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The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education www.utcomchatt.org/cme CME Credit Application & Activity Summary Purpose: Use this form to apply to have your educational activity certified for AMA PRA Category CreditsTM (Category credits towards the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award) This form is the mechanism we use to ensure your activity is planned, developed, implemented & evaluated in accordance with the Accreditation Criteria, Standards for Commercial Support, and Policies established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) for providing continuing medical education (CME) to physicians in a way that is evidence-based, scientifically balanced, and free from commercial influence The mission of the Offices of CME at the University of Tennessee Colleges of Medicine is to provide learning opportunities that improve the knowledge, competence, performance & patient outcomes of Tennessee physicians & other medical professionals in order to ultimately improve the health of Tennesseans and people in the surrounding regions (AC-1) Instructions: Touch base with us about your activity before completing this application Have your local Office of CME usher you through completing this application if it is your first time, to make the process easier Submit this application a few months prior to the activity to ensure proper planning & coordination Save this form to your computer and enter the requested information and responses Once completed print, sign & scan the signature page, and then email this application and the supporting attachments to your Office of CME Click any blue words in this application for more info about it Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/application or contact your nearest Office of CME for assistance in completing your application: Chattanooga Office of CME 960 East Third Street, Suite 104 Chattanooga, TN 37403 Tel: (423) 778-6884 Knoxville Office of CEPD Memphis Office of CME 1924 Alcoa Hwy, D-116 Knoxville, TN 37920 Tel: (865) 305-9190 920 Madison Avenue, suite 447 Memphis, TN 38163 Tel: (901) 448-5128 Accreditation: The University of Tennessee College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians ACTIVITY INFORMATION Activity Title: 2020       # Annual:       (for example, “4th“ for an annual conference or series you had held in previous years) Host Organization or Department:       Cannot be a commercial interest by definition (SCS-1.2) Date(s) & Time(s):       Activity Type: (check one) Live Course (?) Regularly-Scheduled Series (?) Hours of Continuing Medical Education per course/session:       Enduring Material (?) Number of Times Offered:       NOTE: If you want to certify this activity for CME credits other than AMA PRA Category CreditsTM or for MOC Points with the ABA, ABIM or ABP, please discuss this with the Office of CME Activity Location (facility or building):       City/State:       ACTIVITY ADMINISTRATORS Activity Medical Director (must be an MD or DO):       The physician who is responsible for ensuring that this activity is educational for the target audience and is administered in accordance with CME policies Address/City/State/Zip Code:       Phone:       Email:       Activity Coordinator:       The person who is responsible for coordinating the operations and logistics of this educational activity in accordance with the CME policies outlined herein Address/City/State/Zip Code:       Phone:       Revised 10/5/2019 Email:       CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ of 13 CONTENT REQUIREMENTS Per the ACCME: Continuing medical education consists of educational activities that serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession The content of CME is that body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted by the profession as within the basic medical sciences, the discipline of clinical medicine, and the provision of health care to the public Continuing Medical Education must be: 1) Designed Specifically for your Physicians – Your CME activity must address shortcomings in the current professional practice of your target audience (TN physicians) (AC-2) 2) Unbiased by Commercial Interests - The following aspects of your CME activity must be free from control of a commercial interest: (a) identification of the educational needs, (b) determination of educational objectives, (c) selection and presentation of content, (d) selection of all persons and organizations that will be in a position to control the content of the CME, (e) selection of the educational methods, and (f) evaluation of the activity (AC-7 & SCS-1.1) 3) Educational - The content and presentation must incorporate the educational needs of the target audience; be designed to change competence, performance & patient outcomes; be developed in the context of desirable physician attributes; and promote improvements or quality in healthcare (AC-2, 3, & 10) 4) Evidence-Based - All recommendations involving clinical medicine must be based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients All scientific research referred to, reported or used in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis (ACCME) 5) Free from