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Continuing Education Credits, 2024
(This Page Is Left for Your Reference as 2025 Begins)
We are pleased to offer affordable educational opportunities for health professionals. Information about each type of continuing education credit is continually updated throughout the year on this page. To receive continuing education credits you must register for a conference as "Physician" or "Other Professional", not “Public” or “Student / Medical Resident”. Partial attendance would result in pro-rating of credits.
PLEASE SEE THIS linked file about our providing 2024 prerequisite credits for ABLM/ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Diplomate candidates, to supplement information on the page below.
2024 CE Credit Information Below on This Page:
QUICK-VIEW, Sept. 29 + Oct. 6 Virtual Summit Info
Accreditations, P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Virtual Summit 2024, Sept. 29 + Oct. 6 (all disclosed here):
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This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. (Continuing Medical Education (CME) applicable to MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs, AMCBs, Lifestyle Medicine Diplomates and many others.) See all details.
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The AAFP has reviewed this activity and deemed it acceptable for up to 15.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 09/29/2024 to 10/06/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in these activities. (Applicable to family physicians.) See all details.
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The Sept. 29 + Oct. 6 "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Virtual Summit 2024" nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, and participation in the full conference is equivalent to 15.00 contact hours. See all details.
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P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Virtual Summit 2024 #1 (Sept. 29), and #2 (Oct. 6), EACH award 7.5 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. (Applicable to RDNs, NDTRs.) See all details.
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This activity is approved for 15 hours applicable toward the Event CME prerequisite for Lifestyle Medicine Diplomate credentialing examinations, and toward Diplomate Maintenance of Certification. See overview. See how to meet prerequisites. See how to add 7.5 more hours.
QUICK-VIEW, All Sept. 7-8 CE Credits
Accreditations for P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Conference Sept. 2024, Sept. 7-8 (ALL finalized and approved):
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This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. (Continuing Medical Education (CME) applicable to MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs, AMCBs, Lifestyle Medicine Diplomates and many others.) See all details.
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​The AAFP has reviewed this activity and deemed it acceptable for up to 15.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 9/07 to 9/08/2024. (Applicable to family physicians.) See all details.
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The Sept. 7-8, 2024 "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Conference Sept. 2024" nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, and participation in the full conference is equivalent to 15.00 contact hours. See all details.
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P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Conference Sept. 2024 awards 15 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. (Applicable to RDNs, NDTRs.) See all details.
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This activity is approved for 15 hours applicable toward the Event CME prerequisite for Lifestyle Medicine Diplomate credentialing examinations, and toward Diplomate Maintenance of Certification. See overview. See how to meet prerequisites. See how to add 7.5 more hours.
Continuing Education Credits in Detail, 2024
Continuing Medical Education (CME) approved: The Plant-based Prevention Of Disease "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Virtual Summit 2024" Conference (Sept. 29 + Oct. 6, 2024), the Plant-based Prevention Of Disease "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Sept. 2024 Conference" (Sept. 7-8, 2024) and the Plant-based Prevention Of Disease "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. June 2024 Conference" (June 1- 2, 2024).
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Morehouse School of Medicine and Plant-based Prevention Of Disease, Inc. The Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Morehouse School of Medicine designates the live activity "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Virtual Summit 2024" Conference for a maximum of up to 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™, designates the live activity "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Sept. 2024 Conference" for a maximum of up to 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™, and designates the live activity "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. June 2024 Conference" for a maximum of up to 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
[FURTHER COMMENT ABOUT PARTICIPANTS: This type of credit is most commonly associated with MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs and Nurse Midwives, but the Morehouse School of Medicine can also issue a comparable Certificate of Attendance to participants such as RNs, RDs, PTs, OTs, DCs, LAcs, anesthetists, pharmacists and exercise physiologists, for purposes such as: (1) some state boards recognize these credits, or (2) ABLM/ACLM always accept P-POD CME for Diplomate examination prerequisites or Maintenance of Certification.]
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of CME, MSM has implemented mechanisms, prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this CME activity. MSM in accordance with ACCME guidelines requires instructors, planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by MSM for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and the appropriateness of patient care recommendations. Full disclosure of speaker relationships will be made at this activity.
This information provided at this CME activity is for continuing education purposes and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.
The general learning objectives for this activity overall may be viewed HERE.
