CME
The American College of Rheumatology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. See the ACR’s AMA PRA Booklet.
Designation Statement
The American College of Rheumatology designates this Other activity (blended credit encompassing both Live Virtual and On Demand views) for a maximum of 11.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME credit must be claimed by December 31, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET.
MOC
Upon submission of a reflective statement with key takeaways from the meeting, MOC points will be applied for ABIM diplomates to the ABIM number and date of birth provided when you registered. Points are sent nightly to ACCME and then transferred to the ABIM Physician Portal. Please allow at least 48 hours for points display in the portal.
MOC points must be claimed by December 31, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET.
MOC Recognition Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 11.0 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.
By completing this activity you provide the ACR permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).
Credit Claiming Instructions
As a courtesy, participants will receive an email with a list of sessions you joined. While the list of sessions will include the associated maximum amount of credit that can be claimed, the AMA requires that you claim credit only for time spent actively participating in educational sessions. Credit must be claimed in increments of 0.25, with the maximum of 11.0 credits for the entire meeting (includes on-demand access until December 31, 2021.) Credit should be claimed all at once after you finish participating in the activity. If you attempt to claim credit that exceeds the maximum available AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, the system will default to the maximum credit(s) available for the entire meeting.
Questions? Contact education@rheumatology.org.
Instructions to Claim CME/MOC
- Login to your My Educational Activities page.
- In the Active section, locate Division & Program Directors Conference and click Claim Credit.
- Enter the amount of credit commensurate with your participation. (Note: To view or update your credit, select View Credit.)
- After claiming CME, you will be asked if you wish to claim ABIM MOC. If you select Yes, you will be prompted to enter or confirm your ABIM Diplomate Number and date of birth. Then you will select areas of key learning and enter a reflective statement.
- After you have claimed credit, you will have the option to print your CME Certificate.
The deadline to claim CME credit and MOC points for the Division & Program Directors Conference is December 31, 2021, at 11:59 PM ET.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to submit a session or meeting evaluation to be able to claim credit?
No, you do not need to submit a session or meeting evaluation to claim credit; however, your input is very important to us, so we encourage providing feedback on the evaluations.
Do I need to claim credit for each session individually as I go?
Our credit claiming process is designed so you can claim credit for the entire activity all at once rather than claim for each session one by one. Please use your agenda or the email summary of sessions attended to claim credit all at once after you have watched the content. As a reminder, physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
How can I track sessions I attended and how much credit I can claim for each?
After the meeting, you will receive a system generated email with a summary of all the sessions you viewed and the maximum credit for each session. You can use this information to finalize the amount of credit commensurate with your participation and then claim.
Do I have to watch the session live in order to claim CME for it?
Any combination of live and prerecording content can be claimed.
When claiming, is it separate for prerecorded and live lectures?
All claiming occurs in one instance. Participants claim by the amount of time they have spent interacting with educational content, regardless if it is live or prerecorded.
How do I obtain my certificate of participation?
Each participant can download a certificate of participation by logging into My Account on rheumatology.org and selecting Certificate of Participation. Note: this is not a CME certificate. CME certificate can be printed after you have claimed credit.