7-Night Bermuda Cruise from New York
August 22 - 29, 2010

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

BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.

14 CME Category 1 Credits
14 Contact Hours
Course Fee
Physicians - $695
All Others - $450
Course Fee Cancellation Policy - 30 days or more - None; 7-29 days - 50%; less than 7 days - 100%

IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise in the CME meeting group with Continuing Education, Inc. at 800-422-0711 or by registering online. This ensures our company can provide conference amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.

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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Target Audience

Physicians, Internists, Family Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Physician Assistants, Psychologists

Program Purpose / Objectives

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

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

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

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 educational activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim 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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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 OF CALL	ARRIVE	DEPART
Sun Aug 22	New York, NY	-	4:45pm
Mon Aug 23	At Sea Cruising	-	-
Tue Aug 24	St. Georges, Bermuda (overnight stay on board)	8:00am	-
Wed Aug 25	St. Georges, Bermuda	-	7:00am
Wed Aug 25	Hamilton, Bermuda (overnight stay onboard)	9:00am	-
Thu Aug 26	Hamilton, Bermuda (overnight stay on board)	4:00pm	-
Fri Aug 27	Hamilton, Bermuda (overnight stay on board)	-	2:00pm
Sat Aug 28	At Sea Cruising	-	-
Sun Aug 29	New York, NY	7:00am	-

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