Obtain CME Credit & Certificate of Attendance

Obtain Certificate of Attendance Only

Accreditation

The American Society of Hematology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.

This program has been approved for a maximum of 35.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians not licensed in the United States who participate in this CME activity are also eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Employ the knowledge gained regarding the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant hematologic disorders to improve patient care;
• Discuss state-of-the-art research in hematology; and
• Analyze the potential contribution of novel, not-yet-approved modalities of therapy to current evidence-based management of hematologic disorders.

How to Obtain a CME Certificate

A processing fee of $25 will be charged for CME certificates. Attendees planning to claim CME credit for the meeting must indicate this by checking the appropriate box during online registration or on the meeting registration form. Attendees may complete the process to claim CME credits and print CME certificates on site at the email stations available at the convention center by selecting "CME program," or through the ASH website after the meeting by clicking the CME link on the homepage. The online process for claiming CME credits and printing a CME certificate for the 53rd ASH Annual Meeting must be completed no later than April 13, 2012. 

Certificate of Attendance

Physicians who do not require AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and other health-care professionals attending the meeting can request a Certificate of Attendance on site at the ASH CME desk or online through the ASH Website. There is no charge to meeting registrants for this service.

European Hematology Association CME

ASH is applying for CME accreditation with the European Hematology Association (EHA). For information about claiming EHA CME, please stop by the ASH CME desk or email cme@hematology.org.

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Conflict-of-Interest Policy for the ASH Annual Meeting

ASH is committed to providing quality, objective, balanced, and scientifically rigorous continuing medical education activities that are free from commercial and non-commercial bias. All ASH meeting session co-chairs and speakers are required to disclose any conflicts they may have in writing and orally prior to their presentations. If bias, actual or perceived, occurs during the presentations, session attendees are encouraged to address such bias during the question-and-answer periods following the presentations.

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