This course was designed by the ASPS Continuing Education (CE) Committee to assist accredited continuing education activity faculty, presenters, and moderators 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 any accredited continuing education activity to be completed every 2 years, or as ACCME standards are revised.

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.

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

1. Define and identify conflict of interest in accredited education.
2. Recognize the implications of conflict of interest.
3. Locate additional resources regarding conflict of interest
   

The following ABMS core competencies will be addressed:

• Professionalism

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.

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.

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits offered by this activity are enhanced by ASPS Learner Credit Reporting for learners who have opted in to this reporting. Successful completion of this CME activity enables active American Board of Surgery (ABS) members the opportunity to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the ABS's Continuous Certification program when claimed within 30 days of completion of the activity.

Participants in ASPS accredited education who want their CME credits reported to certifying and state licensing boards must opt-in to reporting and add their NPI as well as state license ID and/or collaborating board ID(s) before claiming credit.

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.