
CME
Physicians (Canada and USA)
CFPC Mainpro+ credits
GROUP LEARNING
This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Office for Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University for up to 21.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Members of the American Academy of Family Physicians are eligible to receive up to 21.5 Prescribed credit hours for attendance at this meeting/event due to a reciprocal agreement with the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
RCPSC MOC credits
MOC SECTION 1
This program meets the accreditation criteria as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has been accredited by the Office for Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University for up to 21.5 Section 1 (Accredited Group Learning Activity) credits/hours.
Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme
Nurses
While this educational activity is not officially endorsed by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), nurses may claim it as a continuing learning (CL) activity towards renewal of the CNA certification credential if it is related to their nursing specialty. Pre-authorization from the CNA Certification Program is not required. CME (continuing medical education) credits are admissible as Continuing Education (CE) credits by l’Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ). In both cases, participants are encouraged to retain a confirmation of attendance.
Pharmacists (Québec)
The special seminar on Pharmacotherapy [Part 1, Oct 20: 4 pm-5:30 pm, and, Part 2: Oct 21, 11am-12;30 pm, 2 pm-3:30 pm] is a continuing education activity accredited by the Order of Pharmacists of Quebec for 4.5 continuing education credits for those who attend the entire session. Phamacists must sign in at the CE desk.
Important for physicians
Daily sign-in at the CE desk (with license number) is required to receive an attestation certificate. Sign-in is not required for other healthcare professionals except Québec pharmacists. Attestation certificates will be sent by email after the Congress.