Medical Education Day 2021

April 8, 2021

The Medical Education Day allows clinical research and scholarly activity opportunities to be presented to our local and regional clinical care providers and GME Training Programs. 

Target Audience

Our local/regional Medical Staff Providers (MD/00/RN/APPs) and our Graduate Medical Educations Residency Program trainees, Program Directors and teaching faculty. 

Additional Information

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 5.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 5.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/09/2021
Course expires: 
12/31/2021
Event starts: 
04/08/2021 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
04/08/2021 - 1:15pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
Live Virtual Conference
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: 
David B. Nash, MD MBA 
Population Health: 
Creating a Culture of Wellness 
 

Faculty Disclosure:

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed  all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:
•  David B. Nash, MD, MBA is a board member for ANIP: NASDAQ

No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation and Designation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly 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 healthcare team.
 
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5.0 contact hours.
 
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 5.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 
 
Other Healthcare Professionals
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 5.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 5.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 5.00 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$1.00
Please login or register to take this course.

Virtual Support
• Should you experience technical difficulties with logging in using the My Teams Link, please contact the support number listed below:
▪ 717-433-5729
▪ 717-602-5255
Planning for the Day
• The attachments for the day including the agenda, CME Credit instructions and abstract summaries are attached. Please have these documents easily accessible prior to the start of the conference.
• During the session, there are two scheduled breaks. This time can be utilized for restroom breaks and grabbing some lunch before the Keynote Address.
• Please make sure to have our microphone muted at all times
MEDICAL EDUCATION DAY – Virtual
Thursday, April 8, 2021
• Please feel free to use the applause emoji to show praise and congratulations for our speakers.
• Utilize the chat feature to ask questions you may have for the oral presenter. Our moderators will do their best to present these questions keeping the schedule on time for each presentation.
• Please login 10-15 prior to the “start” time to ensure all of your connectivity tools are working.

For additional information, please contact Esther Thoman at thomanet@upmc.edu