CME Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Center for Emergency Medical Education and The Center for Medical Education, Inc.

The Center for Emergency Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Center for Emergency Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 26 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (for each 6-month period). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AOA automatically recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as AOA Category 2 credit.

Both PA and NP organizations recognize AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ as approved CME.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses, and other providers of emergency and acute care.

Learning Objectives

After completing this CME activity, SGEM participants will be able to:

• Analyze approximately one clinical study a week
• Describe and use a consistent method to determine the validity and applicability of clinical studies
• Appraise the applicability of clinical studies to their unique practice
• Discuss core aspects of clinical study design and meta-analysis
• Compare the authors’ results of a clinical study with what they perceive to be a more appropriate conclusion