Accreditation Information

The main SAWC Fall conference offers a maximum of 12.5 hours of CME/CE credits.

A maximum of 3 additional CME/CE credit hours are offered through Industry-Supported Symposium (ISS) and a maximum of 8 additional CME/CE credit hours are offered through Preconferences. These events are not part of the official SAWC meeting programming and provide separate continuing education credits, which are outlined under each credit type below.

This conference is designed for physicians, nursing professionals, physical therapists, researchers, scientists, podiatrists, and dietitians across all practice settings involved in wound healing or wound care issues. SAWC Fall provides attendees who study and treat wounds with state-of-the-art reviews of clinical problems and research information.

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

• Employ an interdisciplinary approach to wound prevention and treatment
• Explore cases of difficult-to-heal, complex, chronic, and atypical wounds in which current, emerging, and innovative wound healing therapies were used 
• Review current, evidence-based guidelines for treatment and management of pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers, peripheral arterial, and venous disease, including surgical and non-surgical options
• Identify changes in the healthcare system and reimbursement that will impact wound care providers across the continuum of care

This educational conference will occur from November 2–5, 2023 at the Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, NV.

To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must attend the full activity and submit a completed evaluation form. Participants who complete the evaluation online within 60 days of the live meeting will receive immediate documentation of credit.

In support of improving patient care, HMP Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

PHYSICIANS

HMP Education designates the live activity SAWC General Session (general sessions, concurrent sessions, and Postconference) for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

HMP Education designates each live activity, Industry-Supported Symposium, for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

HMP Education designates each live activity, SAWC Preconference, for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

HMP Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria.

SAWC General Session (general sessions, concurrent sessions, and Postconference) is designated for 12.5 AAPA Category 1 credits.

Each Industry-Supported Symposium is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 credit.

Each SAWC Preconference is designated for 4 AAPA Category 1 credits.

PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

NURSING

The continuing nursing education live activity, SAWC General Session (general sessions, concurrent sessions, and Postconference), awards 12.5 contact hours.

Each Industry-Supported Symposium is designated for 1 contact hour.

Each continuing nursing education live activity, SAWC Preconference, awards 4 contact hours.

NURSE PRACTITIONER

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

PODIATRISTS

HMP Education is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. HMP Education has approved this live activity for a maximum of 12.5 continuing education contact hours.

HMP Education has approved each Industry-Supported Symposium activity for a maximum of 1 continuing education contact hour.

HMP Education has approved each live activity, SAWC Preconference, for a maximum of 4 continuing education contact hours.

DIETITIANS

Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (1 IPCE credit = 1 CPEU).

If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60-minute hour = 1 CPEU).

RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Performance Indicator selection is at the learner’s discretion. 

PHYSICAL THERAPISTS

HMP Education will be applying for pre-approval accreditation in several states. Please see a listing of approved states below as it applies to this activity. If you practice in any other state, please consult its PT Board.

The following companies have provided an educational grant in support of this activity:

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

HMP Education complies with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please call 770.751.7332/609.371.1137.

HMP Education protects the privacy of personal and other information regarding participants, educational partners, and joint sponsors. HMP Education and our joint providers will not release personally identifiable information to a third party without the individual’s consent, except such information as is required for reporting purposes to the appropriate accrediting agency.

HMP Education maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your nonpublic personal information.

Copyright © 2023 by HMP Education. All rights reserved. No part of this accredited continuing education activity may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without first obtaining permission from HMP Education.

Any participant wanting to file a grievance with respect to any aspect of a continuing education activity accredited by HMP Education may contact Samantha Joy, Senior Manager, Accreditation and Compliance, by phone at 609.371.1137, by email at accreditation@hmpglobal.com, or in writing at 104 Windsor Center Drive, East Windsor, NJ 08520. Mrs. Joy will review the grievance and respond within 30 days of receiving the complaint.

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Last updated May 16, 2023.