Previous Conferences
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005
Approvals
AGD/PACE

 
Children’s Hospital Boston is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by AGD for Fellowship, Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of
approval extends from 3/1/2012 to 2/28/2014. Provider ID# 346978

CE credit will be awarded for completion of this course:
Optional Friday Symposium (9/27/2013):  7.5 CE Lecture Hours
Optional Friday Simulation Workshop (9/27/2013):  7.5 CE Participation Hours
Optional Dental Simulation Workshop (9/28/2013):   5.25  CE Participation Hours
2 Day Weekend Course Only (9/28-9/29/2013):   14 CE Lecture Hours


The Friday Symposium (9/27/2013) is designed to meet the California Business and Professions Code, Chapter 4, Article 2.85, Section 1647.13 requirement for “a minimum of 7 hours of approved courses of study related to oral conscious sedation of minor patients as a condition of certification renewal as an oral conscious sedation provider.” We are registered providers of continuing education by the Dental Board of California RP# 5079.
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 27.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

3 Day Course with 3 Breakout Panels and 2 Airway Workshops: A maximum of 27.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
2 Day Weekend Course Only: A maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Optional Friday Symposium with Airway Workshop: A maximum of 8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Optional Friday Symposium: A maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Optional Friday Simulation Workshop: A maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Each Optional Breakfast Panel or Saturday Lunch Panel: A maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Each Optional Airway Workshop: A maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Optional Sunday Lunch Breakout Panel: A maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ claimed by physicians attending live events certified and organized in the United States for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ can be claimed through the agreement on mutual recognition of credits between UEMS and AMA, considered as being equal to the European Continuous Medical Education Credits (ECMEC©) granted by the UEMS. One AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ is equivalent to one (1) hour of European EACCME Credit (ECMEC©), therefore up to 22.75 ECMEC© Credits are available. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. 

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

 

This course is currently pending approval for AANA, nursing CEU (Nursing Staff Development of Boston Children’s Hospital (#PA93) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses), ACEP Category 1, and Risk Management credits.

ACGME Competencies
This course is designed to meet one or more of the following Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education competencies:

* Patient care
* Medical knowledge
* Practice-based learning and improvement
* Interpersonal and communication skills
* Professionalism
* Systems-based practice