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Continuing Education

HIMSS07 is an excellent opportunity to earn continuing education credit toward annual licensure and certification for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, project managers, and HIMSS, AHIMA and ACHE members.

The education component of the 2007 Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition includes individual sessions, interactive workshops, roundtable discussions and electronic sessions. HIMSS will post continuing education credits by session closer to the conference.

CPHIMS

HIMSS is providing continuing education contact hours toward renewal of the CPHIMS credential. The number of contact hours approved and the tracking forms are available for download at the right of this screen. For more information on certification renewal, contact info@himss07.org.

Physicians (CME), Nurses (CNE) and Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

Continuing Medical Education for Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD). USUHS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

USUHS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education
This activity, for 25.25 contact hours, is provided by USUHS, which is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

American College of Healthcare Executives
USUHS is authorized to award 18.75 of pre-approved Category II (non-ACHE) continuing education credit for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program wishing to have the continuing education hours applied toward Category II credit should indicate their attendance when submitting application to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.

Evaluations and Certificates
Prior to leaving, you MUST submit your completed continuing education evaluation forms at the Continuing Educatino booth to receive a certificate. Certificates will be mailed approximately 4 – 6 weeks following the close of the educational activity.

If you mail in forms and request a certificate after you leave this educational activity, you will incur a fee.

Continuing Education for Pharmacists (CPE)

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ASHP will offer ACPE- approved credit hours for pharmacists attending the Pharmacy Informatics Symposium and those ten educational sessions (51, 67, 71, 81, 106, 134, 135, 139, 143, and 156) identified by the ACPE Program Numbers and the number of CE credit hours available.

Forms for credit will be available at each session.
ASHP will mail validated Statements of Continuing Pharmacy Education to attendees who completed a CE Request Form at the Conference. Statements will be mailed within four to six weeks after the conference.

Health Information Management Professionals

Lecture and panel sessions of this program have been approved for continuing education credits for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Professional Development Units for Project Managers

Attendees at project management sessions of this program may file for Category 4 PDUs to be used in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the Project Management Institute (PMI). Documentation Required: PMPs should maintain registration form, certificate or letter of attendance, and a brochure or course materials indicating the subject matter covered and the qualifications of the instructor or content expert.