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For Apheresis Professionals   |    Annual Meeting   |    Continuing Education Credit

Continuing Education Information

Accreditation and Credit Designation

TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, allied health professionals and medical students involved with donor and therapeutic apheresis. The specialties involved include, but are not exclusive of pathology, hematology, immunology, nephrology, pediatrics, and rheumatology.

STATEMENT OF NEED/PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The ASFA Annual Meeting is the only one of its kind that offers a focus on apheresis medicine in both the donor and patient settings. It is a key educational and networking event for physicians, scientists, and allied health professionals in the field of apheresis.

The ASFA 2012 Annual Meeting will be the Society’s 33rd conference. Each year, ASFA takes the feedback it receives from attendees to build a relevant program for the next year. The need for the ASFA 2012 Annual Meeting was determined through an analysis of the evaluation forms from the ASFA 2011 Annual Meeting as well as through ongoing feedback from the Society’s over 600 members. The results of these evaluations clearly illustrate that attendees find the program useful and necessary for their professional development. The Organizing Committee used these results, as well as new developments in research, technology, and clinical experience, to plan the program for the 2012 Annual Meeting.

ASFA expects to attract over 500 apheresis professionals to the 2012 Annual Meeting, including MD and/or PhD clinicians and scientists, as well as allied health professionals who are involved in the field of apheresis medicine.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

- Explain the principles of evidence based knowledge as they apply to therapeutic apheresis
- Describe the latest scientific, clinical, and technological advances in donor and therapeutic apheresis
- Describe the general practice of apheresis medicine and its role in the donor and patient setting

CME

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 the joint sponsorship of AABB and ASFA. AABB is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians (Provider number 0000381). AABB designates this educational activity for a maximum of number of Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Each physician should claim those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure
Current guidelines state that participants in CME activities should be made aware of any affiliation or financial interest that may affect a speaker’s presentation and/or discussion of off-label therapies. Each speaker was asked to complete a Faculty Disclosure form. Written faculty disclosures will be provided to participants in the syllabus. Please report any undisclosed information on your evaluation form.

Live Learning Center
After the Annual Meeting, you will receive an email from AABB regarding the CME/CE certificate for the ASFA 2012 Annual Meeting. The e-mail will include instructions on how to print your CME/CE certificates for the workshop. To access the Live Learning Center, visit www.aabb.org>Professional Development>Live Learning Center.

CEU
ASFA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 14122, as a provider of continuing nursing education programs. ASFA designates this event for a maximum number of contact hours.

An evaluation survey will be distributed to all conference delegates post conference which, upon completion, will allow you to receive your CEU or credits.

CMLE
This continuing medical laboratory education activity is recognized by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) as meeting the criteria for a maximum number of CMLE credits. ASCP CMLE credit hours are acceptable to meet the continuing education requirement for the ASCP Board of Registry Certification Maintenance Program.

An evaluation survey will be distributed to all conference delegates post conference which, upon completion, will allow you to receive your CEU or credits.