Promotion - The content and presentation must promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest (AC-9 & 10) Attestation: I attest that all CME content will evidence-based, educational for our target audience, unbiased by commercial interests, and free from promotion Initials of Activity Medical Director:       Initials of Activity Coordinator:       CME FEES Fees for CME Services – Two types of fees are associated with all UTCOM CME activities hosting by organizations other than the UTCOM: a Course Certification fee (varies by activity type) and a Certificate of Attendance fee (a fixed fee for each certificate/transcript of attendance issued) There is also a Grant Administration fee for any grant or other commercial support applications that are required to come from the UTCOM Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/fees to review the Office of CME Fee Schedule Attestation: I have reviewed the Fee Schedule above and agree to the fees listed within it Initials of Activity Coordinator:       CME ACTIVITY CLOSEOUT & CERTIFICATES The Office of CME is required to report to the ACCME by March of the following year and reserves the right to withhold CME credit for an activity whose CME documentation has not been completed by then After this CME activity is over, a CME Activity Closeout form must be completed and provided to the Office of CME, and the Office of CME does not issue CME credit certificates until all documentation is complete for this Application and the Closeout form Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/closeout to download the CME Activity Closeout forms and for more information and resources in closing-out the CME documentation for your UTCOM-certified CME activity Attestation: I understand that all CME Application & Closeout documentation for this activity must be completed before the Office of CME will issue the CME credit certificates for it and that it must be completed by March of the following year Initials of Activity Medical Director:       Initials of Activity Coordinator:       CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ of 13 ACTIVITY OVERVIEW In or sentences, tell us about this activity: What is the broad purpose of this activity? What topics and specialties will be taught? (AC-22)       TARGET AUDIENCE What is the Target Audience for this activity? Continuing Medical Education activities must be designed and directed to serve the clinical and professional performance of practicing physicians Physicians specialty(ies):       Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Pharmacists Registered Nurses Other (specify):       How many learners you expect to educate through this activity?       The next sections are the Educational Design for this activity -EDUACATIONAL DESIGN PART I: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GAP Does the target audience need the education that this activity will provide? Yes No CME activities should be designed to address shortcomings or gaps in the professional practice of your specific target audience A Professional Practice Gap is the difference between the current professional medical practice and the ideal professional medical practice, and Professional Practice Gap statement identifies how the current practice is less than ideal or how it could be better in terms of its knowledge, competence, performance, and/or patient outcomes Finish This Sentence: Our target audience’s current professional practice is less than ideal or could be better in terms of       (AC-2) CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ of 13 EDUACATIONAL DESIGN PART II: EDUCATIONAL NEEDS Based on the Professional Practice Gap(s) you identified in your target audience (from section 3, page 3), you should now identify some education that will ‘fill’ or address the professional practice gap(s) you identified What education will help fill the professional practice gap(s) you identified? (AC-2) Educational Need(s): The target audience needs education relating to: 1) 2) 3) and so on What potential barriers will your target audience have in incorporating the new knowledge, competency, and performance that they learn from this activity into practice? (AC-18 & 19) No perceived barriers Lack of money/funding Lack of time Lack of administrative support/resources Insurance/reimbursement issues Patient compliance issues Lack of consensus on professional guidelines Lack of resources for additional guidance Other: Specify:       Will the education provided at this CME activity address any of these barriers? Yes No EDUACATIONAL DESIGN PART III: LEARNER OBJECTIVES Based on the Educational Needs you identified above for your target audience, you will now come up with the Learning Objectives for this educational activity Your learning objectives should be measureable, should address the educational needs that you identified for your target audience, and should state some specific, practice-based improvements or tasks that the learners should be able to as a result of this activity Use verbs such as identify, explain, describe, compare, differentiate, examine, formulate, propose, assess, measure, select, and choose The word ‘understand’ should not be used because true learning should result in change & action, so focus your learning objectives on the changed behavior What will participants be able to as a result of what they learn from this activity? What is this activity designed to change? (AC-2 & 3) Activity/Learning Objectives: After this activity, the learners should be able to: What question will the evaluation for this activity ask to measure how successful this activity was with this learning objective? 