Accreditation statement

This activity has been planned and implemented by OptumHealth Education and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. 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.

Credit designation statements

Physicians
OptumHealth Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PAs
The American Academy of PAs (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.

Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 13.25 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.

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 13.25 CE contact hours. 

Managed Care Nurses
This activity has been approved for a maximum of 13.25 clock hours for Certified Managed Care Nurse (CMCN) recertification by the American Board of Managed Care Nursing (ABMCN).

Social Workers
Cosponsored by R. Cassidy Seminars, P.O. Box 14473, Santa Rosa, CA 95402, Phone: 866-992-9399

Satisfactory Completion
Participants must have paid tuition fee, if applicable, signed in, attended the sessions for which they are claiming credit, 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 of individual sessions is not available.

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, 2015-April 15, 2018. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive 13.25 continuing education clock hours for participating in this course.

CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers.

NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider (#0006) of continuing education for licensed social workers. This program is approved for 13.25 contact hours live.

OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for 13.25 clock hours, #RCST110701

Disability Access
If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.

Transplant Coordinators, Transplant Nurses, Procurement Transplant Coordinators
The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has approved this educational offering for up to 13.25 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 is 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.