Accreditation
Statement of Need
Anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and other anesthesia professionals must continually update their body of knowledge on the latest medical advances and cutting edge research. Our subscribers have clearly indicated that the information provided in AnesthesiaFile® facilitates learning. Participants have overwhelmingly indicated that the journal provides information that is relevant to their practice, helps keep them current in the field, and they would not have read if they did not subscribe to AnesthesiaFile®.
Target Audience
This publication has been developed for Anesthesiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, and other anesthesiology professionals.
Goal
To provide anesthesia professionals with an update of current and evolving information covering the entire spectrum of anesthesiology. Within each issue, we will provide readers with information related to such topics as anesthesia procedures, agents, and/or equipment.
Objectives
Each issue of AnesthesiaFile® contains 30 educationally sound, original learning objectives. Refer to each issue.
Certificate Criteria
Participants must answer 80% of the questions correctly in order to receive credit. NOTE: In accordance with AANA policy, CRNAs who score less than 80% on a self-assessment will NOT be allowed to retest to obtain CE credit. If not using the online option to submit your exam, record the answers on the answer/evaluation page provided and mail or fax (210-641-8329) the page to Dannemiller for grading and CME/CE credit recording.
Designation of Credit
Dannemiller is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physicians
Dannemiller designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Certified Nurse Anesthetists
AnesthesiaFile® is approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 36 CE credits per volume.
- Volume 29, AANA Code Number: 1025949, is approved for 36 credits and will expire for credit on 12/31/2013.
- Volume 28, AANA Code Number: 33489, is approved for 36 credits and will expire for credit on 12/31/2012.
Nurses
Dannemiller is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 4229 for 3.6 contact hours per issue. RNs outside California must verify with their licensing agency for approval of this course.
Disclosure
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Dannemiller requires that any person who is in a position to control any content of a CME activity must disclose all financial relationships they have with any commercial interest. The Editor-in-Chief, James B. Eisenkraft, M.D., the Associate Editor, Sandra Ouellette, CRNA, M.Ed., and the Editor, Francine Clark Jones, report that they have no financial relationships with any commercial interest. Dannemiller staff and all others involved in the development of this activity report no financial relationships with any commercial interests. Disclosure information for individual abstractors is provided with each abstract.
Method of Participation
Each monthly issue contains 30 abstracts of articles from a wide array of major medical journals. It is estimated that it will take 3 hours to accomplish this month’s CME/CE material. Participants should read the objectives and other introductory CME information, and read each abstract carefully. Next, participants should complete the self-assessment and evaluation attached to the publication or navigate to www.anesthesiafile.com and log in with their unique user ID to complete each. Upon meeting certificate criteria, the certificate can be printed immediately. An individual transcript will be kept and the participant will be able to print another copy of his/her certificate as needed. Self-assessment answer key will be provided upon request post-publication.