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ABPN Educational Grants Allow Diplomates Access to CME Resources

May 19, 2022

AAN

Through an ABPN grant, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is now providing FREE access to last year’s AAN Fall Conference On Demand, and NeuroSAE 16^th Edition to AAN members and ABPN diplomates. They will also have free access to the AAN Patient Safety Education Program starting in mid-July.

• The AAN will provide to all AAN members and ABPN diplomates free access to the AAN 2021 Fall Conference On Demand through August 15, 2022. The curriculum for the Fall Conference provides quality education programming that will help them stay current and abreast of changes in the field.
• All AAN members and ABPN diplomates will have access to the NeuroSAE 16th Edition through December 31, 2022. The curriculum for NeuroSAE provides a high-quality self-assessment program that will assist them in recognizing their current knowledge base in order to identify specific topics for gaining further knowledge, as well as resources (e.g., references) to gain that additional knowledge.
• All AAN members and ABPN diplomates will have access to the AAN Patient Safety Education Program from July 15 until December 31, 2022. The AAN is in the process of updating this module with plans to launch the revised edition in July 2022, which is when free access will begin. The AAN Patient Safety Education Program will provide information on how to identify potential patient safety risks and apply the strategies and methods to mitigate these risks and improve patient safety in their practice.

ABPN diplomates who are not members of AAN, and who do not already have a six-digit AAN ID, will need to create a free non-member AAN account to access the AAN’s Online Learning Center. To get access to the free courses email onlinelearningcenter@aan.com to request an access code for each course. AAN members can log in and register for free without an access code.

For questions regarding any of the three products offered for free from the ABPN grant, please email onlinelearningcenter@aan.com.

APA

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the ABPN have collaborated again in 2022, through an unrestricted educational grant from the ABPN, to provide diplomates with complimentary programming to satisfy ABPN Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Self-Assessment CME activity requirements. The following activities are available:

• Later this month, APA will provide access to five select sessions from the APA Annual Meeting, including a Continuing Certification session presented by ABPN Directors Drs. Christopher Thomas and Robert Boland.
  • The APA also is offering access to Focus Live! Novel Neurotherapeutics and Focus Live! Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. Sessions will be accessible in the APA Learning Center at http://education.psychiatry.org.
• A webinar featuring Dr. Cynthia Turner’s interview with Dr. Ezra Griffith, author of Race and Excellence: My dialogue with Chester Pierce.
• The 2022 APA Annual Meeting Self-Assessment in Psychiatry is available through December 31, 2022.
• The following CME activities are also available to ABPN diplomates:
• • Diagnosis and Management of Catatonia+2:22
  • QTc Prolongation and Psychiatric Medications: A Basic Primer for Psychiatrists
  • Food for “Thought”: Mindful Nutrition and Mental Health
  • Friend, Frenemy, or Foe: The Role of Adolescent Social Media Use in Race Based Trauma
  • Brain Networks in Psychiatric Disorders
  • Climate Psychiatry: What Every Psychiatrist Should Know
  • Ketamine for Depression: Is the Hype Holding Up? Mechanisms and Evidence
  • Empowering Trainees to Engage in Scholarly Work and Leadership Role
  • ER Psychiatry 101: Standards, Solutions, and Safety
• The APA has 55 American Journal of Psychiatry articles available for CME credit, including 10 new articles in 2022.
  • Lifelong Learning: Continuing Certification Pilot Program Articles – 2019-2025 Articles

Please continue to check this page periodically for updates and links to additional options.

