Do physicians in North America, who have never had a permanent license need to pay the penalty?

Currently, we are charging late fees surcharge from doctors who have a Permanent /Full license that has expired. Any doctor who had a provisional license from PMDC can get a permanent license first time without any late payment surcharge after fulfilling the requisite criteria for a permanent license.

Why do I have to obtain patient authorization or de-identify information for my CME presentation?

In response to growing concerns about keeping health information private, Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The legislation includes a privacy rule that creates national standards to protect individuals’ personal health information. Patient authorization must be obtained OR information de-identified. The items considered to be identifiers by the federal government and therefore to be removed are extensive—basically anything that could tie the medical information to an individual—including, but not limited to name, address, social security and medical record number, picture of face, any date associated with the individual (admission, discharge, birth, death), and implanted device serial numbers. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, DE-IDENTIFY INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES. For additional information, visit http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa.

Can a pharmaceutical company choose who will speak at my CME activity?

No, it is up to the Activity CME Chair to select appropriate topics and speakers for their CME activity based upon the target audience’s educational needs. The Activity CME Chair can request a Speaker List from a pharmaceutical representative and then select an appropriate speaker and topic from the list. The Activity CME Chair should then communicate with the chosen speaker and delineate the learning objectives he/she would like the speaker to address (see ACCME Standard 1.1 ).

A pharmaceutical company has offered to provide an educational grant to cover the speaker’s honorarium, but they will “take care of the speaker’s travel.” Is this okay?

No, the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support require that all support from commercial interests be provided to the accredited CME provider in the form of an educational grant (see ACCME Standards 3.8 and 3.9).

Is it okay for a pharmaceutical sales representative to bring in food for my CME activity?

No, pharmaceutical sales representatives or representatives of medical product/device manufacturers cannot pay directly for the food. However, they can provide an educational grant to APPNA in support of the food costs (see ACCME Standard 3).

Why do CME faculty (speakers, presenters, moderators, activity medical directors, authors, planning committee member, etc) have to complete a CME disclosure form?

The ACCME requires CME providers to require everyone who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest(s) in order to prevent potential bias in the educational content.

What is the difference between direct, joint, and co-sponsorship?

Direct Sponsorship: A CME activity that APPNA CME develops and implements internally for its own membership. Jointly Sponsorship: A CME activity that is developed and implemented by two institutions or organizations and only one of the institutions or organizations is accredited by the ACCME. The accredited provider (e.g., APPNA) must take responsibility for a CME activity when it is presented in cooperation with a non-accredited institution or organization. A commercial interest cannot take the role of non-accredited entity in a joint sponsorship relationship (Source: ACCME). Co-sponsorship: A CME activity presented by two or more accredited providers. One institution must take responsibility for the activity.

How do I certify my activity for CME credit?

Contact the APPNA Office of CME at (630) 968-8585 or cme@appna.org to discuss your activity. See also the Steps for Certifying CME Activity page.

What type of CME credit do physicians need?

AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM is the most common type of credit physicians need for medical license maintenance. In order for an activity to be designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit, it must be planned by an accredited CME provider.

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FAQs

Do physicians in North America, who have never had a permanent license need to pay the penalty?

Why do I have to obtain patient authorization or de-identify information for my CME presentation?

Can a pharmaceutical company choose who will speak at my CME activity?

A pharmaceutical company has offered to provide an educational grant to cover the speaker’s honorarium, but they will “take care of the speaker’s travel.” Is this okay?

Is it okay for a pharmaceutical sales representative to bring in food for my CME activity?

Why do CME faculty (speakers, presenters, moderators, activity medical directors, authors, planning committee member, etc) have to complete a CME disclosure form?

What is the difference between direct, joint, and co-sponsorship?

How do I certify my activity for CME credit?

What type of CME credit do physicians need?

How do I certify my activity for CME credit?

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