Continuing Medical Education
ACOFP is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to sponsor continuing medical education (CME) for osteopathic physicians. The CME Guide for Osteopathic Physicians — 2007-2009 is designed to provide osteopathic physicians with a basic guideline as to how they may obtain CME credit. All AOA members, other than those exempted, are required to participate in the CME program and to meet specified CME credit hour requirements for the 2007-2009 CME cycle.
ACOFP provides various avenues for its members to achieve the required CME.
ACOFP offers two national conventions every year with CME specifically directed at osteopathic family physicians. The ACOFP Annual Convention and Exhibition is held every March and provides attendees with more than 25 AOA Category 1-A CME credit hours. Also, the ACOFP offers more than 25 AOA Category 1-A CME credit hours at the AOA Annual Convention every fall.
Upcoming Conventions:
New Dates! March 18-21, 2010 ACOFP 47th Annual Convention & Scientific Seminars Venetian/Palazzo Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada REGISTER TODAY
New Thursday start for ACOFP Convention.
Prior to the official launch of the Convention on March 18, ACOFP will hold:
The AOA/ACOFP Annual Convention is held in the fall. ACOFP provides more than 25 AOA Category 1-A CME credit hours specific to family medicine concurrently with the AOA programming.
Past Conventions:
AOA/ACOFP 114th OMED 2009 November 1-5, 2009 New Orleans, Louisiana View Handouts
ACOFP 46th Annual Convention & Scientific Seminars March 4-8, 2009 View Handouts
Support Opportunities ACOFP, the largest specialty organization of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), schedules two CME meetings per year for its members. ACOFP’s Program Committee selects a curricula of 30 to 35 hours of evidence-based AOA and AAFP accredited post graduate CME for the benefit of the 9,000 practicing DO family physician members. ACOFP is accepting topic proposals from outside CME funding sources. ACOFP has developed a Prospectus for Medical Education Companies for more information.
ACOFP now provides CME online so that members can earn CME credit at their convenience. ACOFP members can earn their CME on their own time through Podcasts and archived online courses.
ACOFP also provides a three day review for osteopathic family physicians to refresh their knowledge of family medicine clinical topics or to prepare for the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians’ Recertification Exam.
The 2010 ACOFP Intensive Update & Board Review (.pdf) in Osteopathic Family Medicine will be held September 23-25, 2010 at InterContinental Hotel & Resorts, Chicago O'Hare Registration Information will be available Spring, 2010
The Intensive Update & Board Review is also available for members to experience at their own pace as a three-disk CD set based on ACOFP's 2007 Intensive Update & Board Review. Note: This presentation is split among 3 CD's that are each viewed separately only on a computer. For a proper viewing experience, you should have a PC computer with at least 128 mb of RAM, at least a 1 gb processor, a CD drive, and a working set of speakers or head phones.
If you already purchased the CD's, the online test is available.
ACOFP State Societies offer local CME and in support of that, ACOFP provides a calendar of education opportunities for ACOFP members that occur around the United States.
Contact ACOFP to submit an event or correction.
ACOFP members who read the Osteopathic Family Physician (OFP) can receive two hours of Category 1-B CME credit for completing quizzes in the journal and its supplements.
To receive credit you must complete the CME quiz, fax or mail the answer sheet within one year from the issue's publication date to ACOFP and make a passing grade of 70 percent or better.
Submit a manuscript to ACOFP’s Osteopathic Family Physician. When submitting a manuscript, authors will have access to our Guide for Authors and additional information about the journal.