Continuing Education (CE) Information

Program Objectives

The SNMMI 2017 Annual Meeting—the premier educational, scientific, research, and networking event in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging—provides physicians, technologists, pharmacists, laboratory professionals, and scientists with an in-depth view of the latest technologies and research in the field. 

Upon completion of this meeting, participants should be able to:

• Examine future directions in nuclear medicine, molecular imaging and therapy from research and clinical perspectives
• Choose appropriate radiopharmaceuticals and imaging methods for appropriate patient care
• Learn the latest technologies related to imaging
• Examine important regulatory information, procedures, and guidelines for imaging
• Apply basic CT and MRI principles to the interpretation of images

Physician: Continuing Medical Education

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians. 

The SNMMI designates this live activity for a maximum of 33.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. To receive CE credit, participants must complete the online evaluation available after the program.  

This program has received commercial support in the form of an unrestricted educational grant from Jubilant DraxImage Inc.

ABNM Self-Assessment Module (SAM) Credits

In addition to CME credits, physician attendees will have the opportunity to earn SAM credits. Physicians must attend the entire session and complete the post-activity online assessment to earn SAM credits. Final list of approved sessions will be available at the Education Desk.

Mentored CT Case Review Documentation

As well as obtaining CE credits, attendees will be offered documentation that shows they participated in mentored cases for the number of cases actually completed during the workshop.

Nuclear Medicine Technologists: VOICE Category A and A+ Credits

SNMMI-TS, through its Verification of Involvement in Continuing Education (VOICE) program, has approved the SNMMI 2017 Annual Meeting for a maximum of 33.0 continuing education hours (CEHs). VOICE-approved credit is recognized by most licensure states and by the NMTCB and ARRT (as Category A or A+ credit). 

To receive CE credit, participants must complete the online evaluation available after the program.
Participants will receive CE credit for lectures at which they were present a minimum of 80% of the presentation-Partial credit is not awarded for partial attendance. A listing of the California Scopes and A+ sessions will be available at the Education Booth.

Nuclear Physicists and Scientists:  

The SNMMI 2017 Annual Meeting has applied to CAMPEP (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc.) for approval of 33.00 MPCEC hours. Please visit the Education Desk for final program update information. To receive CE credit, participants must complete the online evaluation available after the program.  

Pharmacist: Continuing Pharmacy Education  

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 

Approved sessions are identified in the program book as CPE, with the amount of credit and Universal Activity Numbers (UAN) assigned to the activity. Session UAN start with 0210-0000-17-200-L04-P and end with 0210-0000-17-424-L04-P. Topic designations and descriptions are: L01=Disease State Management/Drug Therapy; L03=Law (related to pharmacy practice); L04=General Pharmacy Topics; L05=Patient Safety. Sessions within this activity have been designated as knowledge-based and application-based CPE for Pharmacists. Total available credit for pharmacists is 33 hours or 3.3 CEUs.

As per ACPE guidelines, attendance records will be uploaded to CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity. The Evaluation must be completed by July 14, 2017 in order to receive CE Credit.

CE CREDIT REPORTING PROCESS FOR THE 2017 ANNUAL MEETING

SNMMI uses an electronic CE credit reporting process. All attendees must scan the bar code on their badge when entering CE sessions to obtain CE credit. The scan tracks your participation in sessions.

For all sessions, if you exit more than 15 minutes before the end of a course/session, you are required to scan out. If you stay for the entire course/session, you are not required to scan out. You will receive CE credit for the time that you are in each course/session. (NOTE: Pharmacists and Technologists: partial credit cannot be granted for partial attendance).

EVALUATION

To receive your CE credit certificate, you must complete the online evaluation by visiting www.snmmi.org/evaluation by July 14, 2017. Participants will receive an email with the evaluation link and directions immediately after the meeting.