General Information

In-Person Location

InterContinental Hotel
9801 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106

Hotel Accommodations

A limited block of rooms has been reserved at the InterContinental Hotel, Cleveland for a special rate of $209 single/double (plus tax). To obtain this special rate, make your reservation by Sunday, August 20, 2023. To make your reservation, contact the Hotel at (855) 765-8709 and identify yourself as being with the CME Event Obesity Summit or click on this link to obtain the rate.

Visiting Cleveland

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Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education 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

American Medical Association (AMA)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.0 ANCC contact hours.

American Academy of PAs (AAPA)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education 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 14.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Social Work (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive [number] [type] continuing education credits.

Ohio Psychological Association (OPA)
OPA-MCE Provider – Approved for 14.0 credits.

Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 14.0 hours. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion.

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Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 14.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

The Commission of Dietetic Registration
This activity has been designed to meet Joint Accreditations Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) activity requirements. CDR will allow learners to claim continuing professional education units for any dietetics-related IPCE activity provided by a Jointly Accredited Provider. Completion of this IPCE activity awards 14.0 CPEUs (One IPCE credit=One CPEU).

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

Other Health Care Professionals

A certificate of attendance will be provided to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 14.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program for 17th Annual Obesity Summit.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) MOC

The following statement should be used when promoting activities registered for ABP:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 14.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

American Board of Surgery (ABS) MOC

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CMEof the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Faculty Disclosure

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.

Americans with Disabilities Act

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify us at least two weeks prior to the activity.

Health and Safety

As participants are responsible for their own health choices, the use of masks by all participants at this event is optional. Additionally, attendees are not required to verify vaccination status nor to provide a negative COVID-19 test for entry. Please note this is subject to change based on the most recent status of CDC, local and/or state guidelines.

Information

For further information about this activity, contact the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education.
Local: 216.448.8710
Toll Free: 800.238.6750