OptumHealth Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.

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Maximum Credits Available: 12.5
Conference: 11.5 (Wednesday-Friday; excludes preconference activity)
Preconference Educational Session at Northwestern University Affiliated Transplant Centers: 1.0

Physicians
OptumHealth Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

AAPC-Certified Coders
AAPC will honor 1-for-1 CEUs for any live event offering CME credit or AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. A certificate of attendance or completion is necessary to show participation. The certificate will give the total CMEs possible for the offering. Physicians are advised to claim only the actual hours that they were present during the education. We ask that AAPC-certified members abide by this request also. One hour of instruction is worth one CEU.

Case Managers
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for 12.5 CE contact hours.

Managed Care Nurses
This activity has been approved for a maximum of 12.5 clock hours for Certified Managed Care Nurse (CMCN) recertification by the American Board of Managed Care Nursing (ABMCN).

Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 12.5 contact hours of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.

Nurse Practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.

Pharmacists
This activity is approved for 12.5 contact hours (12.5 CEU) in states that recognize ACPE.

Attending the full program will earn 12.5 contact hour(s). Unique Activity Number(s): 0860-0000-14-002-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-003-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-004-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-005-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-006-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-007-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-008-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-009-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-010-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-011-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-012-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-013-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-014-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-015-L01-P; 0860-0000-14-016-L01-P.

Psychologists
R. Cassidy Seminars is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program.

Social Workers, Counselors, Marriage Family Therapists
R. Cassidy Seminars, ACE provider #1082, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. Approval Period: April 15, 2012–April 15, 2015. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive a maximum of 12.5 continuing education (clinical) clock hours for participating in this course.

OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for 12.5 clock hours, #RCST110701.

Satisfactory Completion
Participants must have paid tuition fee, if applicable, signed in, attended the entire seminar, completed an evaluation, and signed out in order to receive a certificate. Failure to sign in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available.

This event is co-sponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars

Transplant Coordinators, Transplant Nurses, Procurement Transplant Coordinators
The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has approved this educational offering for up to 12.5 Category 1 Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs).

Hematopoietic Transplant Coordinators
This learning activity qualifies towards recertification for certified hematopoietic transplant coordinators (CHTC)

Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.

Conference Evaluation and Certificate of Attendance Request Process

A Certificate of Attendance will be available at the conclusion of the conference. Click here to complete the post-activity assessment, evaluation, and application for credit and to obtain your certificate.