Through your use of UpToDate, you can obtain CME/CE/CPD credit.
This topic describes the types of credit that are
available and explains how to obtain credit.
To view our accreditation statement and a list of the types of
credit available, click here.
Users can receive CME/CE/CPD credit as follows:
MDs/DOs — For using UpToDate, you earn
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ that you can apply toward your
licensing requirements.
AAFP members —
For using UpToDate, you receive AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™, which the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
has approved as AAFP Prescribed credit. You may earn 20 Prescribed
credits per year using UpToDate, and any credit earned over those 20
credits may be used toward AAFP Elective credit.
AAP members — For
using UpToDate, you receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™,
which the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has approved as AAP
credit. You may earn up to 50 AAP credits per year using UpToDate.
ACEP members —
For using UpToDate, you receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™,
which the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has approved
as ACEP Category I credit. You may earn up to 30 credits of ACEP
Category I credit over a three-year period.
ACOG members —
For using UpToDate, you receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™,
which the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
has approved as ACOG cognate credit.
Physician Assistants
— According to AMA policy, AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™ can be awarded only to physicians (MDs and DOs). For using
UpToDate, you receive a certificate of participation that you can use
to document your activity. The American Academy of Physician Assistants
(AAPA) accepts this documentation toward the AAPA Category I CME
requirement.
Physicians of
Osteopathic Medicine — For using UpToDate, you receive AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit™, which the American Osteopathic Association
(AOA) has approved as AOA Category 2-B credit.
CFPC Mainpro® participants — For
using UpToDate, you receive Mainpro®‑M1 Credit that you can
apply toward your program requirements. You may earn up to 15
Mainpro®‑M1 credits per year through electronic
push-technology programs such as UpToDate. For more information, please
visit the CPD section of the CFPC website (www.cfpc.ca).
UpToDate credits earned prior to June 1, 2010 are Mainpro®‑M2
eligible.
UpToDate credits earned on or after June 1, 2010 are
Mainpro®‑M1 eligible.
Nurse Practitioners
— For using UpToDate, you earn AANP contact hours. You can accrue
up to 10 minutes of credit per topic per visit, which will result in
0.167 contact hours (minimum certificate award must be at least 15
minutes of learning or 0.25 contact hours).
Time-based tracking (RACP, RANZCOG)—
For using UpToDate, you receive a log of time spent reviewing topics. This can be applied
toward your country-specific licensing requirements.
RCPSC Mainport® participants — For using UpToDate, you receive
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ including a detailed activity log. This activity can
be applied toward your program requirements for Section 2 (Scanning) of the
Royal College Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
Singapore Medical Council Members — For using UpToDate, you receive
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ including a detailed activity log and CME certificate.
This activity can be applied toward your Category 3B (accredited distance-learning programmes)
credit claims.
As you use UpToDate, the system automatically creates a monthly
log of your clinical questions and topics viewed. The log reflects the
current status of your credits or contact hours.
iPhone and desktop installs will accumulate credits,
but details of these credits are only available online.
To view or redeem your credits, you must log in to your UpToDate
account online via a desktop or laptop computer.
To access your CME/CE/CPD credit log, do one of the following:
Click CME or CE on the
toolbar (depending on your default setting).
Click the Access my available UpToDate CME/CE/CPD
credit link in My Account.
For AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ or CFPC
Mainpro®‑M1 Credit, you will see both completed and
potential credits. Completed credits reflect the searches for which you
have completed the three-step learning cycle.
Potential credits are those that can be fully accrued once you verify
the application to practice.
Physician Assistants and other non-MD/DO clinicians
Time-based tracking (RACP, RANZCOG)
Specifying your initial default setting
For online and desktop installs, your initial setting is CME.
To change your setting, go online and update your CME setting in the
CME section under My Account.
Changing your default setting
For online and desktop installs, go online to change your default CME/CE/CPD
setting:
Do one of the following:
Click CME or CE on the
toolbar (depending on your current default setting), then click View/Change
My Settings in the navigation menu at left.
Click My Account on the toolbar, then click
the Change my default CME/CE/CPD settings link.
Completing the learning cycle for AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™ or CFPC Mainpro®‑M1 Credit
To earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ or CFPC
Mainpro®‑M1 Credit, you must complete the three-step learning cycle.
For each month for which you want to earn credit, you must
complete the credit log by selecting options that describe the
application of your findings to practice. You may view and complete your
monthly credit logs at any time, either prior to or during the process
of submitting credits.
For CME credits — if you have not
already done so, you must complete the learning
cycle for each month for which you want to submit credits.
For CE contact hours and time-based tracking —
Proceed directly to Step 3.
Click the box in the Submit column for each month that you
want to submit.
Click Continue.
UpToDate prompts you to complete and submit a CME/CE/CPD
evaluation.
After you submit the evaluation, review your submission
request and click Submit.
UpToDate displays a confirmation page. If you want to
view your certificate immediately in PDF format, click the View/Print
Certificate link on the confirmation page.
Submitting UpToDate desktop computer credits
For desktop computer installs, all credits will be automatically updated to
your online account when you have an Internet connection.
Login to www.UpToDate.com to access and submit credits.
Viewing your past CME/CE/CPD submissions (online only)
To view your past CME/CE/CPD submissions, do one of the following:
Click CME or CE on the
toolbar (depending on your default setting), then click View
My Past Submissions in the navigation menu at left.
Click My Account on the toolbar, then click
the View my past CME/CE/CPD submissions link.
UpToDate displays a page that lists your past
submissions.
If you want to view or print your credit log or your certificate
for a particular submission, you can do so as follows:
To display your credit log for a particular submission, click
View/Print in the Log column for that submission. You
can use your browser's print facility to print a copy of the log.
To display your certificate for a particular submission, click
View/Print in the Certificate column for that
submission, then click Open in response to the prompt
that asks if you want to open or save the file. UpToDate
displays the certificate in a PDF file, which allows you to print the
certificate or attach the certificate to an e-mail.
For online credit certificates requested
after July 1, 2006 —
View your past submissions
to see a list of submissions in order of date processed, with the
associated logs and certificates. By clicking the View/Print
link for a certificate, you can view a PDF version of the certificate
and print a copy.
For online credit certificates requested
prior to July 1, 2006 —
View your past submissions
to see a list of submissions with the associated logs. Click the View/Print
link for the desired log, print a copy, and mail it to us with your
request for a duplicate certificate. Your request will be processed in
two to three weeks.
For desktop computer credit submissions —
Contact Customer Service for instructions on how to access your credit logs.
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