To Claim Your CME, please click here. The deadline to claim CME credits is November 10, 2020.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the American Society of Echocardiography and the ASE Foundation. ASE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
ASE designates the live activity for a maximum of 44 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Attendees should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. There is no CME awarded for the poster sessions at this time.
If you attended a Science & Technology Theater, that CME is offered through the sponsor. To claim that CME you will need to go to that session in the virtual platform and click on “Details” for instructions on how to claim CME. Science& Technology Theater CME is NOT included in the 44 CMEs ASE is offering.
CME Evaluation Process
You will only be able to complete the CME evaluation one time to claim credits, so please wait to begin the process until you have viewed all presentations you are interested in. It is required to select the sessions, in addition to the channels you attended, when completing the evaluation. Total awarded credits are calculated in the evaluation based on the sessions you attended. Not sure of the sessions you attended? Click here to view the credit breakdown by session.
CME Credit Details
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 44 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the ASE’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn up to 10 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is ASE’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
The National Board of Echocardiography™ (NBE) requires 15 hours of echocardiography specific CME for both ReASCE® and RePTE® recertification. This activity contains 44 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ that can be used toward recertification requirements.
ARDMS and CCI recognize ASE’s certificates and have agreed to honor the credit hours toward their registry requirements for sonographers.
*Please note: ASE will automatically transfer credits to ABIM, ARDMS, ABA, ABP, and CCI in December, 2020. For credits needed for state boards, these will need to be transferred on your own once the CME evaluation has been completed.