CME Credits

5th Annual Interventional Pulmonology and Advanced Diagnostics Conference
August 11-13, 2022, Nashville, TN 

Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicineand American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Target Audience
This activity is intended for Physicians engaged in the care of patients with Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology.

Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Address individual needs in compliance with their Continuous Professional Development (CPD) plan.
• Discuss developments in Interventional Pulmonary
• Describe an update about guided bronchoscopy
• Discuss the newly discovered management of bronchoscopic interventions for chronic obstructive airway disease
• Summarize an update about anesthesia for Interventional Pulmonology
• Discuss an update on management of complex parapneumonic effusions and empyema.

Faculty
Please view the faculty page here: https://aabip2022.com/speakers-moderators-program/

Program Agenda
Please view the agenda here: https://aabip2022.com/program-scheduler/

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the educational content of this CE activity:

Ashutosh Sachdeva
Funded Research from CSA Medical
David Ost
Consulting/Advisory Board from Johnson and Johnson
Casal Roberto
Funded Research – Johnson and Johnson
Kinsey, Matt
Consulting/Advisory – Johnson and Johnson; Nuvaira; Olympus America; Galvanize Therapeutics
Royalty – Quantitative Imaging Solutions
Criner, Gerard
Consultant: Pulmonx ; Olympus; Broncus; Eolo; Gala Therapeutics; Gala Therapeutics;
Volker, Ellen
Consultant: Intuitive Surgical
Dibardino, David
Funded Research – Johnson and Johnson; Savara; Siemens; Pulmonx
Consultant – Boston Scientific; Olympus
Kurman, Johnathan
Honoraria/Expenses/Consultant Advisory Board: Ambu; Auris; Biodesix; Boston Scientific; Cook; Erbe; Explorer Surgical; Intuitive; Level Ex; Lung Therapeutic; Medtronic; Novascan; Pinnacle Biologic; PrognomiQ; Pulmonx; Veracyte
Hogarth, Kyle
Funded Research/Stock – Ambu; Boston Scientific; Medtronic; Gala Therapeutics; Olympus; Pulmonx; Shire; Body Vision; Broncus; Eolo; Gravitas; Lanier
Ng, Calvin
Consultant/Funded Research: Medtronic; Galvanize Therapeutics; Johnson and Johnson

The PIM planners and others have nothing to disclose. The American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology planners have disclosed the following:
Ashutosh Sachdeva
Funded Research from CSA Medical
Volker, Ellen
Consultant: Intuitive Surgical

Request for Credit
1. Go to www.cmeuniversity.com
2. Login or Create a New Account (will take less than 1 minute)
a. If you receive a message when creating a new account that “the email you entered is already in use”, please click the Forgot my Username or Password link to have your Username and Password sent to you via email
b. After logging in, you may be asked to verify/update your information; after doing so, click Save at the bottom of the page
3. Type in 17303 at the top of the page, “Find Post-Test/Evaluation by Course”, and click enter
4. Click on the activity title when it appears
5. Choose the type of credit you desire
6. Complete the online assessment
7. Receive an immediate CME/CE Certificate to download and/or print for your files

For Pharmacists: Upon completion of the online evaluation, your credit will be submitted to CPE Monitor. Pharmacists have up to thirty (30) days to complete the evaluation and claim credit. Please check your NABP account within thirty (30) days to make sure the credit has posted.

If you have questions regarding the certification of this activity, please contact PIM via email at inquiries@pimed.com.

For Pharmacists: Upon receipt of the completed activity evaluation form, you will receive an email from CEcertificate@pimed.com within three weeks with a link and directions to submit your credit to the NABP CPE Monitor Service.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation
Physician Continuing Medical Education
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.