The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 55.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM Maintenance Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 55.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses

For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts certificates of attendance for activities offering AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Please check with your individual state licensing board to ensure it accepts reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for relicensure.

Physician Associates

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Associates (NCCPA) states that certificates of attendance from activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. Please check with your individual state licensing board to ensure it accepts reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for relicensure.

Risk Management

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 8.25 credits of risk management study. This includes 1.00 credit of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training. Please check your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits.

Canadian Accreditation

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

European Accreditation

The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found here: https://www.ama-assn.org/education/ama-pra-credit-system/agreement-european-union-medical-specialties-uems.

ABMS/ACGME Competencies

This course is designed to meet one or more of the following American Board of Medical Specialties and the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education competencies:

• Patient care and procedural skills
• Medical knowledge
• Practice-based learning and improvement

The Institute of Medicine Competencies

This course is designed to meet one or more of the following Institute of Medicine competencies:

• Provide patient-centered care
• Work in interdisciplinary teams

Disclosure Policy

In accord with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all individuals in a position to control the content of this activity have been asked to disclose any relationships they have to companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclaimer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute CME activities are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency.