In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards and the policy of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the following presenters have indicated that they have a relationship which, in the context of their presentation, could be perceived by some as a real or apparent conflict of interest (eg, ownership of stock, honoraria, or consulting fees), but these presenters do not consider that it will influence their presentation. A conflict of interest may be considered to exist if the speaker is affiliated with or has financial interest in any organization(s) that may have a direct interest in the subject matter of the presentation. The other members of the faculty for this activity have indicated they do not have a conflict of interest.
Faculty Name: David Brown, MD, FACEP
Company Name: Centocor
Nature of Relationship: Member of Speakers Bureau
Company Name: Cor Therapeutics
Nature of Relationship: Member of Speakers Bureau and funded research project
Company Name: Merck
Nature of Relationship: Member of Speakers Bureau
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
The American College of Emergency Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
The American College of Emergency Physicians designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10* hours in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
*Please note: This product was originally intended to provide 12 hours of ACEP Category I CME credit. One 2-hour lecture, however, had to be deleted during production, thus the hours of credit had to be reduced from 12 to 10.
Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 10 hours of ACEP Category I credit.
