UpToDate is accredited by colleges, associations, and authorities from
around the world including the United States of America, Australia/New Zealand,
Canada, and Singapore. Please check back periodically as we hope to add additional
accreditations in the future. If your local authority is not listed below, please
contact UpToDate (editorial@uptodate.com) with more information.
United States of America
UpToDate is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA
UpToDate designates this Internet point-of-care activity for a
maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
There is no limit to the number of Internet Point of Care
cycles that physicians may complete using UpToDate.
AAFP
This Point of Care activity, UpToDate, has been reviewed and is
acceptable for up to 20.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American
Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins October 31, 2011.
Term of approval is for one year from this date. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
You may earn 20 Prescribed credits per year using UpToDate. Credit earned over that amount may be used toward AAFP Elective credit.
AANP
UpToDate is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner
continuing education by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners:
AANP Provider Number: 051212.
For each hour of participation with the program, NPs can claim
1.0 contact hour. UpToDate automatically tracks the time you
spend using the service.
AAP
This continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by
the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for a maximum of 50.00 AAP
credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award
available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of
Pediatrics.
AAPA
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational
activities certified for Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed
credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from
organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 0.5 hours of Category I
credit for completing each Internet Point of Care learning cycle.
ACEP
Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a
maximum of 30 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit.
ACOG
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has
assigned up to 0.50 cognate credit per Internet Point of Care learning
cycle.
There is no limit to the number of Internet Point of Care
learning cycles that physicians may complete using UpToDate.
AOA
UpToDate has been approved by the American Osteopathic
Association for unlimited AOA Category 2-B credit.
Australia/New Zealand
RACP
RACP Fellows who read UpToDate are eligible to claim 1 credit per
hour toward Category 6 requirements of the RACP MyCPD Program.
RANZCOG
Time spent reading UpToDate may be claimed on the basis of 1
point per hour in the Self-Education category of the RANZCOG CPD
Program.
Canada
CFPC
This program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family
Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for up to 0.5 CFPC
Mainpro®-M1 Credits per Internet Point of Care learning cycle.
You may earn up to 15 CFPC Mainpro®-M1 Credits per year for this
category of electronic CME/CPD activity.
RCPSC
Use of UpToDate may be recorded on the basis of .5 credits per activity in Section 2 (Scanning)
of the Royal College Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program.
Singapore
SMC
The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) recognizes UpToDate as a Category 3B distance
learning program provider. Doctors may submit CME credit claims for their participation
together with the certificate of participation from UpToDate toward Renewal of Practising Certificates.
Accreditation Statements