1)             2)             3)             4)             The number of objectives is not important as long as the educational needs identified are addressed in your learning objectives CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ of 13 ACTIVITY FORMAT, SOCIAL EVENTS & FEES Please identify the Educational Format(s) of this educational program (AC-5): Case-based Discussion Simulation Journal Club Lecture Skill-based Training Other (specify):       Enduring Material, specify format:       Small Group Discussion What social event(s) are planned in conjunction with this activity? None Reception Fundraiser Breakfast Lunch Dinner Entertainment (specify):       Other (specify):       NOTE: Social events or meals at CME activities may not compete with or take precedence over the educational event (SCS-3.11), and expenses for social events or meals planned in conjunction with CME activities may not be paid directly from a commercial interest (SCS-3.4); contact the Office of CME for instructions on how to fund such events Required Attachment #1: You must provide a detailed Meeting Agenda for this CME activity showing all sessions (CME and non-CME), breaks between sessions, and any related social events (e.g., reception, lunch, etc.) Your Meeting Agenda needs to include the start time, end time, topic/presentation title, and name(s) of the speaker(s) for each CME presentation Your agenda can be a brochure or other promotional material as long as it contains the required information Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/application to download our agenda spreadsheet template CME Activities with Multiple Meetings: If your CME activity has more than one meeting, you will also need to provide an Agenda for the Year that shows the dates, durations, topics & speakers for each meeting Changes to your Agenda(s): You are responsible for providing the Office of CME with an updated version your Meeting Agenda or your Agenda for the Year if any changes are made to them after this activity is approved for CME credit The Office of CME reserves the right to charge a fee of $25 for each revised agenda submitted for the time it takes to recalculate the CME count and cross reference the new agenda & speakers with your application and all supporting documents Attachment #6 (Required if hours or more of CME per meeting): If your activity has hours or more of CME at each meeting, you must use a Continuing Education Credit Declaration form to allow attendees to verify which sessions they attended Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/application to download our template of this form Will a registration fee be charged? No Yes, specify amount:       ENDURING MATERIALS Only complete this section if your activity is an Enduring Material All others skip to the next page  -CME Credit Designation for Enduring Materials: CME credit for an enduring material is designated/determined based on the average time it takes a small sample group of the target audience to complete the activity, and learners who complete the activity are awarded the designated number of credits rather than how long they actually spend on it (AMA PRA Booklet) As a result, we want to verify that the CME time is an appropriate amount for how long it takes to complete the activity List the people in your Target Audience Sample Group who completed the activity in order to help you determine the amount of CME credit you’re seeking: Names: (one person per row) Related Medical Degree: Time Spent on the CME content:                   Review Requirement: Enduring materials must be reviewed at least once every years to ensure the education stays current (AMA PRA Booklet) CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ of 13 DESIRABLE PHYSICIAN ATTRIBUTES The ACCME likes to see that CME activities are designed in the context of desirable physician attributes Below is a list of desirable physician attributes according to physician education authorities 10 Check all desirable physician attributes that relate to the content of this activity: ACGME/ABMS competencies Patient care and procedural skills Medical knowledge Practice-based learning & improvement Interpersonal & communication skills Professionalism System-based practice Institute of Medicine (IOM) competencies (AC-6) Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies Patient-centered care Interdisciplinary teamwork Evidence-based practice Quality improvement Utilizing informatics Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice Roles/Responsibilities Interprofessional Communication Teams and Teamwork ACTIVITY PLANNERS & SPEAKERS Enter the information requested below for all planners & speakers at this CME activity 11 List the names and roles/affiliations of all planners for this activity This includes the activity medical