The Northeast Pulmonary Teaching Conference

The American Lung Association of Central New York  

    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Lung Association of Central New York. The American College of Chest Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American College of
Chest Physicians takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

CME CREDITS
    The ACCP, as a sponsor of this program, designates this continuing medical education activity for up to 15.0 credit hours in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

DISCLAIMER
As a sponsor accredited by ACCME, the ACCP must insure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored and jointly sponsored educational activities. All faculty participating in this activity are expected to disclose to the activity audience any or no significant financial interest or other relationship (1)
with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider (s) of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation, and/or (2) with any commercial supporters of the activity. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker's interests or relationships may influence the presentation with regard to exposition or conclusion. Disclosure of any or no relationship will be made available during this educational activity.

This program was approved for Joint Sponsorship by The American College of Chest Physicians on January 6, 2004.

This continuing nursing education activity has been submitted to the New York State Nurses Association's Council on Continuing Education, which is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing education by the American Nurses Credential Center's Commission on Accreditation.

The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This program has been approved for 15 hours of continuing education credits. 

For more program information, contact Glenn Ivers at the American Lung Association of Central New York at 506 East Washington Street, Syracuse, NY 13202-1940   tel: 315-422-6142   
e-mail: Russ Acevedo, Program Chair and Webmaster
              Glenn Ivers, Committee Chair: glenn@nepulmonaryconf.com