Tampa, FL, May 8-10, 2008
The APS 27th Annual Scientific Meeting will offer continuing education credit for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and pharmacists. Credit will be awarded for those sessions attended and evaluated. Participants will receive their continuing education certificates immediately after they submit their evaluations online.
Physicians
APS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
APS designates this continuing medical education activity for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™
Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists
APS is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. APS maintains responsibility for the program and its content. This activity has been designated for a maximum of 13.5 hours of CE credit for psychologists for sessions attended and evaluated.
Nurses
The American Pain Society is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses can earn (1) contact hour for every 60 minutes of educational time and must complete an evaluation for each session attended in order to receive credit. This activity has been designated for a maximum of 13.5 contact hours.
Pharmacists
The American Pain Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Up to 10.5 credit hours (1.05 CEUs) will be awarded and a statement of credit provided upon submission of a completed evaluation.
Paperless Meeting
Speakers’ Presentations and Handout Materials
Registrants will be able to access and view the handout materials online before the annual meeting. APS will not print a paper syllabus of speakers’ handouts. Attendees will be able to print individual handouts beginning mid-April 2008.
APS is excited to offer annual meeting attendees complimentary online access to the audio recordings and slide presentations of speakers’ lectures from the meeting. After the meeting, the recordings will be made available to meeting registrants for a limited time as an additional resource. The online recordings will be available on the APS Web site beginning May 30, 2008. Meeting registrants will receive an e-mail on or before May 30 with a unique password and instructions about how to access the online recordings.
Program Evaluation Tool
APS offers its meeting evaluation in an online format. Meeting registrants will receive a unique password and instructions via e-mail on how to access the online evaluation before they arrive in Tampa. The online evaluation can be completed during the meeting or once attendees have returned home. Participants will receive their continuing education certificate immediately when they submit their evaluations online. We encourage all attendees to complete this evaluation regardless of whether or not they are seeking continuing education credits.
For more information, please check the APS Web site at www.ampainsoc.org or call 847/375-4715.
Disclosure
It is the policy of APS that the planners, faculty, and providers disclose the existence of any significant financial interest or other relationships they may have with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) or services relating to the topics presented in the educational activity. APS requires disclosure of the intent to discuss unlabeled uses of a commercial product or investigational use of a product not yet approved for this purpose. It is the responsibility of the Scientific Program Committee to review potential conflicts of interest as submitted in the disclosure form and resolve such conflicts. Resolving the conflict ensures that the content of the activity is aligned with the interests of the public. Detailed disclosure information will be published in course materials. Learners will also be informed when no relevant financial relationships exist.
Disclaimer
The material presented in this activity represents the opinion of the speakers and not necessarily the views of APS.
