes only. It is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a health care provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options for a specific patient’s medical condition.