CME and MOC Information

2023 ASH Annual Meeting

• CME and MOC credit can be purchased during the annual meeting registration process. 

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

• Employ the knowledge gained regarding the diagnosis and treatment of classical 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 AND CREDIT DESIGNATION
The American Society of Hematology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ASH designates this Other (blended live and on-demand) educational activity for a maximum of 24.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

QUALIFYING SESSIONS
Physician attendees can claim CME for viewing qualifying live sessions as they are broadcast or after they have concluded. Accredited sessions will be labeled in the print and online meeting materials, as well as in on-site digital signage.

CME CERTIFICATE ELIGIBILITY
ASH is accredited to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to physicians only. The American Medical Association (AMA) defines physicians as those individuals who have obtained an MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree from another country. 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 CME CREDIT
A processing fee of $30 will be charged for CME certificates. Physician attendees may complete the Annual Meeting Evaluation Surveys to claim their CME credits and print their CME certificates through the ASH website by clicking the Annual Meeting CME link on the homepage. Attendees may print a Session Summary listing of all the accredited sessions they participated in. The online process for claiming CME credits and printing a CME certificate for the 65th ASH Annual Meeting must be completed no later than April 12, 2024.

HOW TO OBTAIN ABIM MOC POINTS
Once you have completed your CME credit claim, you will be asked to submit a reflective statement on how you intend to change your practice based on the knowledge you gained from participation in the meeting. Upon review and approval, your points will be submitted to the ACCME by ASH and will appear in your ABIM Physician Portal within 24 hours. In order to receive ABIM MOC points for the 65th ASH Annual Meeting, the online process for claiming CME/ABIM MOC credits must be completed by April 12, 2024.

CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION
Non-physicians and other health-care professionals attending the meeting can receive a Certificate of Participation by completing the Annual Meeting Evaluation Surveys through the ASH website beginning Saturday, December 9, 2023. Attendees may print a Session Summary listing of all the accredited sessions they participated in. The online process of filling out the annual meeting survey must be completed no later than April 12, 2024. There is no charge to meeting attendees for this service.

EUROPEAN BOARD FOR ACCREDITATION IN HEMATOLOGY
ASH is applying for CME accreditation with the European Board for Accreditation in Hematology (EBAH). If you plan to claim EBAH-CME credit for attending the meeting, please check the appropriate box during the registration process or after the meeting in the online evaluation site. There is no fee required to be eligible for EBAH-CME credit points. For information about claiming EBAH-CME, please stop by the ASH CME Desk at ASH Central or email [email protected].

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. In accordance with the rules of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), ASH policy requires that all meeting session chairs, speakers, and moderators disclose in writing prior to the meeting any financial relationships they may hold with companies in the healthcare and biotechnology industries. Poster presenters are likewise required to disclose in writing any financial relationships they may have prior to the meeting and display their disclosures as a part of their poster presentation. 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.

All ASH annual meeting presenters (including invited chairs and speakers, and abstract presenters and moderators) are asked to disclose any relationships of the following types: Employment, Consultancy, Stock Ownership, Research Funding, Honoraria, Patents & Royalties, Speakers Bureau, Membership on an entity’s Board of Directors or advisory committee, and any other financial relationship including Travel Support.

Any questions about this policy or concerns regarding disclosures should be directed to [email protected].

NON-CME SESSIONS
ASH is committed to continuously re-evaluating our policies and processes to ensure that they align with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s (AACME) increasingly stringent standards. The ACCME defines Ineligible Companies (IC), also known as commercial interests, as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including biomedical startups and diagnostic laboratories with proprietary products, are classified as ineligible companies and, per ACCME, any presentation given by employees of industry is considered to be promotional in nature and therefore ineligible to be accredited.

There are a number of programs and sessions in the program that are not accredited for CME. Please note that oral and poster abstracts are no longer included in the accredited programming.

The final list of non-CME sessions is subject to change. Accredited sessions will be labeled on the virtual platform and an up-to-date list of sessions will also be available.

2023 ASH Meeting on Hematologic Malignancies

The ASH Meeting on Hematologic Malignancies (MHM) features the top experts in the field, comprehensive clinical content, and the opportunity to interact with colleagues in an intimate, small group setting with no competing sessions. The program is structured as "How I Treat" presentations that showcase each speaker's evidence-based treatment approaches. Updates in each of the core malignancies will include Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Myeloma, and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

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

CREDIT DESIGNATION

ASH designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME CERTIFICATE ELIGIBILITY

ASH is accredited to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  to physicians only. The American Medical Association (AMA) defines physicians as those individuals who have obtained an MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree from another country. Physicians not licensed in the United States who participate in this CME activity are also eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

• CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION

  • Non-physicians may claim a Certificate of Attendance documenting their participation in the accredited CME activity.

• ABIM MOC POINTS

  • Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 13.75 Medical Knowledge 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 credit.

HOW TO OBTAIN CME/MOC CREDIT

To qualify for CME credits, participants are required to fill out the program evaluation surveys through your account on ASH Academy On Demand, which will become accessible closer to the event. Once you have completed the survey, you will be able to print and/or save your certificate as proof of attendance.

