The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc. (ASLMS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
ASLMS offers a variety of CME educational activities and strives to maintain quality programming with ACCME compliance.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
As an ACCME Accredited Provider, the ASLMS designates continuing medical education (CME) activities for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. To designate CME activities for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, the organization must:
- Be accredited by either the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) or a recognized state medical society (SMS).
- Meet all requirements of both the AMA and their accreditor (ACCME or SMS).
Accreditation Criteria
As part of its measures to ensure quality CME programming, ASLMS complies with ACCME Accreditation Criteria for the planning, implementation and documentation of all educational activities.
Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education
ASLMS complies with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.
CME Mission Statement
The purpose of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) Accredited Continuing Education (CE) program is to enhance the understanding of lasers and the application of laser, light, energy-based and related technologies in biomedicine. The ASLMS is committed to continuous quality improvement and excellence in all of its accredited CE activities.
Expected Results
The ASLMS Accredited CE Program provides educational activities that allow learners to identify gaps in their knowledge, competence, and/or performance. The expected result is changes in learners’ competence, and, when appropriate, performance, in the areas of research, education and standards of clinical care as they relate to medical laser and energy-based device applications. Learners will use the knowledge gained to improve clinical outcomes as a result of their improved understanding of the best practices relative to patient treatment with these technologies, and their safe use.