General Information

HOTEL & TRAVEL
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) secured a limited number of reduced-rate hotel rooms to make your trip to Baltimore affordable. Through the housing experts at Experient, rooms at the group rate are limited and available on a first come, first-served basis. To view hotels and make your reservation, please visit https://omed.osteopathic.org/registration-housing/. 

ACCREDITATION AND DESIGNATION 
ACOP sessions offer up to 32.0 Category 1-A Credit Hours as follows:

Thursday, October 24 – 5 credit hours       
Friday, October 25 – 6 credit hours
Saturday, October 26 – 6.5 credit hours
Sunday, October 27 – 7.5 credit hours
Monday, October 28 – 7 credit hours

Please contact ACOP at (804) 565-6333 or email jenny@societyhq.com with questions regarding this conference. Refer to the final OMED 2019 program for a full schedule of sessions and additional CME activities.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 

The American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians has fully complied with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of special accommodations, please contact ACOP headquarters at (804) 565-6333 or via email to jenny@societyhq.com.

EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT 
The ACOP’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) is designed to meet the objectives and purposes of the College and the needs of the membership.

The objective of the ACOP is “to foster measures and conduct activities to increase the effectiveness of the specialty of pediatrics and pediatric education at all levels.” The ACOP Committee on CME has as its main function the implementation of programs that will improve the quality of health care for children. Through surveys of its members during the year and at the CME Meeting, educational needs are identified. The scope of pediatric topics presented in the CME programs is based on these surveys.