Credit Information

Accreditation and Designation of Credit

Hospital for Special Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. Hospital for Special Surgery designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the United States but who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

The Hospital for Special Surgery is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
It has been assigned code 6SGL8X-PRV-073.

This activity has been awarded 1.0 contact hour.

Disclosure Policy

It is the policy of Hospital for Special Surgery to adhere to ACCME Essential Areas, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are required to disclose to the audience any potential, apparent, or real conflict of interest related to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of any commercial products, or devices not yet approved in the United States. All disclosures will be made prior to the activity. Please contact Robert D’Antuono, MHA, Director, Office of CME at 212.606.1834 to express any concerns.