Professional society	Status	Link to more information
Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP)	ABPN diplomates will have member rate access to in-person and virtual annual meeting content.	Link to annual meeting  Link to meeting registration ABPN diplomates must use promo code DIPLOMATE2022 to receive member rate.
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)	ABPN diplomates who have registered for AAAP’s Annual Meeting will have complimentary access to the AAAP Self-Assessment Examination.	Link to flyer for more information Link to AAAP website Link to AAAP Self-Assessment Examination ABPN diplomates must use promo code ABPN22 to receive discount.
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL)	Information on 2022 educational grants coming soon.	Link to AAPL website
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)	CME Educational Webinar Series offered to ABPN diplomates	See the Online CME webpage for previous and upcoming webinars Link to AAGP website
American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)	AANEM members and nonmembers pay the fee for the 2022 Virtual Annual Meeting content.	Link to Annual Meeting  Link to meeting registration Link to AANEM website
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS)	Information on 2022 educational grants coming soon.	Link to Annual Meeting and Courses
American Epilepsy Society (AES)	Registration for ABPN diplomates opens July 27, 2022. Diplomates will have member rate access to the online self-assessment exams through December 31, 2023.  Each exam offers 8 self-assessment CME credits.	Link to meeting registration Link to registration information Link to AES Annual Meeting Link to AES Self-Assessment Examinations ABPN diplomates must use promo code ABPN22 to receive member rate for Digital Select registration.
Child Neurology Society (CNS)	Registration for Annual Meeting now open through October 15, 2022. Diplomates will have member rate access to online self-assessment exams and CME course offerings. Each exam offers 8 self-assessment CME credits.	Link to 2022 CNS Annual Meeting registration Link to Self Assessment Exams and other CME course offerings Link to CNS website
Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)	Diplomates receive NCS member pricing on all courses available through NCS OnDemand through December 31, 2023.	Link to NCS OnDemand Link to NCS website ABPN diplomates must use promo code ABPN2223 during registration.

November 16, 2021 

Educational Grants Allow Diplomates Access to CME Resources 

ACNS

The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS) and the ABPN have collaborated, through an unrestricted educational grant from the ABPN, to provide diplomates with complimentary programming to satisfy ABPN Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements.

ABPN diplomates can register for the ACNS Annual Meeting and Courses Virtual platform at the discounted ACNS member rate. The discounted rate applies to both the in-person meeting or the select sessions that are available virtually on the 2022 Annual Meeting and Courses platform.

AAAP

The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and the ABPN have collaborated, through an unrestricted educational grant from the ABPN, to provide diplomates with complimentary programming to satisfy ABPN Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements. ABPN diplomates who have registered for AAAP’s Annual Meeting will have complimentary access to the AAAP Self-Assessment Examination to help meet one of four MOC requirements established by the ABPN.

August 17, 2021 (updated October 7, 2021)

Educational Grants Allow Diplomates Access to CME Resources from Select Professional Societies
Again in 2021-22, the ABPN is pleased to announce that all ABPN diplomates, regardless of areas of subspecialty certification or society membership, will now have access to additional self-assessment and CME options from select professional societies at either typical member pricing or at no cost.

Through unrestricted educational grants from the ABPN, the following societies have posted or will post additional information on how diplomates can access these activities in order to earn additional credits. Diplomates can also visit the individual society website directly.

If needed for access to the self-assessment and CME options listed below, diplomates can find their certificate number within the ABPN verifyCERT® database system.

July 21, 2021

ABPN Extends Board Eligibility Policy and Virtual Clinical Skills Evaluations Through June 30, 2022
Due to ongoing issues with in-person clinical experiences at residency training programs, the ABPN has decided to extend its current board eligibility policy through June 30, 2022. Program Directors can be assured that the Board will continue to follow their lead with respect to whether or not a particular resident has completed the specific training needed for graduation. The ABPN will continue to be flexible with respect to senior residents as long as the Program Director agrees.

In addition, through June 30, 2022, the ABPN will continue to accept virtual CSEs completed via a remote conferencing platform such as Zoom for all psychiatry and neurology residents as part of the credentialing requirements to sit for an ABPN initial certification exam.

Programs can enter resident information, including CSEs, into the ABPN preCERT® Credentialing System. We ask that Program Directors please use the preCERT notes section to designate virtual CSEs.

See the original board eligibility and virtual clinical skills evaluations announcements for more information. If you have additional questions, please contact our credentials department at credentials@abpn.com.

May 18, 2021 (updated August 25, 2021)

ABPN Grants Allow Diplomates Complimentary Access to both CME and Self-Assessment Credits and Specialty Specific Patient Registries
Again in 2021, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the ABPN have collaborated, through an unrestricted educational grant from the ABPN, to provide diplomates with complimentary programming to satisfy ABPN Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Self-Assessment CME activity requirements and provide access to a patient registry.

