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Continuing Education, Inc.
University at Sea®
5700 4th St. N.
St Petersburg, 
Florida 
33703


800-422-0711
 
727-526-1571

OUR OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 6:00pm EST
Saturday
9:00am - 5:00pm EST
Sunday
1:00pm - 5:00pm EST
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Communication Skills for Health Care Practitioners

Holland America's ms Noordam

10-Night Mediterranean Enchantment from Rome
October 6 - 16, 2009

Physicians receive CME Category 1 Credits toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award

All social events are complimentary for guests traveling with conferee and whose cabins are booked in the meeting group.
14 CME Category 1 Credits
14 Contact Hours
13.25 AAFP Prescribed Credits
14 CE Credits for Psychologists
Course Fee Physicians $695
All Others - Course Fee $450
Course Fee Cancellation Policy - 30 days or more - None; 7-29 days - 50%; less than 7 days - 100%

IMPORTANT: Dear Conferee. The ships provide many amenities for our meeting group. Private rooms, Dining arrangements, Cocktail Receptions and more. It is required that all participants and their families book within the meeting group at Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea, or a licensed affiliate, in order for the ship to provide these amenities. All guests are included in complimentary meeting events. We very much appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise within the CME meeting group through Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea® at 800-422-0711 or by registering online. This ensures our company can provide conference services and complimentary social amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.
Faculty

Frederic Platt, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Associate Director, Foundations of Doctoring; University of Colorado School of Medicine, Coordinator of Communication Curriculum; Regional Consultant, Bayer Institute for Health Care Communication; Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine; Fellow, American College of Physicians; Fellow, American Academy on Physician and Patient.
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Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.

Target Audience

Internists, Family Practitioners, NPs, Nurses, PAs, Psychologists

Program Purpose / Objectives

The purpose of this CME activity is to allow physicians and other health care providers to improve their communication skills.

Communication is important.

Patient satisfaction
Clinician satisfaction
Better patient adherence to clinician plan
Better clinical outcomes
Fewer malpractice suits

Following attendance at this educational activity, participants should be able to:
• Effectively influence patient behavior
• Appropriately disclose unanticipated outcomes
• Enlist patients as active participants in their care
• Identify obstacles to empathy
• Present a model for conducting a medical interview
• Develop a patient-centered interview model
AAFP APPROVAL
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 13.25 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Conference Sessions generally take place during the days at sea (as cruise itinerary allows) to avoid conflicts with Ports of Call or evening entertainment.

Accreditation

Accredited Continuing Medical Education Accreditation: Continuing Education, Inc is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Designation: Continuing Education, Inc designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditstm. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Contact Hours: Continuing Education, Inc., is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.


Continuing Education for Psychologists

Approval: Continuing Education, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Continuing Education, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Designation: As an organization approved by the American Psychological Association, Continuing Education, Inc. is offering this activity for a maximum of 14 hours of continuing education credit. APA Standards for Awarding Credit require 100% attendance in all educational sessions to receive any CE credits.


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Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.

Cruise Itinerary

DATE
 PORT
ARRIVE
DEPART
Tue Oct 6
 Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
-
5:00pm
Wed Oct 7
 Livorno (Florence), Italy
7:00am
8:00pm
Thu Oct 8
 Monte Carlo, Monaco
8:00am
5:00pm
Fri Oct 9
 At Sea
-
-
Sat Oct 10
 Barcelona, Spain
7:00am
11:00pm
Sun Oct 11
 Mallorca (Palma), Spain
9:00am
6:00pm
Mon Oct 12
 At Sea
-
-
Tue Oct 13
 Carthage/Tunis (La Goulette), Tunsia
7:00am
6:00pm
Wed Oct 14
 Palermo, Sicily, Italy
7:00am
6:00pm
Thu Oct 15
 Naples, Italy
7:00am
6:00pm
Fri Oct 16
 Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
7:00am
-

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