ACP Receives Provisional ACCME Accreditation

Sept. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- [San Leandro, CA] September 2010 — The American College of Phlebology (ACP) has been surveyed by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and awarded provisional accreditation for two years as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians. The ACP can now designate educational activities for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Accredited CME is an essential component of continuing physician professional development in the eyes of U.S. organizations of medicine.  ACCME accreditation is a mark of quality continuing medical education activities that are planned, implemented and evaluated by ACCME accredited providers in accordance with ACCME’s Essential Areas and Elements and Accreditation Policies. ACCME accreditation assures the medical community and the public that such activities provide physicians with information that can assist them in maintaining or improving their practice of medicine, to help them bridge the gap between today’s care and what care should be.  In addition, accredited CME activities are free of commercial bias and based on valid content.

The ACCME rigorously evaluates the overall continuing medical education programs of institutions according to standards adopted by all seven sponsoring organizations of the ACCME. These are: the American Board of Medical Specialties; the American Hospital Association; the American Medical Association; the Association for Hospital Medical Education; the Association of American Medical Colleges; the Council of Medical Specialty Societies; and the Federation of State Medical Boards of the U.S., Inc.

For more information on the American College of Phlebology, visit www.phlebology.org.

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About ACP: The ACP, American College of Phlebology, is the premiere association for physicians and allied health professionals working in the field of phlebology.
The College not only acts as a forum for physicians and other health professionals to exchange medical knowledge, it also offers education and training, and seeks to improve the standards of medical practitioners and the quality of patient care.

ACP's Mission: To advance vein care

ACP Vision:To be our members’ indispensable resource for education, knowledge exchange, and practice management; a powerful advocate for excellence in vein care; and a leader in basic and clinical research in vein care.

The American College of Phlebology (ACP) is comprised of over 2000 phlebology professionals who are setting the pace and direction for the growth of the field of phlebology.