Accreditation:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of HCA Healthcare Continental Division and HCA Gulf Coast Division. HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

CME: The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1TM. Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE: 6.0 CNE - HCA Gulf Coast Continuing Nursing Education is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Louisiana State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002077

EMS Continuing Education: Per the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, “EMS certificants may use CE approved by outside agencies recognized by the Office as having the authority to accredit CE”. This includes courses offered by approved providers with approval through the Louisiana State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Commercial Support:  

This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.* The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, an ACCME-defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidence-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence, all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME-defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.