The virtual Clinical Congress 2020 will offer 219.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 27 sessions designated as offering Credit to Address Regulatory Mandate, and 76 sessions designated as offering Credit to Address ACS Accreditation/Verification Requirement. Physicians are eligible to claim Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit for sessions they attend during the five-day meeting as well as sessions they complete following the meeting. The Clinical Congress evaluation and claiming deadline is January 31, 2021.
Residents and Allied Health Professionals are not eligible to claim CME Credits and may instead access a Certificate of Completion that will include a transcript of sessions and corresponding hours completed. This unique, virtual Clinical Congress format will allow registrants to view any of the Clinical Congress sessions as often as desired and at times convenient for them.
Credit to Address Regulatory Mandates
Over 40 state licensing boards have established content-specific requirements for CME Credit. Clinical Congress 2020 sessions, including this content, have been identified and designated as Credit to Address Regulatory Mandates. The virtual Clinical Congress regulatory mandate content areas include: Antimicrobial Stewardship (AntiMic), Cultural Competency (CC), Domestic Violence (DV), End-of-Life Care (EoL), Ethics (E), Opioid/Pain Management (OPM), Palliative Care (PA), and Patient Safety (PtS). You may view the full schedule of sessions designated as Credit to Address Regulatory Mandates to tailor your Clinical Congress experience to meet your state CME requirements. Individuals must check with their state to verify that the content does meet the specific requirements.
Detailed summaries of each state licensing board’s CME requirements can be found on the ACS CME State Requirements page.
Credit to Address ACS Accreditation/Verification Requirements
Institutions that are accredited or verified by the ACS require specified members of the health care team to earn credits in applicable content areas to meet the site survey requirements. The virtual Clinical Congress sessions that include this content have been identified and designated as Credit to Address ACS Accreditation/Verification Requirements and include the following content areas: Bariatric Surgery (MBS), Breast (BST), Cancer (C), Geriatric Surgery (GER), Pediatric Surgery (PEDS), and Trauma (T). You may use the Clinical Congress Interactive Program Planner to search sessions by Credit to Address Accreditation/Verification Requirements content areas.
Visit the ACS Accreditation/Verification Requirements page for an explanation of these requirements.
Self-Assessment Credit
Virtual Clinical Congress 2020 will not offer Self-Assessment Credit. The ACS continues to offer Self-Assessment Credit opportunities through the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP®), Selected Readings in General Surgery (SRGS®), online CME activities, and more. Please contact [email protected] for assistance in identifying Self-Assessment Credit opportunities.
Evaluation and claiming process
Registrants must complete the online evaluation and claiming process in order to claim CME Credit, download or print a CME Certificate, Certificate of Completion, and transcript. The claiming process will include completion of an evaluation for each session you wish to claim CME Credit for, as well as completion of the Global Evaluation. Step-by-step instructions can be found at the Evaluation and Claiming homepage, and Division of Education staff will be available to answer questions via online chats, by email, and by phone through the virtual MyCME Booth.
Residents and Allied Health Professionals are not eligible to claim CME Credits and may instead access a Certificate of Completion that will include a transcript of sessions and corresponding hours completed.
PartnerCME Joint Providership Program
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is accredited with Commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians. The ACS Division of Education is responsible for maintaining that accreditation status and oversees educational programs across the College to ensure they are planned and executed in compliance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria and the AMA Credit System Regulations.
Partner with the ACS and offer CME Credit for your quality educational programs. The ACS offers a streamlined and efficient process providing support throughout. PartnerCME is open to medical and surgical organizations, academic medical centers, and hospital systems. A variety of educational formats, including virtual courses, enduring materials, journals, and RSS, are available for accreditation through the PartnerCME program. Please email [email protected] for more information.