CME

Accreditation

Physicians

South Texas Health System McAllen is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

South Texas Health System McAllen designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ and 1 credit on medical ethics and/or social responsibility. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurses

South Texas Health System is approved as a provider of nursing professional development by the Louisiana State Nurses Association-Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurse Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002141. This activity is approved for 8.5 CNE.

EMS

South Texas Health System is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and may provide EMS Continuing Education under the Texas Administrative Code Rule §157.38(e)(2)(b). ACCME No. 4006190 LSNA No. 4002141. This activity is approved for 8.5 EMS CE.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

As a provider accredited by the Texas Medical Association, South Texas Health System McAllen Office of Continuing Medical Education must ensure balance, independence, and objectivity in all CME activities to promote improvements in healthcare & not proprietary interests of a commercial interest. The provider controls all decisions related to identification of CME needs, determination of educational objectives, selection and presentation of content, selection of all persons and organizations that will be able to control the content, selection of educational methods & evaluation of the activity. Course directors, planning committee members, presenters, authors, moderators, panel members and others in a position to control the content of this activity are required to disclose relevant financial relationships with commercial interests related to the subject matter of this educational activity. Learners can assess the potential for commercial bias in information when complete disclosure, resolution of conflicts of interest, and acknowledgment of commercial support are provided prior to the activity. Informed learners are the final safeguards in assuring that a CME activity is independent from commercial support. We believe this mechanism contributes to the transparency & accountability of CME.