Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Practicing Clinicians Exchange 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.

ANCC Credit Designation

Nursing contact hours: 0.50, which includes 0.50 hours of pharmacology credit.

AAPA Credit Designation

Practicing Clinicians Exchange has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until February 14, 2022. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

PA course advisor: Daniel Thibodeau, MPH, PA-C, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia

IPCE Credit Designation
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.

The opinions or views expressed in this CE/CME activity do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of Practicing Clinicians Exchange or any educational supporter.

All faculty and planners participating in continuing education activities sponsored by Practicing Clinicians Exchange (PCE) are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. All relevant conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PCE policy. In addition, all faculty are required to openly disclose any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in this activity. The faculty and Planning Committee have been advised that this activity must be free from commercial bias and based upon all available scientifically rigorous data from research that conforms to accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

Dr Kingman: advisory board/consultant: Actelion/Janssen, Bayer; advisory board: United Therapeutics.

Ms Young has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

None of the members of the Planning Committee or PCE staff have any relevant relationships to disclose.

Participants wishing to earn CE/CME credit must:

1. Listen to the content in its entirety
2. Relate the content material to the learning objectives
3. Complete the post-test and evaluation form

Successful completion of the post-test is required to earn CE/CME credit. Successful completion is defined as a cumulative score of at least 67%.

The estimated time to complete this activity is 0.50 hours.

Release date: February 15, 2021
Expiration date: February 14, 2022

For Practicing Clinicians Exchange general information, contact pce@practicingclinicians.com.