Continuing Education

 

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CPHIMS

This program has been approved for use in fulfilling the continuing education renewal requirements of the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS). Participants may claim CPHIMS continuing education credit electronically at designated locations throughout the conference center.

 

CHCIO

This program qualifies for Continuing Education Units (CEU) towards the CHIME Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) Program. CHIME recognizes 1 hour of participation as equivalent to 1 CEU. CHIME members and Affiliates may claim their CEUs by entering them into the Self-Reporting Tool on the CHIME website.

 

Physician Continuing Education

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and HIMSS The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

General Education Sessions (Tuesday – Friday)

Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Symposia (Monday, February 20, 2011)

Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Symposium
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Achieving Meaningful Use Symposium
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Clinical Engineering and IT Symposium
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

HIE Symposium
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ICD-10 Symposium
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Performance Management/CDS Symposium
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physicians’ IT Symposium
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

RFID/RTLS in Healthcare Symposium
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Secondary Use of Data Symposium
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

E-SESSIONS
Credit Designation
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

 

Nursing Continuing Education

Nursing Educational Objective:  After completing this activity, the participant should be able to:  Provide appropriate care and counsel for patients and their families.

Accreditation Statement
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

General Education Sessions (Tuesday – Friday)

Credit Designation
This educational activity for 1.0 contact hour per session is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

Symposia (Monday, February 20, 2011)

Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Symposium
Credit Designation
This educational activity for 6.2 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

Achieving Meaningful Use Symposium
Credit Designation
This educational activity for 6.2 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

Clinical Engineering and IT Symposium
Credit Designation
This educational activity for 5.7 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

HIE Symposium
Credit Designation
This educational activity for 6.0 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

ICD-10 Symposium
Credit Designation
This educational activity for 7.0 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

Nursing Informatics Symposium
Credit Designation – Day 1, Sunday, February 19, 2012
This educational activity for 3.2 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

Credit Designation – Day 2, Monday, February 20, 2012
This educational activity for 6.2 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

Performance Management/CDS Symposium
Credit Designation
This educational activity for 6.2 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine

RFID/RTLS in Healthcare Symposium
Credit Designation
This educational activity for 6.5 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

Secondary Use of Data Symposium
Credit Designation
This educational activity for 6.2 contact hours is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

E-SESSIONS
Credit Designation
This educational activity for 0.3 contact hours per e-session is provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine.

 

Pharmacist Continuing Education

Accreditation Statement
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Pharmacy Educational Objective
After completing this activity, the participant should be able to:  Provide accurate and appropriate counsel as part of the treatment team.

 

Workshops

Understanding the True Meaning of Meaningful Use
Sunday, Feb. 19, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 6.5 contact hour(s) (0.65 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-115-L04-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

EHR Vendor Evaluation, Selection and Implementation Workshop:  Mission Possible: Choosing and “Meaningfully Using” Health IT for Quality Care Delivery
Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 6.5 contact hour(s) (0.65 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-126-L04-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Health IT 101:  An Introduction to Healthcare and IT Enabling Technologies
Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 6.0 contact hour(s) (0.60 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-116-L04-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

General Education Sessions (Tuesday – Friday)

Session #5:  Facilitating Effective Transitions between LTC Facilities and Hospital Emergency Departments
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-095-L05-P)
Type of Activity:  Knowledge

Session #23: New Era in DoD/VA Health Information Technology
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-096-L05-P)
Type of Activity:  Knowledge

Session #25: Chronic Illness in Second Life: Virtual Communities Supporting Real Healing
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-097-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #42:  EHRs: The New Drug Safety, Liability and Efficacy Battleground
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-098-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #48: Using Lean Six Sigma to Investigate Over Sedation Events
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-099-L05-P)
Type of Activity:  Knowledge

Session #64: Taking Medical Imaging into the Cloud
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-100-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #70:  Evaluating a Verbal Order Analysis Framework Using CPOE Generated Data
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-101-L05-P)
Type of Activity:  Knowledge

Session #87:  How to Build an Intelligent Clinical Practice Using Electronic Clinical Data
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-102-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #103: Health Telemedicine Care and Training Center
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-103-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #105: How to Implement an EHR and HIE that Actually Improves Quality, Safety, Efficiency, and Service
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-104-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #118:  Defense Logistics Agency - Pharmacy Business Intelligence Tools Save Millions
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-105-L05-P)
Type of Activity:  Knowledge

Session #130: Did You know there is an App for That?
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-106-L05-P)
Type of Activity:  Knowledge

Session #132:  A Pragmatic Approach for Improving Outcomes through Meaningful HIE
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-107-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #137 Rapid Deployment of an EHR in a Community Setting
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-108-L05-P)
Type of Activity:  Knowledge

Session #151: Ten Things Every CIO Should Know about Medication Management Technologies
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-109-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #161: Leveraging Mobile Technologies to Achieve Better Outcomes
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-110-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #185:  Clinical Search: Save Time, Improve Care Quality and Reduce Risk
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-111-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #203: Introducing Learning Features in Human-centered Voluntary Medical Incident Reporting Systems
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-112-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

Session #230:  Insulin Sliding Scale Using Evidence, CPOE and Six Sigma
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-113-L05-P)
Type of Activity:  Knowledge

Session #403:  Fusion of Administrative and Epidemiology Data for Oncology Treatment Evaluation
Credit Designation
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 0.3 contact hour(s) (0.03 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - 0809-9999-12-114-L05-P)
Type of Activity: Knowledge

 

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by PIM for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations.

 

Healthcare Executives

General Education Sessions (Tuesday – Friday)
HIMSS is authorized to award 12.0 hours of pre-approved Category II (non-ACHE) continuing education credit for this program towards advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program wishing to have the continuing education hours applied toward Category II credit should indicate their attendance when submitting application to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.

 

Project Management

HIMSS has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Participants may receive professional development units (PDUs) for attending the annual meeting preconference and general education.