Continuing Education
The 2018 Nutraceuticals and Medicine Conference is approved for continuing education for multiple healthcare disciplines. Participants may earn up to the following continuing education (CE) hours:
- Physicians: 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- Registered Nurses: 5 ANCC contact hours
- Registered Dieticians: 5.0 CPEUs
- Pharmacists: 5.0 ACPE contact hours
- Dentists: 5 continuing education credits
- Chiropractors: Approval is pending
This activity is jointly provided by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and CGi. Attendees are responsible for verifying that the approving organizations listed above are accepted by their state’s practicing board.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for clinicians interested in the use of nutritional interventions, supplementaon, and nutraceuticals for optimum patient health.
This activity is also intended for professionals who are involved in creating nutritional strategies for their clients or patients, and counseling clients or patients on their nutritional choices.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Discuss at least one recent study in the area of nutrition and its implications for patient care planning
- Discuss the literature related to nutritional supplementation in achieving and maintaining optimal health outcomes
- Discuss the literature related to nutritional supplementation in cardiovascular disease
- Discuss the literature related to nutritional supplementation in aging
- Describe potential interventions in your practice to improve patient nutrition
Faculty
Program Agenda
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and CGi. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician Continuing Medical Education
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Pharmacy Education
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 5 contact hour(s) (0.5 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number – JA4008162-9999-18-401-L01-P)
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5 contact hours.
Dietitian Credit
The Commission on Dietetic Registration has approved this activity for 5 CPEUs.
Dental Credit
This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and CGI.
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of the credit hours by boards of dentistry.
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this activity for 5 continuing education credits.
Concerns or complaints about a CE Provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at www.ada.org/cerp.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COI are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to PIM policy. The existence or absence of COI for everyone in a position to control content will be disclosed to participants prior to the start of each activity.
Americans with Disabilities Act
Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (ie, physical, dietary, etc). Please contact CGi prior to the live event at (501) 954-9244.
