Palliative Care Education and Practice (PCEP)

Competencies and credits

Competencies

This course is designed to meet the following competencies:

American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)/Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) competencies:

  • Medical Knowledge
  • Patient Care and Procedural Skills

Institute of Medicine (IOM) competencies:

  • Provide Patient-Centered Care
  • Employ Evidence-Based Practice
  • Apply Quality Improvement

Accreditation

Physicians

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of Fall 31.25 and Spring 32.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC

MOC Medical Knowledge Points with the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
American Board of Pediatrics (ABPeds) Part 2 Points

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to Fall 31.25 and Spring 32.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn Fall 31.25 and Spring 32.50 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Risk Management 

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine:

Fall

1.75 credit(s) of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training 

19.75 credit(s) of End-of-Life Care Education 

Spring

2.25 credit(s) of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training 

22.50 credit(s) of End-of-Life Care Education