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.
Accreditation
The American Society of Hematology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Society of Hematology designates this live activity for a maximum of 37 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physicians not licensed in the United States who participate in this CME activity are also eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
CME Certificate Eligibility
ASH is accredited to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to physicians only.
Physicians not licensed in the United States who participate in this CME activity are also eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
How to Obtain a CME Certificate
A processing fee of $25 will be charged for CME certificates. If you plan to claim CME credit for attending the meeting, you must indicate this by checking the appropriate box during online registration. Attendees may complete the process to claim their CME credits and print their CME certificates on site through the Internet stations available at the convention center by selecting “CME program.” Alternately, credits can be claimed through the ASH website by clicking the CME link on the homepage.
The online process for claiming CME credits and printing a CME certificate for the 54th ASH Annual Meeting must be completed no later than April 12, 2013.
Certificate of Attendance
Physicians and other health-care professionals attending the meeting can receive a Certificate of Attendance on site by completing the Annual Meeting Survey online at any of the Internet stations available at the convention center. Alternately, the survey and certificate can be accessed through the ASH website after the meeting is over. The online process of filling out the annual meeting survey must be completed no later than April 12, 2013. 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.
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 meeting session chairs, speakers, and moderators are required to disclose, in writing, any conflicts they may have prior to the meeting and to orally disclose their relationships as displayed at the start of their presentations. All poster presenters are required to disclose, in writing, any conflicts they may have prior to the meeting, and display their disclosures on their poster boards. 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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