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Continuing Education &
Accreditation Information

Complete credit designation details, educational objectives, accreditation statements, and disclosure information for the HMF Community Research Symposium 2026.

📅 October 10, 2026 📍 TMC3 Helix Park, Houston, Texas 🎓 Up to 6 Credits Available
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Activity Overview

General Information

Activity Name HMF Community Research Symposium 2026
Date October 10, 2026
Location TMC3 Helix Park, Houston, Texas
Jointly Provided By Postgraduate Institute for Medicine & Houston Medical Forum
Educational Grant: This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Medtronic Inc.
Learning Goals

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

  1. 1
    Apply evidence-based strategies for prevention, risk detection, risk stratification, and multidisciplinary management to improve patient outcomes.
  2. 2
    Describe innovative models of multidisciplinary care that improve prevention and long-term health outcomes.
  3. 3
    Identify advances in translational, implementation, and community-engaged research that improve real-world health outcomes.
  4. 4
    Evaluate opportunities to strengthen partnerships across research, clinical, industry, and community settings.
  5. 5
    Integrate community-informed and culturally responsive approaches into clinical care and health promotion efforts.
  6. 6
    Recognize innovative models of care and implementation strategies that support sustainable and scalable improvements in prevention and health outcomes.
Credits Available

Credit Designation

6
Physician CME

The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

6
ABIM MOC Points

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

6
Continuing Nursing Education

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 6 contact hours.

6
Continuing Pharmacy Education

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 6 contact hours (0.6 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

Universal Activity Number: JA4008162-9999-26-145-L01-P • Type of Activity: Knowledge
6
Interprofessional CE (IPCE)

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 6 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

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Joint Accreditation Statement

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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Houston Medical Forum. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Transparency

Disclosure of Financial Relationships

Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the educational content of this CE activity:

Justin Bird reports receiving grant/research support from Artidis and Stryker. Also reports serving on the speakers bureau for Brainlab.

Angie Cauthorn reports serving as a consultant/advisory board member for Bayer.

David Curtis reports receiving grant/research support from Humana Institute.

Ijeoma Ekeruo reports serving on the speakers bureau for Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

Napoleon Higgins reports receiving grant/research support from Neurocrine, Otsuka, Johnson & Johnson, Acadia, and Intracellular. Also reports serving on the speakers bureau for Axsome, Neurocrine, Supernus, Sage, Lundbeck, Otsuka, Johnson & Johnson, Vanda, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Collegium. Also reports serving as a consultant/advisory board member for Sage, Lundbeck, Otsuka, and Johnson & Johnson.

Chigozirim Izeogu reports receiving grant/research support from Amgen.

Joseph Kass receives grant/research support from Eisai.

Sheela Lahoti reports receiving patentholder/royalties as a McGraw Hill Casefiles author.

Brian Reed reports receiving grant/research support from the National Institutes of Health.

Joshua Wollen reports serving on the Board of Directors of Vecino Health Center.

The following faculty have nothing to disclose:

Adeola Abisogun, Anjali Aggarwal, Hana Agha, Salma Ahmed, Damisi Akinpelu, Jorge Aranda, Meenakshi Awasthi, Karen Basen-Engquist, Madison Black, Rabya Boriek, Abenaa M. Brewster, Vilma Caballero, Stephen Chen, Simbo Chiadika, Domininique Dagdag, Cynthia Deem, Deba Elaiho, Nour Elbedawy, Sara Elkins, Nezienwa Ezenwa, Maria Fernandez, Marsha Fielder, Meron Fitta, Mariamkeng Fonjweng, Ryleigh Simone Garcia, Janine Dailey Garnes, Sheela Gavvala, Michelle Hagenimana, Joanie Hare, Aisha Ibrahim, Ehsan Irajizad, Lharissa Jacobs, Kenneth Janda, Rayhan Jhanji, D. Alterna Johnson, Maheen Kara, Anah Leday, Hsin-Pei Melody Lee, Alana Lemons, Jieni Li, Lorna H. McNeill, Maryam Morsi, Clifford Moshay, Arezo Nasrazadani, Lonzetta Newman, Duc T. Nguyen, Nia Norwood, Jennifer Nwanna, Munachi Okpala, Obadimu Oluwafeyisayo, Emma Omoruyi, Alicia Osamor, Monique Pappadis, Tejal A. Patel, Susan K. Peterson, Dinh Crystal Pham, Vishwak Putta, Noralis Rodriguez-Santiago, Joyce Samuel, Veronica Sanchez, Emily Sargent, Robert Satcher, Mohammed Sharif, Paul A. Scheet, Zunian Serpa, Katherine Shao, Mousumi Sinha, Chandler Sullivan, Saamiya Syed, Rahil Tai, Andrea Taylor, Dede K. Teteh-Brooks, Poyee Tung, Maryam Vasefi, and Randall Wright.

The PIM planners and others have nothing to disclose. The Houston Medical Forum planners and others have nothing to disclose.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

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