Continuing Education Certification

Eligible conference participants will be able to receive Continuing Medical Education (CME) units issued by Harvard Medical School Continuing Education Department for successfully completing this program. Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This program has been accredited for 26.5 hours of AMA Category 1 credit.

Chefs and other foodservice professionals will receive 1.6 Continuing Education Units (CEU's) issued by The Culinary Institute of America for successfully completing the program. For Registered Dietitians, this program has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 23 CPEUs. The Boston University School of Social Work has certified up to 18.25 hours of continuing education credit for licensed social workers.

The California Nursing Association (CNA) accepts AMA Category 1 credits in fulfillment of its continuing education certification program. Nurses are supplied a receipt at the time of registration which should be submitted to CNA with their appropriate forms. Other state’s nursing associations may have a reciprocal arrangement with the American Medical Association for continuing education credit. Please check with your own state association for more information.

This information is current as of March 1, 2008.

Complete details and contact information for all continuing education credits can be found here.