director(s), activity coordinator(s), planning committee member(s), and anyone else in a position of control over the planning, speaker selection, topic selection, content, agenda, implementation, evaluation, etc for this activity Activity Planner Names:       Role/Contributions for this Activity: Activity Medical Director Activity Coordinator 12 We need to know the names of *all speakers, presenters, moderators & anyone else with an educational role in the CME sessions If you have identified all CME Speakers for this activity, list their names below in alphabetical order (by last name) and put each name on its own row If you have not yet identified or finalized the CME Speakers for this activity, you can just say “See final Agenda” below and prior to closing-out this CME activity you’ll need to give us a list of your CME Speakers Presenter/Speaker Names:       *For Case Discussion & Journal Club CME Activities – For CME activities where medical cases or journals are discussed, only list the names of the primary case/journal presenter(s); not list the names of people who will only discuss the cases/journals presented CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ of 13 DISCLOSURE POLICY – PLANNERS & SPEAKERS In order to ensure transparency with the people in control of this activity all individuals in a position to control the planning, CME content, implementation, and/or evaluation of this activity are required to disclose relevant financial relationships (or the lack thereof) prior to the activity (SCS-2.1) This includes the activity medical director, activity coordinator, planners, coordinators, speakers, presenters, moderators, and anyone else in a position of control over this activity Individuals who refuse to disclose are not allowed to be in a position of control over this activity (SCS-2.2) The necessary financial disclosure information is gathered by having all planners & speakers for this activity complete our Commercial Independence form All planners should complete the Commercial Independence form for Planners, and all speakers/presenters/moderators should complete the Commercial Independence form for Speakers The Activity Medical Director and Activity Coordinator for this activity are responsible for gathering this information from all planners & speakers at least week prior to the activity Required Attachment #2: You must provide a completed Commercial Independence form for Planners (visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/application to download) for each planner for this activity and a Commercial Independence form for Speakers (visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/application to download) for everyone with a speaking role for the CME at this activity Attestation: I agree to have all planners & speakers for this activity complete the Commercial Independence form at least week prior to the activity Initials of Activity Medical Director:       Initials of Activity Coordinator:       The Disclosure Policy above dove-tails into the following Conflict of Interest Policy: CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY In order to ensure the objectivity, scientific rigor, and commercial independence of the people in control of this activity, any real or potential conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the activity (SCS-2.3) A conflict of interest exists for a CME activity when someone in a position of control over the activity has 1) a relevant financial relationship and 2) an opportunity to affect the content of CME in favor of a commercial interest Conflicts of interest are resolved when the Office of CME engages with that person to ensure their contributions to the activity are free from commercial bias To assist the Office of CME in resolving all conflicts of interest for this CME activity (if applicable), the Activity Medical Director and/or the Activity Coordinator must notify the Office of CME immediately whenever you receive a Commercial Independence form where a planner or speaker checked Yes to both Yes/No questions (on the bottom of page of the form) For Planners who checked Yes to both Yes/No questions, the Office of CME will need to review all aspects of this activity that they coordinated For Speakers who checked Yes to both Yes/No questions, the Office of CME will need to review their educational materials (slides, handouts, and any other literature shown/provided to learners), so you will need to ensure those speakers provide the Office of CME with a copy of all of their educational materials (slideshows, handouts, etc) at least week prior to the activity Any aspects of the planning, content, presentation, implementation, and/or evaluation planning for this activity that are not in compliance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, Standards for Commercial Support, and Policies as outlined in this Application will be removed or resolved by the Office of CME prior to the activity Attestation: I agree to notify the Office of CME at least week prior to the activity if/when I receive a Commercial Independence form where a planner or speaker checked Yes to both Yes/No questions Initials of Activity Medical Director:       Initials of Activity Coordinator:       CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ of 13 PROMOTION OF YOUR CME ACTIVITY Office of CME Promotion: The Office of CME will promote this CME activity on our CME Opportunities webpage, CME Calendar, and bi-weekly E-newsletter by default unless you ask us not to Check this box if you not want to Office of CME to promote this CME activity Free Marketing for Annual Conferences! Mail some printed brochures for your annual conference to the CME office (mailing addresses are on page of this Application) and we will gladly put them on the sign-in tables at our upcoming meetings to share with our own attendees How will this activity be marketed or promoted to prospective participants? DIGITAL PROMOTIONS: Brochure/Invitation E-newsletter Webpage PRINT PROMOTIONS: Email Online advertisement Other (specify):       Invitation Save-the-Date announcement Newsletter Print Advertisement Brochure/Flyer/Handout Poster or Signs Bulletin Board/office Memo Other (specify):       Required Attachment #3: You must provide a draft of all marketing materials – printed and digital – that will be used to promote this CME activity MARKETING MATERIALS Review of Promotional Materials: All promotional materials for this CME activity should be reviewed by the Office of CME prior to having them printed or produced to avoid having to re-print or re-create any if the CME details were not published correctly No Promotion of CME Credit Prior to Approval: Use of the AMA Credit statement and Accreditation statement and/or mention of the UT College of Medicine’s affiliation with this activity are prohibited until this activity has been approved for CME/AMA credits by the Office of CME Required Statements & Logo: All detailed promotional materials – printed and digital (includes webpages) – for your CME activity must contain the AMA Credit statement, Accreditation statement, and UT logo (ACCME & UTCOM) Exception: Save-theDate announcements that only contain general, preliminary information about the activity (such as the title, date, & location) and not reference CME or AMA credits are not required to include the two statements & logo, but marketing materials that mention CME/AMA credits or include more detailed information (i.e., the number of CME credits approved, the faculty, the learning objectives, or the University of Tennessee’s affiliation with this CME activity) need to include the statements & logo (ACCME) Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/logos to download the UT logo for inclusion in your Promotional materials Send an email to cme@erlanger.org to request to have the AMA Credit Statement, Accreditation Statement, and UT logo emailed to you for use in all Promotional materials and Program materials for this activity Attestation: I agree to let the Office of CME review the marketing materials prior to printing or distribution and to comply with the policies above regarding promotion of CME activities Initials of Activity Coordinator:       CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ of 13 DISCLOSURES TO LEARNERS In order to ensure transparency of this activity and its planners & speakers, the Activity Medical Director and Activity Coordinator are responsible for ensuring that the following disclosures are provided to the learners: 1) Learning Objectives – The Learning Objectives for this activity (from page of this form) should be provided to learners at this activity just because it is a good practice, and the most logical place to put them is on the handout that provides a welcome/overview of the activity such as our Disclosures to Learners Handout template 2) AMA Credit statement, Accreditation statement & UT logo – The AMA Credit Designation statement and Accreditation statement (ACCME) accompanied by the UT logo must be provided to the learners on a handout Our Disclosures to Learners Handout template is a great starting point for a handout to disclose this info if you don’t already have such a handout Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/logos to download the UT logo for inclusion in your Promotional materials Send an email to cme@erlanger.org to request to have the AMA Credit Statement and Accreditation statement emailed to you for use in the Promotional materials and Program materials for this activity 3) Disclosure of the Relevant Financial Relationships (or lack thereof) for all Planners & Speakers - Disclosure of the relevant financial relationships (or the lack thereof) of all planners & speakers must be provided to the learners prior to the beginning of the education (SCS-6.1, 6.2 & 6.5) on a handout; ideally the same handout that contains the welcome/overview, learning objectives, and AMA Credit & Accreditation statements Our Disclosures to Learners Handout template is a great starting point for a handout to disclose this information to the learners at your CME activity , and it explains how these disclosures need to be worded Disclosure of financial relationships should include: 1) the name of the commercial interests, 2) the nature of the relationships, and 3) the content areas/focuses of the financial relationships Disclosure must never include the logo, trade name, or product-group message of an ACCME-defined commercial interest (SCS-6.4) For more information