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Planning Committee - Avoiding Conflict of Interest
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Expires on Aug 01, 2026
Credit Offered
0.5 CME Credit
This course was designed by the ASPS Continuing Education (CE) Committee to assist accredited continuing education activity Planning Committees and Planners with the ability to identify relevant financial relationships between individuals in control of educational content and ineligible companies to ensure they do not introduce commercial bias into the education.

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredits ASPS to provide educational activities and material with Category 1 CME credits. As an official CME provider, ASPS must comply with all ACCME standards, as outlined in the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

This course is designed for all persons involved in the planning process of any accredited continuing education activity to be completed every 2 years, or as ACCME standards are revised.


Intended Audience 
This educational activity is intended for all CME-related persons including plastic surgery practitioners, residents, and other healthcare professionals.


Learning Objectives 
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to do the following: 
 
  1. Define and identify conflict of interest in accredited education.
  2. Recognize the implications of planning with conflict of interest. 
  3. Locate additional resources regarding conflict of interest.
Continuing Education Committee Members: Steven Kasten, MD; Gary Freed, MD; Francesco Egro, MD; Wendy Ng, MD; Ingrid Ganske, MD; Nicole Sommer, MD; Alison Kaye, MD and Sanjay Naran, MD.
The following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and Institution of Medicine (IOM) core competencies will be addressed:

  • Professionalism (ABMS)
  • Employ evidence-based practice (IOM)
Accreditation 
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 
 
 
Designation 
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed below. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

Disclosure Policy 
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) requires all faculty, authors, planners, reviewers, managers, staff and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships or affiliations. All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted by ASPS for fair balance, scientific objectivity and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. The ASPS also requires faculty/authors to disclose when off-label/unapproved uses of a product are discussed in a CME activity or included in related materials.

Disclaimer: All relevant financial relationships for planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) are reviewed by the ASPS Continuing Education Committee and have been mitigated, if applicable.

The following planners/faculty members/reviewers have no relevant financial relationships or affiliations to disclose:

Steven Kasten, MD; Gary Freed, MD; Francesco Egro, MD; Wendy Ng, MD; Ingrid Ganske, MD; Nicole Sommer, MD; Alison Kaye, MD and Sanjay Naran, MD.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™: 0.5
Media: Multimedia
Release Date: 08/01/2023
Expiration Date: 08/01/2026* 
Estimated time to complete this course: 0.5 hour 
*Course access ends on course expiration date

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