Overcoming Barriers to Immune Therapy in Melanoma

This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. Cultural competency is defined as a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables health care professionals or organizations to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities. Linguistic competency is defined as the ability of a physician or surgeon to provide patients who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct communication in the patient's primary language. Cultural and linguistic competency was incorporated into the planning of this actiivty. Additional resources on cultural and linguistic competency and information about AB1195 can be found on the UCSD CME website.

Physicians: BioSymposia, Inc., is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

BioSymposia, Inc. was recently reviewed by the ACCME and found to be fully compliant in all areas, and in exemplary compliance – the highest designation – in needs assessment and program evaluation.

BioSymposia, Inc., designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.3 AMA PRA Category1 Credit^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: BioSymposia, Inc., is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission (ANCC) on Accreditation.

Successful completion of this program includes filling out an evaluation form. Statements of credit will be mailed to all participants within four weeks of the program date.

BioSymposia, Inc., is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 8210 for 7.5 contact hours for this activity.

The American Nurses Association’s accreditation refers to recognition of educational activities only and does not imply approval or endorsement of any product of any company displayed in any form during the presentation of educational activities.

Pharmacists: This program provides 6.30 contact hours of continuing education credit (0.630 CEUs) for pharmacists. Successful completion of this program includes filling out an evaluation form. CEUs are not provided for meals and breaks. Statements of credit will be mailed to all participants within four weeks of the program date.

BioSymposia, Inc., is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The program identification number is 340-000-06-008-L04.