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Members Key Resources » AAAAI News AAAAI eNews Promoting your Practice Disease Management/ Ask the Expert Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Education and Research Trust (ART) Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Members Only Area Member Resources Online Membership Directory Committee/Interest Section AAAAI Organizational Chart AAAAI Assemblies » Constituencies » Members Contact AAAAI: Professional Home for the Practicing Allergist AAAAI Job Placement Center Grants and Awards Hot Topics Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (JCAAI) ST*AR Program AAAAI Assembly overview Allied Health Federation of the RSLAAI Societies International Military Allergy New Allergist/Immunologist Assembly Program Directors Associates Board of Directors Interest Sections Fellows-In-Training		AAAAI Lifelong Learner Bill of Rights Dear Colleagues and Friends: The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI) provided Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits to approximately 10,500 physicians in 2006 through The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the AAAAI Annual Meeting, and other AAAAI programs, resources, and enduring materials. In 2007, the AAAAI’s status as an accredited provider of continuing medical education was renewed. The AAAAI Lifelong Learner Bill of Rights, one of my Presidential Initiatives, was developed in 2005 with input from Dr. Murray Kopelow, the Chief Executive and Secretary of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), and AAAAI members, and continues to evolve with member input. It describes the AAAAI’s commitment to providing outstanding science-based CME that is relevant to allergy/immunology practice. In November 2007, the AAAAI Board of Directors reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the principles summarized in the AAAAI Lifelong Learner Bill of Rights. We pledge to maintain high quality and freedom from commercial bias in all AAAAI educational programs, and to fulfill our promise to provide you with a premier educational experience. Yours sincerely, F. Estelle R. Simons, MD, FAAAAI AAAAI President, 2005-2006 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Lifelong Learner Bill of Rights The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) recognizes that AAAAI members are lifelong learners who choose to engage in continuing medical education to identify or fill gaps in knowledge, skills or performance. As part of the AAAAI’s duty to its members as learners, they have the right to expect that their continuing medical education experience with the AAAAI includes the following: 1) Content that: promotes improvements in patient care; is valid, reliable, and accurate; offers balanced presentations that are free of commercial bias for or against a product or service; is vetted through a process that resolves any conflicts of interests of planners, speakers, or authors; is driven by and based on learners’ needs; addresses the stated learning objectives; and is evaluated for its effectiveness in meeting the identified educational needs. 2) An environment that: supports learners’ ability to meet their individual needs; attends to any special needs learners may have; respects the diversity of learners; and is free of promotional, commercial, and/or sales activities. 3) Disclosure of: relevant financial relationships planners, speakers, and authors have with commercial interests related to the content of the educational activity; and commercial support (funding or in-kind resources) of the activity. <back>
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