• Later in 2021, APA will provide access to 10 select sessions from the APA Annual Meeting, including an ABPN CC/MOC program update by ABPN Psychiatry Directors, Drs. Joan Anzia and Robert Boland. Sessions will be accessible in the APA Learning Center at http://education.psychiatry.org.
• The 2021 APA Annual Meeting Self-Assessment in Psychiatry is available through December 31, 2021. Click here to learn more.
• CME credit and access to select articles included in ABPN’s MOC Part III journal-based pilot project is also available. Click here to learn more.
• The APA is offering access to PsychPRO, a qualified clinical data registry for all behavioral mental health providers. At this time, registration is complimentary for ABPN diplomates who are also APA members. Non-APA members are welcome to join at the physician rate.

The ABPN will also collaborate again in 2021 with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), through a grant from the ABPN, to provide diplomates with complimentary access to AAN programming.

• The AAN will offer non-member ABPN diplomates free access to the latest edition of NeuroSAE (14th Edition).
• The AAN will provide to all AAN members and non-AAN member ABPN diplomates free access to the 2020 Fall Conference on Demand. The curriculum for the Conference is built on preparation for the ABPN Continuing Certification/MOC exam. Access will be available starting June 7th.
• Current AAN members will receive a separate email from the AAN with additional details. AAN members should log in to the Online Learning Center with their AAN ID or associated email address to access education programs. ABPN diplomates who are not members of the Academy can also gain access to this programming. Click here to learn more.
• AAN’s Axon Registry® is a neurology-specific patient registry that collects, reports, and analyzes real-world Electronic Health Record (EHR) data. The AAN is enrolling practices in the Axon Registry. Visit the AAN website to learn more.

By participating in PsychPRO or the Axon Registry, ABPN diplomates may meet their PIP Clinical Module activity requirement and waive eight credits for Self-Assessment CME.

For more information on ABPN Self-Assessment credit or PIP Clinical Module credit from an approved registry, please visit our website.

April 27, 2021 (updated from September 17, 2020 announcement)

• 2020-21 Educational Grants Allow Diplomates Access to CME Resources from Select Professional Societies

March 15, 2021

ABPN Extends Continuing Certification Requirement Deadlines to 2022
Effective immediately, the ABPN will extend all the deadlines of all current 2020 and 2021 Continuing Certification Program examination and activity requirements until December 31, 2022.

See our announcement for more information.

December 16, 2020

• Exam Scores from September 2020 ABPN Certification Exams now Available

December 7, 2020

• ABPN Extends Board Eligibility Policy and Virtual Clinical Skills Evaluations Through June 30, 2021

November 2, 2020 (updated from April 16, 2020 announcement)

• ABPN Grant Allows Diplomates Complimentary Access to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Educational Activities
• ABPN Grant for AAN 2019 Meeting Programming Allows Diplomates Complimentary Access
• ABPN Makes Donation to #GetUsPPE Initiative

August 11, 2020

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June 11, 2020 (updated June 24, 2020)

• Update for Candidates for September and October 2020 Specialty and Subspecialty Initial Certification Exams

May 13, 2020

• Announcement for Candidates for September and October 2020 Specialty and Subspecialty Initial Certification Exams

April 16, 2020

• ABPN Grant Allows Diplomates Complimentary Access to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Spring Highlights Meeting 2020 (updated June 1, 2020)
• ABPN Grant for AAN 2019 Meeting Programming Allows Diplomates Complimentary Access
• ABPN Makes Donation to #GetUsPPE Initiative

April 13, 2020

• ABPN Announces Flexibility with Continuing Certification Requirements for our Diplomates

April 2, 2020 Announcements

• ABPN Grant Allows Diplomates Complimentary Access to AAN 2019 Meeting Programming
• ABPN Now Accepts Virtual Clinical Skills Evaluations

March 27, 2020 Announcements

• ABMS Statement on Continuing Certification During COVID-19
• Deadline extension for final installment payment for 2020 Psychiatry, Neurology, Child Neurology and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Initial Certification exams
• Late fees waived for select 2020 Subspecialty Initial Certification exam applications
• Deadline extension for final installment payment for 2020 Subspecialty Initial Certification exams

 

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