AMA: This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

BRN: Nurses may claim credit for activities approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ in most states, for up to 50% of the nursing requirement for recertification.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. Cultural competency is defined as a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables health care professionals or organizations to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities. Linguistic competency is defined as the ability of a physician or surgeon to provide patients who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct communication in the patient’s primary language. Cultural and linguistic competency was incorporated into the planning of this activity. Additional resources can be found on the UCSD CME website.

Faculty Disclosure
The University of California, San Diego Continuing Medical Education (UCSD CME) requires that the content of CME activities and related materials provide balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. Planning must be free of the influence or control of a commercial entity, and promote improvements or quality in healthcare. Faculty participating in UCSD sponsored CME programs are expected to disclose to the activity participants any conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter in their role as planners or presenters. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the course content. UCSD CME has the following mechanisms in place to resolve conflicts of interest 1) altering the financial relationship with the commercial interest, 2) altering the individual’s control over CME content about the products or services of the commercial interest, and/or 3) validating the activity content through independent peer review. UCSD CME will resolve all conflicts of interest prior to an educational activity being delivered to learners. Participants will be asked to evaluate whether the speaker’s outside interests reflect a possible bias in the planning or presentation of the activity. This information is used to plan future activities.