Family / Sports Medicine

Accreditation

This activity offers CE credit for:

1. Physicians (AMA)
2. Nurses (ANCC)
3. Physician Assistants (AAPA)
4. Other

All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance

Statement of Need

This CE activity will update clinicians on common sports medicine conditions seen in the family/primary care and internal medicine setting. This course will provide learners with strategies to accurately diagnose and treat of orthopedic injuries and medical illnesses. Topics will focus on athletic participation, principles of exercise as medicine and physical activity for patients.

This course Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity clinicians should be able to:

• Evaluate a patient’s readiness for change and develop a plan for risk reduction through the implementation of simple strategies.
• Develop strategies to evaluate patients with sports and activity related injuries and illness in order to determine appropriate treatment.
• Strategize how to help patients incorporate exercise into a healthy lifestyle in order to improve their overall well-being and reduce their risk for disease.

 Financial Support

There is no commercial support associated with this activity. 

Accreditation Statement:

 In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by CME Outfitters, LLC.  and CME Seminars. CME Outfitters, LLC 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.

Designation Statements:

CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this Live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is designated for 20 nurse contact hours.

Note to Nurse Practitioners: Nurse practitioners can apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). AANP will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM from Jointly Accredited Organizations. Nurse practitioners can also apply for credit through their state boards.

CME Outfitters has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 20 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Disclosure Declaration:

It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, and CME Seminars to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, and CME Seminars has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.

Faculty Disclosures

•  Stephan Esser, MD has nothing to disclose
•  Robert Martin, MD has nothing to disclose
•  Trent Harrison, DPT has nothing to disclose
• Kristina DeMatas, DO has nothing to disclose

Planning Committee Disclosures

• Richard Scott has nothing to disclose
• Kathryn Scott-Hlavac, FNP has nothing to disclose
• Scott J. Hershman, MD, FACEHP, CHCP has nothing to disclose (Planning Committee / Content Reviewer)
• Candice Gillett, MPH (Reviewer) has nothing to disclose
• Susan Yarborough, CHCP has nothing to disclose

Disclosures were obtained from the CME Outfitters, LLC staff: No disclosures to report.

*All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated

Target Audience

This course is intended for Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Physicians, NPs, PAs and other Health Care Professionals.