ACCREDITATION
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars designates these live activities for a maximum of 8-24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Anesthesiology: Activities offer 8-24 CME credits, of which up to 8-24 credits contribute to the patient safety CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology™ (MOCA®) program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website,
www.theABA.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.
Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity.
European Physicians: All programs offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and through an agreement between the American Medical Association (AMA) and the UEMS-EACCME®, these credits can be used by European physicians to earn ECMEC®s.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: All programs are designed to meet requirements for Class A CE credit. Once a program is approved by AANA, this will be indicated on that program's webpage.
Pharmacology credits listed on your program certificate are designated by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars / Northwest Seminars and thus are not reported to the AANA. However, you can use the certificate with these pharmacology hours for state licensure requirements.
Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 8-24 hours of Category I credit for completing our programs.
Registered Nurses: NWAS/NWS is an approved provider of the AR, DC, FL, GA, KS, KY, MI, MS, NH, NM, ND, SC, WV, and WY nursing boards. Provider number: 50-7480
The AANA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #10862.
CE Broker: We report CME and CEC directly to CE Broker for the licenses/states listed below. Please provide/verify license information in your online portal before completing your evaluation.
Nursing license: AR, DC, FL, GA, KS, KY, MI, MS, NH, NM, ND, SC, WV, and WY
Medical license: FL, GA, LA, MI, MS, NH, NM, OK, OH, SC, TN, TX, WI, and The Bahamas
Physician assistant license: FL, GA, and OK
Respiratory therapy license: AL, FL, GA, MS, NH, and OK
Emergency medical services license: TN
Pharmacist license: FL
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Boards: Our programs offer MOC points with the boards listed below. Please provide/verify license information in your online portal before completing your evaluation.
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
American Board of Pathology (ABPath)
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) (when applicable)
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS)
†Specialty credit hours (i.e. pharmacology, clinical management, patient safety, etc.) listed for programs are subject to change.