on which planners & speakers have a relevant financial relationship, touch base with your Office of CME/CEPD or see the Conflict of Interest Policy (page of this application) 4) Disclosure of any Commercial Support received for this activity (if applicable) – If any commercial support is received for this activity, (i) the source (i.e., company name) and (ii) nature (e.g., financial vs in-kind) of it must be disclosed to learners in writing prior to the beginning of the educational activity (SCS-6.3 & 6.5) Disclosure of commercial support must never include a logo or the use of a trade name or product-group message of an ACCME-defined commercial interest (SCS-6.4) The most logical place to disclose commercial support is on the handout that contains the welcome/overview, learning objectives, AMA Credit & Accreditation statements, etc, and our Disclosures to Learners Handout template is a great starting point for a handout to disclose this information to your learners and explains how the statements should be worded 5) ENDURING MATERIALS ONLY: Access to bibliographic resources – Enduring material CME activities must provide a) access to appropriate bibliographic sources to allow for further study (AMA PRA Booklet) Course Dates – The b) review date, c) original release date, and d) termination date must also be included on the enduring material (ACCME) Attachment #4: You must provide a document (or multiple documents) that will be provided to the learners at this activity that will disclose the information above to the learners Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/application to download our Disclosures to Learners Handout template for a single handout that will provide all of these disclosures Attestation: I agree to ensure that these CME disclosures are provided to the learners and to comply with the Disclosures to Learners policy above Initials of Activity Medical Director:       Initials of Activity Coordinator:       CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ of 13 DESIRED ACTIVITY IMPACT What areas of professional practice is this activity designed to change within your target audience? (check all that apply) (AC-3) Knowledge Competence Performance Patient Outcomes ACTIVITY EVALUATION You are required to evaluate this educational activity (AC-11, 12 & 13) What changes in your learners will the evaluations measure for this activity? (check all that apply) Changes to: Knowledge Competence Performance Patient Outcomes Evaluations are used as tools to determine if the desired educational results were achieved for learners Only one evaluation method is required, and the Post-Activity evaluation is the most common and simpler than some of the other methods In choosing the evaluation method for this activity, consider the goal of the activity, the method of education, applicability of the evaluation tool, and your available resources Vehicles for evaluating your activity include handouts, online surveys, and an audience response system Please indicate the Evaluation method(s) that will be used to evaluate this activity: Evaluation Method(s): Description & Rationale: Post-Activity Evaluation (most common) Administered immediately after the education to measure post-activity ability Can be printed handouts, online surveys, or via an audience response system Online surveys are great because many can automatically generate a summary report of the evaluations for you at no extra cost Pre-Test and Exit-Test Quizzes or case vignettes are completed by the learners prior to the activity and again immediately after, and the results of each are compared to measure what was learned Post-Test Administered after the activity (ideally months after) to measure content retention Other (specify):             Required Attachment #5: You will be required to evaluate this educational activity, and a draft of the evaluation tool(s) selected above must be provided to the Office of CME Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/application to download our PostActivity Evaluation templates Question about Commercial Bias: Your evaluation should ask learners if they perceived commercial bias in the activity, and should give attendees an opportunity to describe any commercial bias they perceived For example, “Did you perceive commercial bias in this [presentation OR activity]? (circle one) NO YES, please explain: ” Evaluations for Regularly-Scheduled Series (RSS): Generic Evaluation: A Generic Evaluation form should be available to the attendees at every meeting in case they want to provide feedback Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/application to download our Generic Evaluation form template Administering Evaluations: Evaluations must be administered at least twice a year for grand rounds and other RSS’s, and keep in mind that one evaluation can ask attendees about multiple meetings For example, if you want to administer evaluations quarterly for your RSS, your first evaluation could ask attendees to evaluate all January-March sessions, your second evaluation could ask them to evaluate all April-June sessions, and so on If certain meetings/sessions of your RSS are better-attended than others – for example a grand rounds brining in a renowned speaker – then consider administering your RSS evaluations during the meetings/sessions that have the most attendees, so that you get feedback from more attendees CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ 10 of 13 COMMERCIAL SUPPORT “Commercial support” is monetary or in-kind contributions from a commercial interest – an entity that produces, markets, re-sells, or distributes health care goods/services consumed by or used on patients – that is used to fund all or part of the costs of a CME activity • • Exceptions by Organization Type: Hospitals and other providers of clinical service directly to patients are not considered commercial interests by the ACCME’s definition, so contributions received from those organizations is just considered to be a donation (i.e., not commercial support) and CME is not concerned with those contributions (ACCME) Exceptions by Income Type: Commercial exhibits and advertisements are promotional activities and not continuing medical education, so monies paid by commercial interests for these promotional activities are not considered commercial support and CME is not concerned with them (ACCME) Do you plan to seek or receive commercial support for this CME activity? No Yes, specify companies:       If you receive Commercial support for this CME activity, you must: Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/commercial_support_policies to download the CME Commercial Support Policies handout that governs the receipt of commercial support (AC & 10) Attachment #7 (Required if commercial support is received): You must provide a letter of agreement (LOA) for each disbursement of commercial support received for this CME activity Download our commercial support LOA template (http://utcomchatt.org/docs/CME_LOA_for_Commercial_Support.doc) to use, or you can use a LOA from the commercial interest as long as it states the terms & conditions and purposes (description, use, etc) of the commercial support Attestation: I attest that if a representative of a commercial interest agrees to provide commercial support for this activity, we will: (a) notify the Office of CME immediately, (b) download the CME Commercial Support handout and comply with its policies, and (c) have a letter of agreement signed for each disbursement of commercial support Initials of Activity Medical Director:       Initials of Activity Coordinator:       PROMOTION DURING YOUR CME ACTIVITY The following policies govern promotion during a CME activity: • • • • • • (AC-9) Arrangements for commercial exhibits or advertisements may not influence planning, interfere with the presentation, or be a condition of the provision of commercial support for CME activities (SCS-4.1) Product-promotion materials and product-specific advertisements are prohibited in or during CME activities Specifically, promotional materials & advertisements may not be: 1) present in the educational space immediately before, during, and after the CME content at a live meeting, 2) interleafed within the CME pages for printed materials, 3) visible on-screen during the CME or interleafed between screens of CME content for computer-based, or 4) presented within the CME for audio & video recordings (SCS-4.2) ‘Commercial breaks’ are prohibited (SCS-4.2) Educational materials that are part of a CME activity such as handouts, abstracts & slides may not contain advertising, trade name, corporate logos, or product-group messages of an ACCME-defined commercial interest (SCS-4.3) Schedules, content descriptions, and other published information that is not directly related to the transfer of education to the learner may include advertisements and/or product-promotion messages (SCS-4.4) A commercial interest may not serve as the agent providing a CME activity to learners (e.g., arranging for electronic access to CME activities or distributing self-study CME activities) (SCS-4.5) Attestation: I agree to ensure the educational portion of this activity is free from promotion and to comply with the policies above Initials of Activity Medical Director:       Initials of Activity Coordinator:       CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ 11 of 13 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION CHECKLIST REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS: The following documents must be provided with this application Required in order to approve this activity for CME credit: Attachment #1: A Detailed Agenda for this activity (see page 5, yellow box) Attachment #2a: A Commercial Independence form for all Planners for this activity (see page 8, the Disclosure Policy section) Required at least week prior to the activity: Attachment #2b: A Commercial Independence form for all Speakers for this activity (see page 8, the Disclosure Policy section) Attachment #3: A copy of all Marketing Materials that will be used to promote this activity (see page 9, yellow box) Attachment #4: A handout containing the Disclosures to Learners for this activity (see page 10, yellow box) Attachment #5: A draft of the Evaluation for this activity (see page 11, yellow box) Other Attachments that are Required When Applicable: Attachment #6: A Continuing Education Credit Request form for activities with hours or more of CME per meeting (see