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 January 25, 2025


Tackling Obesity: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Comprehensive Care

Accreditation

Disclosures


Course Director

Tariq Chukir, MD

  • Have no relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations to disclose.
  • Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.


Course Faculty

Tariq Chukir, MD; Hiba Bawadi, PhD; Noor Nabeel Suleiman, MD; Bassem Safadi, MD; Shahrad Taheri, MD; Roberto Simons-Linares, MD; Turki Al-Ahbabi, MD; Michael Weintraub, MD; Abdul Badi Abou Samra, MD; Rewa Refai, LD

  • Have no relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations to disclose.
  • Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.
Saif Azzawi, MD, has disclosed the following financial relationship: 
Executive - Project Rozana, UK
  • All of the relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations have been mitigated.
  • Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.
Beverly Tchang, MD, has disclosed the following financial relationship: 
Advisor - Novo Nordisk
  • All of the relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations have been mitigated.
  • Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.


Scientific Planning Committee

Tariq Chukir, MD; Deema Al-Sheikhly, MEHP; Phyllis Sui Muffuh Navti, DHSci; Rewa Refai, LD; Rowena Verzosa, MSN 

  • Have no relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations to disclose.
  • Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.


Course Administrator

Safia Rabia, Irina Gerasimova

  • Have no relevant financial/non-financial relationships with any for-profit/not-for-profit organizations to disclose.
  • Will not be discussing unlabeled/unapproved use of drugs or products.


Disclosure of Relationships/Content Validity

It is the policy of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar to adhere to Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Criteria, Policies, and Standards for Commercial Support and content validation in order to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose relevant financial relationships pertaining to their contribution to the activity, and any discussions of off-label or investigational uses of approved commercial products or devices, or of any products or devices not yet approved in the United States and elsewhere. WCM-Q CME/CPD activities are intended to be evidence-based and free of commercial bias. 
  

Evaluation

An anonymous evaluation will be conducted online and can be found in your “My CE” tab of the WCM-Q CloudCME portal (https://wcmq.cloud-cme.com). All participants are required to complete the evaluation in order to qualify for a certificate.The evaluation allows us to assess the degree to which the activity met its objectives.It will also guide the planning of future activities and inform decisions about improving the educational program.

The DHP and the ACCME certificates will automatically be generated in your “My CE” tab of the WCM-Q CloudCME portal (https://wcmq.cloud-cme.com), once you complete the on-line evaluation. Please note that two certificates will be generated in the portal:

  • Certificate with the DHP logo, that you can use to upload to the DHP portal.
  • Certificate with the ACCME logo, that you can use for international licensure purposes.

The scientific planning committee has reviewed all disclosed financial relationships of speakers, moderators, facilitators and/or authors in advance of this CPD activity and has implemented procedures to manage any potential or real conflicts of interest.


Accreditation and Credit Designation

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) ACCME Accreditation Statement

The Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ACCME Credit Designation Statement

The Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar designates this Live Activity for a maximum of  6.5  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 
 

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DHP Accreditation Statement

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is accredited as a provider of Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by the Department of Healthcare Professions of the Ministry of Public Health.

DHP Credit Designation Statement

This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Category 1) as defined by the Ministry of Public Health's Department of Healthcare Professions-Accreditation Section and is approved for a maximum of 6.5 hours.