Method of Participation/ Instruction for Obtaining Credit
Participants should complete all assignments and tasks in the Canvas Platform using access information provided by the University of the Pacific, Benerd College. Upon completing engagement with the content and passing multiple-choice test questions, completion will automatically be logged.
You must receive a score of 80% or better on the final post-test to earn a certificate. You will have a maximum of 3 attempts to successfully complete the post-test. Certificates will be accessible within 30 days of completion, and instructions for accessing CME certificates are provided below. CPE credit will be available in CPE Monitor.
Learner Access to Certificate(s) of Credit and/or Transcript(s):
- Visit ww2.highmarksce.com/ucsf/ to login.
If you have never logged in before:- Type in your email address as your username
- Click the “Get It Now” link just below the green login button.
- Use the temporary link sent to your email to access the system
- Update/save your profile information.
- Once all your information is verified, you will be taken to your “Dashboard".
- If you do not see Tiles, click on the word “Dashboard” on the left side of your screen, just below the blue banner.
- On the Credits tile, click the Online Courses link. It opens a page where you can print certificates.
For Pharmacists (Only): To Verify and/or Manage your CPE Certificate(s):
- Log into NABP e-Profile to view your CE transcript and ensure that your claims have been received and processed by the ACPE: https://dashboard.nabp.pharmacy/#/login
If you do not have your NABP e-Profile ID
- contact NABP directly to verify at 847-391-4406; or
- login in at: https://dashboard.nabp.pharmacy/Login/Splash.
Accreditation
Joint Accreditation: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented University of California, San Francisco, and University of the Pacific’s Benerd College. The University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Maximums
CE credit will be available starting July 27, 2024
Expires July 26, 2027.
Comprehensive course
This offers up to 10 credits for physicians, physician associates, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, psychologists, and social workers.
| ACCME Credit |
Physicians: UCSF designates this enduring material for a maximum of 100.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Practitioners: This educational activity has been approved for up to 100 contact hours under the requirements of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (AANC). For the purposes of recertification, AANPCB accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM issued by organizations accredited by ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation. The course contact hour details are the same as indicated in the Physicians section above. Physician Associates: PAs may claim a maximum of 20.00 Category 1 credit(s) for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. AAPA accepts Category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. The course contact hour details are the same as indicated in the Physicians section above. Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. (Report up to 100 hours of credit and list “CME Category 1” as the provider number.) Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as continuing professional education. Psychologists outside California should confirm with their state board whether AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ has been approved for use toward the Continuing Education requirements. Registered Dietitians: The Commission on Dietetic Registration accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to Dietetic practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Dietetic Assistants may also enroll in these courses.
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| ACPE Credit |
| Pharmacists: This activity is approved for up to 100 contact hours (10 CEUs) under the ACPE University Activity Number JA0000302-9999-24-002-H01-P. |
| ACE ASWB Credit |
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UCSF Continuing Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 100.00 clinical continuing education credits. **Please note: Social Workers must attend all sessions for credit. Partial credit is not allowed. For a smaller course, please see the Social Worker Track. |
MD, NP, & PA Track
This offers up to 50 ANCC and/or CME credits
ACCME Credit Physicians: UCSF designates this enduring material for a maximum of 50.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurse Practitioners: This educational activity has been approved for up to 50 contact hours under the requirements of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (AANC). For the purposes of recertification, AANPCB accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM issued by organizations accredited by ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation. The course contact hour details are the same as indicated in the Physicians section above. Physician Associates: PAs may claim a maximum of 50.00 Category 1 credit(s) for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. AAPA accepts Category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. The course contact hour details are the same as indicated in the Physicians section above. |
RN & LVN Track. This offers up to 30 ANCC and/or CME credits
This offers up to 30 ANCC and/or CME credits
ACCME Credit Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. (Report up to 30 hours of credit and list “CME Category 1” as the provider number.) Nurse Practitioners: This educational activity has been approved for up to 30 contact hours under the requirements of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (AANC). For the purposes of recertification, AANPCB accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM issued by organizations accredited by ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation. |
Pharmacotherapy Track
This offers up to 30 contact hours
ACCME Credit Physicians: UCSF designates this enduring material for a maximum of 30.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurse Practitioners: This educational activity has been approved for up to 30 contact hours under the requirements of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (AANC). For the purposes of recertification, AANPCB accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM issued by organizations accredited by ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation. The course contact hour details are the same as indicated in the Physicians section above. Physician Associates: PAs may claim a maximum of 30.00 Category 1 credit(s) for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. AAPA accepts Category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. The course contact hour details are the same as indicated in the Physicians section above. Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. (Report up to 30 hours of credit and list “CME Category 1” as the provider number.) Registered Dietitians: The Commission on Dietetic Registration accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to Dietetic practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Dietetic Assistants may also enroll in these courses. |
ACPE Credit Pharmacists: This activity is approved for up to 30 contact hours (3 CEUs) under the ACPE University Activity Number JA0000302-9999-24-003-H01-P. |
Registered Dietitian Track
This offers up to 30 continuing education credits
ACCME Credit Registered Dietitians: The Commission on Dietetic Registration accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to Dietetic practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Dietetic Assistants may also enroll in these courses. |
Social Worker Track
This offers up to 30 ACE ASWB
ACE ASWB Credit Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, UCSF Continuing Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 30.00 clinical continuing education credits.
**Please note: Social Workers must attend all sessions for credit. Partial credit is not allowed |
All CE Activities meet the requirements under California Assembly Bill 1195, continuing education and cultural and linguistic competency.
Disclosure
The planner of this program, Theresa Garnero, APRN, BC-ADM, MSN, CDCES, has stated she has no relationships to disclose. Each presenter has included a dedicated disclosure slide to inform learners of their presence or absence of relationships with ineligible companies, prior to the discussion of content.
All individuals in a position to control content have disclosed financial relationship with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used on or by patients.
This UCSF CME activity was planned and developed to uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.
Supplemental Material:
Cultural and Linguistic Competency Resources
CLC Info and Resources
UC Online Privacy Policy
http://meded.ucsf.edu/cme/privacy-policy
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To inquire about course certifications for credit, please contact the UCSF Office of Continuing Medical Education using the information below.
UCSF School of Medicine
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Box 0742
490 Illinois St., Floor 7
San Francisco, CA 94143
info@ocme.ucsf.edu
Phone: 415.476.4251 • Fax: 415.476.0318
