Faculty
Steven Hollenberg, MD, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, NJ
Stephen Mathai, MD, MHS, FCCP
The Johns Hopkins Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Catherine Simpson, MD, MHS
Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Physician Credit
The American College of Chest Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American College of Chest Physicians designates this enduring material for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credit
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 16433, for .5 contact hours.
Nurse Practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Individuals are responsible for checking with the AANPCP for further guidelines.
Physician Assistants
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Maintenance of Certification Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to .5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points.
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CHEST Learning Category(s)
Learning Category 2: Self-Directed
Maintenance of Licensure
Scope of Practice – Pulmonary Education