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what is category 2 credits? IL license - radhe
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did anybody contact their PC abt this?
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The American Medical Association (AMA) defines category II as all educational activities not designated category I that:

comply with the AMA definition of CME
comply with AMA ethical opinions on Gifts to Physicians from Industry and on Ethical Issues in CME
provide a worthwhile learning experience related to a physician's practice
Physician-designated category II
Learning experiences that are not designated category I and are not included in the reading requirement can be claimed for category II hours, including:

articles physicians publish in peer-reviewed journals
poster presentations and teaching at conferences approved for category I credit
specialty board certification and recertification
medically related degrees
participation in an ACGME-accredited program
use of non-designated enduring materials
consultation with peers and experts
medical research and study online
In determining the number of category II hours to be reported, physicians can use patient charts and personal notations as helpful reminders. For instance, a physician could recall that in the course of a week, he/she has learned from six consultations with experts, averaging 10 minutes each, for a total of about one hour. Or a physician could estimate that in the course of a month, he/she has learned from four discussions with colleagues, averaging 15 minutes each, for a total of about one hour.

Learning required to teach physicians, residents, medical students, and other health professionals can also be claimed for category II hours.

Up to 10 hours may be claimed for publication of a medical or medically related article (or chapter in a book), or for learning that occurs in preparing an exhibit for an organized medical meeting. Small-group discussions on a selected journal article, which can bridge the gap between information and understanding and application to practice, may also be claimed as category II.

Self-assessment activities
Another excellent source of category II education is a physician's systematic reflection on his/her patient care. This systematic reflection can be developed with a series of written questions that can serve as the basis for individual self-study activities. Such activities can be reported for up to 10 category II hours.

CME: Category 1 and Category 2 Information
Candidates for recertification must demonstrate their involvement in continuing medical education
by documenting 90 urology-focused credits, 30 hours of which must be Category 1, within the
three-year period prior to the CME deadline of their recertification process. In an attempt to assist
applicants for recertification gather and organize this information and document their hours the
Board office has provided the information below.
Category 1
Category 1 CME may take a number of forms, though the most relevant for practicing surgeons
are live or attendance-based activities and enduring materials. Live or attendance-based
activities are CME activities that physicians must attend in order to receive credit. They may
range from national conferences (such as the AUA annual meeting) to local workshops,
seminars, grand rounds, or departmental scientific meetings. Enduring materials are printed,
recorded, audio, video, and electronic activities that may be used over time at various locations,
and that in themselves constitute a planned CME activity. The SASP program is an excellent
example of such an activity. Upon completion of a Category 1 CME activity, the participant can
expect to receive notification of credit earned and documentation from the sponsoring
organization.
Category 2
Category 2 CME has been defined as all educational activities not designated Category 1 that
have improved the care that a physician provides for his or her patients. This definition includes a
surprising number of activities that surgeons engage in on an every day basis. Some of these
activities include:
¢ Consultation with peers and medical experts,
¢ Developing and reviewing quality assessment data (Morbidity and Mortality),
¢ Use of electronic databases in patient care
¢ Use of enduring materials (reading medical books, periodicals, and web sites),
¢ Small group discussions,
¢ Self-assessment activities,
¢ Journal club activities not designated Category 1,
¢ Teaching health professionals (medical students, residents, physicians, nurses, and allied
health),
¢ Medical writing (abstracts, journal articles, book chapters),
¢ Teleconferences,
¢ Preceptorships, and
¢ Lectures, seminars, and workshops not designated Category 1 (poster viewing at the AUA
Annual Meeting or other society meeting).
Many times participation in these activities cannot be documented. Therefore, an important
difference between Category 1 and Category 2 CME is that Category 2 CME is not awarded by an ACCME accredited sponsoring institution. Instead, it is self-reported and self-designated bythe individual physician. Sponsors are not required to and usually do not record and maintainparticipation/attendance information for Category 2 CME.


































































































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#3
thnks mrmonk.
I too read abt it. Can u provide LORS of observership/ externship for the same?
how do u calculate or provide evidences for the same?

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