Accreditation Statements

Continuing Medical Education Accreditation — Physicians
The American Heart Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Heart Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All faculty participating in CME/CE activities sponsored by The American Heart Association will disclose to the audience (1) significant financial relationships with the manufacturer(s) of products from the commercial supporter(s) and /or the manufacturer(s) of products or devices discussed in their presentation, and (2) unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation. Such disclosures will be made in writing in course presentation materials.

Continuing Medical Education Accreditation — Physician Assistants
AAPA accepts Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.

Continuing Education Accreditation — Nurses
This program (08-NC-139) has been approved by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) for 1.00 Contact Hours, Category A, File number 00014011.

Continuing Education Accreditation — Pharmacists

The American Heart Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Credit: 1.00 Contact Hours or 0.100 CEUs. Universal Program Number: 256-000-08-542-H01-P.

Successful completion of this CE activity includes the following: (1) Use this link to connect to the website. (2) Sign in using your AHA Username and Password. (3) If you do not have a Username and Password, you will be prompted to sign up. (4) Complete the activity post test, evaluation survey and print your CME/CE certificate from your own printer. There is no fee for CME/CE credits for this activity. The link to the "Professional Education Center" website can also be found on www.my.americanheart.org.