Certificate of Participation 

To be eligible for a Certificate of Participation, participants must:

• Register for both Semester 1 and Semester 2.

Certificate of Achievement

To be eligible for a Certificate of Achievement, participants must:

• Register for both Semester 1 and Semester 2.
• Achieve a final grade of 70% or higher in both semesters.

Accredited Certificate of Completion

To be eligible for an Accredited Advanced Certificate of Completion, participants must:

• Register for both Semester 1 and Semester 2.
• Achieve a final grade of 70% or higher in both semesters.
• Complete a minimum of 80 hours of livestream sessions, including:
• Complete at least 20 hours in Foundational Core sessions.
• Complete at least 20 hours in Advanced Core sessions.
• Remaining hours may be completed through Foundational Core, Advanced Core, and/or Elective sessions.

Certificate Issuance

• Certificates of Participation and Certificates of Achievement are issued by SickKids via email.
• Accredited Certificates of Completion and Accredited Advanced Certificates of Completion are issued jointly by the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and SickKids. These certificates are delivered both via email and as hard copies shipped to recipients.

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim up to a maximum of 200.0 hours (credits are automatically calculated)

American Medical Association - AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits . For more information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credits visit the AMA EdHub. 

European Union for Medical Specialists UEMS-EACCME®

Live educational activities recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada as Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) are deemed by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) eligible for ECMEC®.

Claiming Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits is a self-submitted process to your licensing board.  To claim CME credits, you will be provided with a Letter of Accreditation. Our program is accredited solely for synchronous learning; therefore, the letter may only be used to claim CME for the hours you participated in livestream sessions.  You may not claim CME for the hours you spent watching recorded sessions.

Limitations on Claims

Please be advised that the Letter of Accreditation cannot be used to claim CME credits for hours spent viewing recorded sessions, as our program is not accredited for asynchronous learning. 

Reporting Unaccredited Sessions for Credits

To obtain credits for the hours spent viewing recorded sessions, please proceed as follows:

1. Contact your licensing board for specific guidelines
2. Follow the process outlined in Section 2: Individual Learning of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Maintenance of Certification (MOC) framework (applicable to Canadian Physicians only)