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CME activity evaluation and post-assessment (with a passing score of 70%) must be completed by March 1, 2019. CME/CE will expire within one year from purchase date..
Education Mission
To develop educational delivery systems for pulmonary, critical care, and sleep physicians that facilitate lifelong learning, optimize clinical care, and meet the Education Committee goals.
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 live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 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 5.5 contact hours.
Maintenance of Certification Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 5.5 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.
Upon successful completion of this activity, CHEST will submit your information directly to ABIM, on your behalf.
Disclaimer
The American College of Chest Physicians (“CHEST”) and its officers, regents, executive committee members, members, related entities, employees, representatives and other agents (collectively, “CHEST Parties”) are not responsible in any capacity for, do not warrant and expressly disclaim all liability for, any content whatsoever in any CHEST publication or other product (in any medium) and the use or reliance on any such content, all such responsibility being solely that of the authors or the advertisers, as the case may be. By way of example, without limiting the foregoing, this disclaimer of liability applies to the accuracy, completeness, effectiveness, quality, appearance, ideas, or products, as the case may be, of or resulting from any statements, references, articles, positions, claimed diagnosis, claimed possible treatments, services, or advertising, express or implied, contained in any CHEST publication or other product. Furthermore, the content should not be considered medical advice and is not intended to replace consultation with a qualified medical professional. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall any of CHEST Parties be liable for any DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL or CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, or LOST PROFITS that result from any of the foregoing, regardless of legal theory and whether or not claimant was advised of the possibility of such damages.
Chair
Momen M. Wahidi, MD, MBA, FCCP
Director, Interventional Pulmonology and Bronchoscopy
Chief Medical Officer, Duke Patient Revenue Management Organization
Associate Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Faculty
Carla Lamb, MD, FCCP
Director, Interventional Pulmonology
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Pulmonary and Critical Care Department
Burlington, MA
Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, PhD, FCCP
Director, Interventional Thoracic Surgery Program
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital
University Health Network
Toronto, ON, Canada