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ANNUAL MEETING MISSION
The main goals of the American Association
of Neurological Surgeons' Annual
Meeting are to serve as a primary source of
continuing medical education, tailored
specifically to our specialty; to advance
neuroscience research; and to promote a
climate conducive to excellence in clinical
practice. The Annual Meeting Committee
is dedicated to meeting these goals. The
AANS Annual Meeting is the principal
mechanism for the transfer of scientific,
technical, and intellectual information to
the neurosurgical community. Feedback
obtained from attendee evaluation forms is
one important factor in determining the
program content of this meeting. Special
recognition is extended to the individuals
of the 2008 Annual Meeting Committee
and the committees they represent for their
perseverance and commitment to making
the Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons
a success.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The AANS is accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical
Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians. The AANS
designates this educational activity for up
to a maximum of 46.25* AMA PRA
Category 1 CreditsT. Physicians should only
claim credit commensurate with the extent
of their participation in the activity.
* A maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1
CreditsT for general sessions only.
CME CREDIT FOR BREAKFAST SEMINARS
Attendees will receive a maximum of two
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for each
breakfast seminar they attend. Physicians
should only claim credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in
the activity.
CME CREDIT FOR PRACTICAL CLINICS
Attendees will receive a maximum of four
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsT for all
eligible half-day clinics and eight AMA
PRA Category 1 CreditsT for all eligible full
day clinics. Physicians should only claim
credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
CME CREDIT FOR POSTERS
Physicians may claim AMA PRA Category
1 CreditT directly from the AMA for
preparing a poster presentation, which is
also included in the published abstracts. To
obtain credit from the AMA for this,
physicians can either claim them on their
AMA PRA certificate application or apply
directly to the AMA for an AMA PRA
Category 1 CreditT certificate.
Physicians may claim AMA PRA Category
2 CreditT for viewing scientific posters.
Physicians should self-claim credit to the
AMA on their AMA PRA certificate
application form.
CLAIM CME CREDIT THE EASY WAY
Again this year, Annual Meeting attendees
will self-report CME credit for the
programs they attend by going online to
MyAANS.org from any computer with
internet service. Please have your My-
AANS.org user name [e-mail address] and
password handy during and after the
meeting for convenient completion and
submission. Self reported CME will not be
credited if the individual does not pick up
his/her registration packet.
Do not self-report CME credit for optional
ticketed events such as breakfast seminars
and practical clinics. By turning in your
tickets on site, credit will automatically be
added to your record in www.MyAANS.org.
Please contact the AANS if you are not in
attendance for the full breakfast seminar or
practical clinic so that your credit can be
adjusted accordingly.
DISCLOSURES
ACCME's Updated Standards for Commercial
Support require that anyone in a
position to control the content of the
education activity has disclosed all financial
relationships with any commercial interest.
Failure or refusal to disclose or the inability
to satisfactorily resolve the identified
conflict may result in the withdrawal of the
invitation to participate in any AANS
education activities. The ACCME defines
a "commercial interest" as any entity
producing marketing, re-selling, or
distributing healthcare goods or services
consumed by, or used on, patients.
Disclosures will be published in the Annual
Meeting Program Guide and Annual
Scientific Program CD, which will be
distributed to all registrants at the meeting.
Disclosures will also be published online
and CDs for AANS Session Captures
DISCLAIMER
The material presented at the 76th Annual
Meeting has been made available by AANS
for educational purposes only. The material
is not intended to represent the only, nor
necessarily the best, method or procedure
appropriate for the medical situations
discussed, but rather it is intended to
present an approach, view, statement, or
opinion of the faculty, which may be
helpful to others who face similar situations.
Neither the content (whether written
or oral) of any course, seminar or other
presentation in the program, nor the use of
a specific product in conjunction therewith,
nor the exhibition of any materials by
any parties coincident with the program
should be construed as indicating endorsement
or approval of the views presented,
the products used, or the material exhibited
by the AANS, or by its committees,
commissions or affiliates. The AANS
disclaims any and all liability for injury or
damages to any individual attending the
Annual Meeting, and for all claims which
may arise out of the use of the techniques
demonstrated therein by such individuals,
whether these claims shall be asserted by
physicians or any other person. There may
be, on occasion, changes in faculty and
program content.
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