CME Accreditation

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 the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine and the National Sleep Foundation.

The Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation of Credit
The Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Credit (Family Physicians):
This activity, Health Care Professional Track of Sleep Health & Safety 2011, with a beginning date of March 17, 2011, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 8.00 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

AMA/AAFP Equivalency:
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

Disclosure
It is the policy of the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty participating in programs sponsored or jointly sponsored by Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentation(s). Having an interest in or affiliation with any corporate organization does not necessarily influence a speaker’s presentation, but the relationship must be made known in advance to the audience in accordance with the standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. It is the policy of the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine that all faculty disclose the following information (1) if the CME content over which the speaker has control contains information about healthcare products or services, (2) if so, the financial relationship of individual and spouse/partner in the last 12 months with manufacturers of products or providers of services must be stipulated; and (3) attestation whether any identified relationship would cause information about healthcare products and services in the CME content to be commercially biased. A complete listing of all faculty relationships and any conflicts of interest will be provided to attendees prior to the program.