page 5, yellow box) Attachment #7: A Letter of Agreement for Commercial Support if any is received (see page 11, yellow box) Visit www.utcomchatt.org/cme/application to download templates and other useful application resources OPTIONAL ATTACHMENTS: Educational Tools – Please include any patient education tools, patient feedback tools, pocket references for medical professionals, posters/signs for clinical reminders, or other supplemental tools that improve learning or health care, or please describe any other tools that your learners can use after the educational activity (AC-17):       Other (please describe):       ATTESTATION & SIGNATURES I understand that the UT College of Medicine is committed to providing continuing medical education programs that are evidence-based, objective, scientifically-supported, balanced, and free from commercial bias, and that the policies outlined in this application work toward that goal I attest that I have the authority to administer this activity on behalf of the Host Organization identified and that the information & documents provided in/with this application are complete & accurate to the best of my knowledge Furthermore, I agree to comply with all policies in this application Signature of Activity Medical Director: _ Signature of Activity Coordinator: _ Date: _ Date: _ OFFICE OF CME USE ONLY Office of CME Reviewer: _ Providership Type: Direct Joint Notes: _ Approved for: AMA PRA Category Credits TM x meetings (if live activity) _ CME Director CME Physician Advisor/ CME Associate Dean Date CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ Date 12 of 13 Office of Continuing Medical Education www.utcomchatt.org/cme A P P E N D I X To the CME Credit Application for AMA Category CreditsTM CME Activity Reminders Reminders for your CME activity once it has been approved for CME credit BEFORE THE ACTIVITY OR MEETING Required Form for Speakers: All Speakers must complete a Commercial Independence form for Speakers at least week prior to speaking  Notify the Office of CME immediately if one checks “Yes” to both Yes/No questions on the bottom of page Freedom from Commercial Influence: A commercial interest (or an agent of one) may not contribute to the planning, implementation, or evaluation of a CME activity The following aspects of your CME activity must be free from control of a commercial interest: (a) identification of the educational needs, (b) determination of educational objectives, (c) selection and presentation of content, (d) selection of all persons and organizations that will be in a position to control the content of the CME, (e) selection of the educational methods, and (f) evaluation of the activity Marketing: All meeting notifications and marketing materials must be approved by the Office of CME prior to distribution, and any that mention CME credit must contain the UT logo and the AMA Credit & Accreditation statements Commercial Support: If you receive commercial support for the activity, notify the Office of CME immediately and a letter of agreement must be signed by you, the commercial interest, and the Office of CME A commercial interest may not pay directly for any part of the meeting or for associated meals, social events, etc, but may pay for them indirectly; contact the Office of CME for more info DURING THE ACTIVITY OR MEETING Disclosures to Learners: Four (4) pieces of information (where applicable) must be disclosed to the learners at every meeting: 1) The learning objectives, 2) The AMA Credit statement and Accreditation statement, 3) The relevant financial relationships (or lack thereof) for all planners & speakers, and 4) the source & nature of any commercial support received for this activity (if applicable) Evaluations: Evaluations should be administered for every CME activity CME activities with multiple meetings: Evaluations should be administered at least twice a year for CME activities with multiple meetings (and the administered evaluations should ask attendees about every meeting), and a generic evaluation (not date- or speaker-specific) should be available at every meeting to allow attendees to provide feedback if they would like Freedom from Promotion: No promotion should take place in the educational space immediately before, during, or after the education All education and educational materials (slides, handouts, etc) must be evidence-based, free from promotion, and unbiased by commercial interests AFTER THE ACTIVITY OR MEETING Certificates of Attendance: You must close-out the CME documentation for your CME activity or meeting by completing the appropriate Closeout form before we will issue the certificates of attendance for it Summary or review of Evaluations: Review the evaluations received for this CME activity with the planners in order to measure the impact of your CME activity as well as to gain insight for future CME activities Closeout form: Begin completing your CME Closeout form and the supporting documents as soon as the activity or last meeting is over, so that we can issue the CME credit certificates as soon as possible Visit the CME Closeout webpage for more information about closing-out your meeting or activity Revised 10/5/2019 CME Credit Application for AMA Category Credits™ 13 of 13