For ABIM MOC points, in addition to completing the evaluation survey, you must provide your ABIM number, date of birth on your profile, and submit a reflective statement outlining your commitment to implementing the knowledge gained from your participation in the meeting into your practice. Upon review and approval of the statement, points will be submitted to the ABIM by ASH. Points will only be submitted if you provide all the requested information.

HOW TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

Non-physicians may claim a Certificate of Attendance documenting their participation in the accredited CME activity through the online evaluation module on ASH Academy On Demand. Upon completion of the evaluation, participants may print/save their certificate. ASH will send an email with instructions on how to download the certificate following the activity.

The deadline to claim CME/MOC or request a certificate of attendance is December 9, 2023.

Claim CME Credit

Disclosure Policy

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. ASH resolves all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all educational programs. Furthermore, ASH seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CME/CE activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. ASH is committed to providing learners with high-quality CME/CE activities that promote improvements in health care and not those of commercial interest.

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DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE 

ASH requires CME faculty (speakers) to disclose when products or procedures being discussed are off-label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational, and any limitations on the information that is presented, such as data that are preliminary, or that represent ongoing research, interim analyses, and/or unsupported opinion. Faculty in this activity may discuss information about pharmaceutical agents that are outside of US Food and Drug Administration-approved labeling. This information is intended solely for continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of these medications. ASH does not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. If you have questions, contact the Medical Affairs Department of the manufacturer for the most recent prescribing information.

2023 Consultive Hematology Course

The ASH Consultative Hematology Course (CHC) is a half-day program led by faculty familiar with consultative practice issues and commonly encountered clinical problems that require the expertise of a hematologist. Program participants engage in case-based presentations and have the opportunity to interact with experts during the live Q&A panel.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

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

CREDIT DESIGNATION

ASH designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME CERTIFICATE ELIGIBILITY

ASH is accredited to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™  to physicians only. The American Medical Association (AMA) defines physicians as those individuals who have obtained an MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree from another country. Physicians not licensed in the United States who participate in this CME activity are also eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

• CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION
  • Non-physicians may claim a Certificate of Attendance documenting their participation in the accredited CME activity.
ABIM MOC POINTS
• • Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 3.5 Medical Knowledge 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 credit.

HOW TO OBTAIN CME/MOC CREDIT

To qualify for CME credits, participants are required to fill out the program evaluation surveys through your account on ASH Academy On Demand, which will become accessible closer to the event. Once you have completed the survey, you will be able to print and/or save your certificate as proof of attendance.

For ABIM MOC points, in addition to completing the evaluation survey, you must provide your ABIM number, date of birth on your profile, and submit a reflective statement outlining your commitment to implementing the knowledge gained from your participation in the meeting into your practice. Upon review and approval of the statement, points will be submitted to the ABIM by ASH. Points will only be submitted if you provide all the requested information.

HOW TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

Non-physicians may claim a Certificate of Attendance documenting their participation in the accredited CME activity through the online evaluation module on ASH Academy On Demand. Upon completion of the evaluation, participants may print/save their certificate. ASH will send an email with instructions on how to download the certificate following the activity.

The deadline to claim CME/MOC or request a certificate of attendance is December 9, 2023.

CLAIM CME CREDIT

DISCLOSURE POLICY

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. ASH resolves all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all educational programs. Furthermore, ASH seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CME/CE activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. ASH is committed to providing learners with high-quality CME/CE activities that promote improvements in health care and not those of a commercial interest.

View Faculty Disclosure Information

DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE

ASH requires CME faculty (speakers) to disclose when products or procedures being discussed are off-label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational, and any limitations on the information that is presented, such as data that are preliminary, or that represent ongoing research, interim analyses, and/or unsupported opinion. Faculty in this activity may discuss information about pharmaceutical agents that are outside of US Food and Drug Administration approved labeling. This information is intended solely for continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of these medications. ASH does not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. If you have questions, contact the Medical Affairs Department of the manufacturer for the most recent prescribing information.

2024 Meeting

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

CME Credit and Certificate of Attendance

ASH designates this educational activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians can claim a maximum of:

• North America: 13 Credits
• Mediterranean: 10 Credits
• Asia-Pacific: 13 Credits
• Latin America: 11.5 Credits

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ASH is accredited to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to physicians only. The American Medical Association (AMA) defines physicians as those individuals who have obtained an MD, DO, or equivalent medical degree from another country. Physicians not licensed in the United States who participate in this CME activity are also eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Non-physicians and other health care professionals attending the meeting may receive a Certificate of Attendance to document their participation in an accredited activity.

To claim CME credit or request a Certificate of Attendance, attendees must complete the online program evaluation surveys through ASH Academy. Instructions can be found in the mobile app provided for meetings.

ABIM MOC Points

Participation in this CME activity enables attendees to earn American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points. Attendees will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.

To claim ABIM MOC points, attendees must complete the online program evaluation surveys through ASH Academy. During the survey, attendees will be asked to submit a reflective statement on intention to change practice based on the knowledge gained from participation in the meeting. Upon review and approval of the statement, points will be submitted to the ABIM by ASH.

2023 Workshop

ASH is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Society intends to offer continuing medical education (CME) credit for eligible physician participants in the workshop; other workshop participants will be eligible for a certificate of participation.

Workshop participants certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Board of Pediatrics who earn CME credit for the workshop will also be eligible to earn maintenance of certification credit for the workshop upon successful completion of a brief additional assessment.