AAFP: Up to 15.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credits in each case approved for the Sept. 7-8, 2024 virtual conference, for the Sept. 29 + Oct. 6 Virtual Summit conference, and for the June 1-2, 2024 in-person and virtual conference, as per official credit statements from AAFP below.
AAFP: The AAFP has reviewed P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Conference Sept. 2024 (Sept. 7-8) and deemed it acceptable for up to 15.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 09/07/2024 to 09/08/2024. The AAFP has reviewed P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Virtual Summit 2024 (Sept. 29 + Oct. 6) and deemed it acceptable for up to 15.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 09/29/2024 to 10/06/2024. The AAFP has reviewed P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Conference June 2024 and deemed it acceptable for up to 15.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 06/01/2024 to 06/02/2024. For all of these activities, physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
CNE (Continuing Nursing Education): 15.00 contact hours approved for the Sept. 29 + Oct. 6 Virtual Summit and for the Sept. 7-8, 2024 virtual conference and for the June 1-2, 2024 in-person and virtual conference. See details below.
CNE: The Sept. 29 + Oct. 6 "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Virtual Summit 2024" nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, and participation in the full conference is equivalent to 15.00 contact hours. The Sept. 7-8, 2024 "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Conference Sept. 2024" nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, and participation in the full conference is equivalent to 15.00 contact hours. The June 1-2, 2024 in-person and virtual "P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Conference June 2024" nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, and participation in the full conference is equivalent to 15.00 contact hours.
CPEUs in Dietetics: P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Conference Sept. 2024 (Sept. 7-8) awards 15 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Virtual Summit 2024 #1 (Sept. 29), and #2 (Oct. 6), EACH award 7.5 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. The June 1-2, 2024 in-person / virtual conference was previously approved for 15 CPEUs.
CPEU: P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Conference Sept. 2024 awards 15 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. P-POD Nutrition & Lifestyle Med. Virtual Summit 2024 #1 (Sept. 29), and #2 (Oct. 6), EACH award 7.5 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program. The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) previously approved the June 1-2, 2024 in-person (Raleigh NC) and virtual P-POD Conference for awarding 15.00 CPEU credits for full participation (7.50 CPEU credits for Saturday, 7.50 CPEU credits for Sunday).
CPEUs apply to Registered Dietitians and Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDs, RDNs), and Dietetic Technicians, Registered, and Nutrition and Dietetics Technicians, Registered (DTRs, NDTRs). All P-POD CPEUs are at Levels 2 or 3.
Lifestyle Medicine Credentialing, certified by ABLM/ACLM: ABLM and ACLM automatically approve the hours of all P-POD Conferences as applying to all Lifestyle Medicine credentialing purposes, when the CME credits are finalized. This covers the educational event prerequisites for Diplomate exam-takers as well as the Diplomate Maintenance of Certification requirements.
LIFESTYLE MEDICINE DIPLOMATE CREDENTIALING: In December 2017, P-POD became the world's third conference provider accredited as satisfying the educational event prerequisites for Lifestyle Medicine Diplomate examinations and credentialing. These requirements, formerly known as "In-person CME", and now renamed as "Event CME", have always been live, as opposed to on-demand, in nature, but as of 2024, virtual as well as in-person attendance does qualify. All P-POD Conferences are recognized by ABLM and ACLM as applying toward this purpose. Please look HERE for details about satisfying this Diplomate examination prerequisite in 2024.
SEE INFORMATION ABOUT P-POD'S "P-FLEX" 2024 SYSTEM HERE. It allows any THREE of the SIX P-POD Conference days offered between June and October to be combined into your own individual 22.5 hour registration.
FOR EXISTING LIFESTYLE MEDICINE DIPLOMATES: P-POD ALWAYS COUNTS TOWARD YOUR MAINTENANCE, AND ALWAYS ALLOWS 10% REGISTRATION DISCOUNT. For persons who are already Diplomates: If you are using the Maintenance of Certification plan that requires 30 Continuing Medical Education credits in the 5 years after your credentialing, then all CME credits that are offered by ANY P-POD Conferences (in-person OR virtual) will count toward your 30 hour requirement. ALL P-POD Conferences ALSO allow a 10% discount for existing Lifestyle Medicine Diplomates on their Physician or Other Professional registrations (using code DIPLM).
All other lifestyle medicine certifying requirements are described HERE, under "The Certification Process".
Information updates from P-POD's CME accreditor are HERE.
