Continuing Education Information
CME and CEU Credit
The cost of CME and CEU credit is included in the overall registration fee.
Online self reporting of hours accrued is now available.
Click here to enter the 2011 ACMG Annual Meeting CE Self Reporting system
Accreditation/Continuing Education
The American College of Medical Genetics is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Continuing Medical Education Credit (MDs and PhDs)
The American College of Medical Genetics is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The College designates the 2011 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting for a maximum of 24.5 hours and the ACMG Educational Workshop (CME Short Courses) for a maximum of 5 hours each in AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Continuing Medical Education Credit (Physician Assistants)
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 24.5 hours of Category I credit for the ACMG Annual Meeting and a maximum of 5 hours each of Category I credit for completing an ACMG Educational Workshop (CME Short Course).
Continuing Education Units (Counselors and Nurses)
The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized the American College of Medical Genetics to offer up to 3.3 CEUs or 33 contact hours (Category 1) for the 2011 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting and a maximum of .5 CEUs or 5 contact hours each of Category I credit for completing an ACMG Educational Workshop (CME Short Course). The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of certification and recertification.
California and Florida CEUs for Lab Personnel
ACMG applied for CEU approval with the state of California in the fall of 2008. At this time we are still awaiting confirmation/approval from California, ACMG staff has made repeated requests for this process to be finalized, with no response as to status from the state of California. We are informing attendees that since this process has taken so long, and we cannot guarantee the credit by a certain date, if you need to have proof of credit for an upcoming re-certification or re-licensure, that you not count on these credits at this time.
ACMG is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel as CE Provider # 50-11878
Financial Disclosures
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the policy of the American College of Medical Genetics, before their presentations, all faculty, speakers and moderators must disclose the existence of any financial interest and/or other relationship(s) they might have with the manufacturer(s) or provider(s) of any commercial product(s) or service(s) to be discussed during their presentation: receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities for which remuneration is received or expected. Disclosures will be included in the on-site Program Guide.
Verification of HIPAA Authorization
The ACMG supports medical information privacy. While the ACMG is not a “covered entity” under HIPAA 1996 and therefore is not required to meet these standards, ACMG wishes to take reasonable steps to ensure that the presentation of individually identifiable health information at ACMG-sponsored events has been properly authorized. Before their presentations, ACMG requires all faculty, speakers and moderators to confirm that they either will not present any individually-identifiable health information or that they have obtained and maintained the appropriate executed HIPAA forms for the individual health information they intend to present.