Anesthesia & Analgesia CME Disclosures
Author Disclosures
As a provider that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the The International Anesthesia Research Society® must ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational activities.
Therefore, all faculty and authors participating in CME activities sponsored by the The International Anesthesia Research Society® must disclose to the audience: (1) any significant financial relationships with the manufacturer(s) of products from the commercial supporter(s) and/or the manufacturer(s) of products or devices discussed in the activity, and (2) unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed in the activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent an author with a significant financial or other relationship from contributing, but rather to provide participants with information with which they can make their own judgments. It remains for the participants to determine whether the authorĂs interests or relationships may influence the content.
Authors' disclosures are listed at the beginning of each CME activity and before the reference section in each article. CME planner, reviewer, and editor disclosures are listed at the beginning of each CME activity.
Accreditation Statement
The International Anesthesia Research Society designates each Journal-Based CME activity (article) for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The IARS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Accessibility
Compliance
ATS Journals CME is designed to meet the regulations governing the accessibility of federal electronic information products (Section 508). This design also conforms to the access guidelines developed by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium, in that provisions are made to assure access for those individuals with vision impairments. To ensure this capability, ATS Journals CME does not incorporate frames, style sheets, multimedia presentations, user applets, or plug-ins, bypassing many of the issues outlined in Section 508. The program primarily consists of text to ensure fast downloads for those individuals with slow Internet connections. Where graphic images apply, the HTML "Alt Text" tag is utilized as a text descriptor to facilitate those individuals who may be using screen readers or other assisting devices.
Hardware
You must have a modern web browser application, and your computer must be connected to the internet. No other hardware requirements apply.
Privacy
The privacy and security pertaining to the information that our readers provide is a serious matter, therefore The International Anesthesia Research Society® has established the following Privacy Statement for our organization and users.
Privacy Statement:
- We do not release proprietary database information about your use of our site, including mailing and e-mail addresses, to any third party.
- Personal information, including the name of the individual user, is private to Anesthesia & Analgesia CME staff, The International Anesthesia Research Society®, and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
- We collect the domain name and email address of users to our site, information volunteered by the user such as quiz/evaluation information and/or site registrations. The information we collect is used to notify users about updates, provide confirmation on course completions, and to facilitate the statistical analysis of our CME content. This information is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.
- We use industry-standard data-encryption technology when we transfer and receive personal information on our site. We maintain appropriate security measures in our physical facilities to protect against loss, misuse, or alteration of information we have collected from you at our site.
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