Accreditation statements

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.

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