Continuing Medical Education
ACCME Accreditation
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
College Cognate Credit(s)
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 Category 1 College Cognate Credits. The College has a reciprocity agreement with the AMA that allows AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to be equivalent to College Cognate Credits.
The breakdown of the number of credits for each day of the meeting is as follows:
Friday, September 15 = 3.5 credits
Saturday, September 16 = 6.5 credits
Disclosure of Faculty and Ineligible Company Relationships
In accordance with College policy, all faculty and planning committee members have signed a conflict of interest statement in which they have disclosed any financial interests or other relationships with ineligible companies relative to topics they will discuss at this program. At the beginning of the program, faculty members are required to disclose any such information to participants. Such disclosure allows you to evaluate better the objectivity of the information presented in lectures. Please report on your evaluation form any undisclosed conflict of interest you perceive.
Online Evaluations and Certificate of Attendance
As a participant, you will (1) complete the evaluation online and (2) print your certificate of attendance online. The certificate will be available on the first day of the course and remain available for 3 months after the course is completed.
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate increased knowledge of prevention and treatment of obesity and its effects in obstetrics and gynecology
- Demonstrate knowledge of cardiovascular issues in women and their effects over the life span
- Describe how to incorporate recommended genetic testing into your current practices and provide appropriate counseling to patients
- Discuss the various types of glucose monitoring and medical therapies for glucose control to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes
- Demonstrate increased knowledge of maternal mental health disorders
- Analyze recent changes from the 88th Texas Legislative Session impacting physicians and patients
- Demonstrate increased knowledge for billing and coding updates impacting obstetricians and gynecologists