COURSE DIRECTOR
Alexander Niven, MD

DESCRIPTION
This weekly conference series is designed to improve the practice of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, covering a broad range of topics relevant to these subspecialties and their delivery in a case-based format.  The target audience for this activity is the interprofessional care team, including physicians of these disciplines, thoracic radiologists, pulmonary pathologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, respiratory therapists, and certified pulmonary function and sleep technicians. 

In-Person and Live-Streamed; Weekly on Wednesdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Allied Health Professionals, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Resident Fellows, Students, Respiratory Therapists, Pulmonary Function and Sleep Technicians. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Demonstrate the use of emerging medical education concepts within the clinical learning environment.
• Debate common controversies in the practice of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
• Recognize the physiologic basis for modalities used in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 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 Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Maintenance of Certification - American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 medical knowledge 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.

*An attestation form is required for every RSS session. Forms should be filled out by the individual/s who monitored that specific session.
Participation information will be shared with ABIM through PARS.

ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

DISCLOSURE SUMMARY
As a provider accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities.  All who are in a position to control the content are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company.   Faculty will also identify any off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their content for FDA compliance.

Listed below are individuals with control of the content of this program who have disclosed...