CME and Disclosure

  • Accreditation and Designation Information

    ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

    The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    DESIGNATION STATEMENT

    The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Non-physician healthcare professionals may claim a certificate of attendance for professional development or seek transferable CE credit, if permitted by their specific licensing or credentialing board.

  • Declaration / Disclosure Information

    GENERAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

    It is the policy of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all educational activities. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. Full disclosure will be included during the conference presentation and the UCI School of Medicine CME website.

    The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine adheres to ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education regarding industry support of continuing medical education activities. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

    ADA STATEMENT

    In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we will make every reasonable effort to accommodate your needs. For any special requests, please call (714) 456-6871.

    CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 1195 AND 241

    This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 and 241, which require CME activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency & implicit bias. It is the intent of AB 1195 and AB 241 to encourage physicians and surgeons, CME providers in the State of California, and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to meet the cultural and linguistic concerns of a diverse patient population and reduce health disparities through appropriate professional development. Please see the CME website, www.meded.uci.edu/cme, for AB 1195 and AB 241 resources.

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

    The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine thanks the following companies for providing a grant to financially support this educational activity.

    Gilead Sciences


    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EXHIBITORS

    The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine thanks the following companies for exhibiting at this conference.

    Gilead Sciences

Speaker Disclosure

University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

The following speakers have disclosed the following relationship with an ineligible company:

Speaker NameRole in ActivityName of Ineligible CompanyNature of Relevant RelationshipConflict Resolution Method
Rebecca Abelman, MDSpeakerMerckGrants/Research SupportThis presentation has been reviewed by the conference Clinical Director, who reports the stated disclosures have had no affect on the content of this presentation.
Shibani Mukerji, MD, PhDSpeakerAmgen
Gilead Sciences

Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual fundsThis presentation has been reviewed by the conference Clinical Director, who reports the stated disclosures have had no affect on the content of this presentation.

The following speakers and planners have indicated they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose:

Brett Feldman, PA-C; Geeta Gupta, MD; Kelly Johnson, MD, MPH; Christopher Ried, MD; David Spach, MD; Christian Takayama, MD