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 sponsorship of University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and the University of California, Irvine Paul Merage School of Business, Center for Health Care Management and Policy. The University of California, School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation. The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10.75 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Disclosure Statement. As a provider accredited by the ACCME, it is the policy of University of California, Irvine School of Medicine to require the disclosure of the existence of any significant financial interest or any other relationship a faculty member or a sponsor has with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial products(s). Detail disclosure will be made in writing in the activity handout materials.

California Assembly Bill 1195 requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. It is the intent of the bill, which went into effect on July 1, 2006, to encourage physicians and surgeons, CME providers in the state of California, and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to meet the cultural and linguistic concerns of a diverse patient population through appropriate professional development.

CEUs for Nurses. Application has been made to the California Board of Registered Nursing for Nurses CEUs.

Department of Insurance, Sacramento, California. Application has been made for approval of CEUs for this conference.