Accreditation

CME Credits: 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 providership of the University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine and the Injury Free Coalition for Kids at the Columbia Center for Injury Science and Prevention (CCISP), Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. The University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of Alabama School of Medicine is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.

CHES/MCHES Professional Development: Forging New Frontiers 2024 is sponsored by Injury Free Coalition for Kids, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 15.75 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 15.75. No continuing competency CECH were approved. This event’s NCHEC Provider Number is 1160428. This event’s Program Number is 37760.

National Child Passenger Safety Certification Continuing Education: This program has been approved by National Child Passenger Safety Certification, a program of Safe Kids Worldwide, to offer CPS technical continuing education units. Individual sessions that qualify for CPS CEUs are indicated on the agenda. CPS technicians will self-claim up to 3 credits for the conference and will have to maintain documentation of attendance for each claimed session. (A certificate will be provided through the online Injury Free evaluations system that will satisfy this requirement.) This event’s pre-approval number is 7981.