This two-hour-long recorded virtual advocacy boot camp is specifically tailored for physicians, and you will learn how to become an effective advocate for your profession as well as earn 2.25 CME. During this virtual boot camp, you will hear from ACR staff, your peers, and advocacy professionals on a variety of advocacy-related topics. The theme for this year’s advocacy boot camp is “Learning How to Amplify Your Advocacy Voice.”
Topics covered include:
- The basics about how to advocate for your profession.
- How to advocate for evidence-based health policies.
- How to utilize your knowledge, as a specialty physician, to craft your advocacy message.
Online Claiming Instructions
In order to successfully complete the activity, participants must complete an activity post-test and evaluation. Participants must receive an 80% or higher score on the post-test. The participant has three attempts to pass the post-test and claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity.
CME Released: 6/1/2022 CME Expires: 5/31/2025
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Identify resources that provide insight into legislative and regulatory activity that influences healthcare practice and policy.
- Describe how federal and state legislative and regulatory processes function and recognize how to effectively influence these processes.
- Explain how to apply lessons learned in narratives/case studies to practical applications of advocacy at the state and federal level.
Accreditation Statement
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
The American College of Radiology (ACR) designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity meets the American Board of Radiology's (ABR) criteria for self-assessment activity in the ABR’s Maintenance of Certification Program. Participation in this activity and successful completion of the corresponding evaluation component enables participants to earn up to a maximum of 2.25 SA-CME.
For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact the ACR at info@acr.org.
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
The American College of Radiology (ACR) adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by ACR are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months. All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by ACR in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by ACR to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by ACR.
The following planners, managers, and moderators have no financial relationships to disclose:
David C. Youmans, MD, FACR; Loralie D. Ma, MD, PhD, FACR; Melody Ballesteros; Nazish Khaliq; Lisa Gunderman; Melissa Parker
The following faculty members have no financial relationships to disclose:
David C. Youmans, MD, FACR; Howard Fleishon, MD, MMM, FACR; Michael Peters; Taj Kattapuram, MD; Kimble Ross; Shauneen M. McNally; Joshua J. Cooper; Ted Burnes; Eugenia Brandt