Plant-based Prevention Of Disease

P-POD was the world’s third conference certified for Lifestyle Medicine credentialing purposes that is still so certified today.  Here are Frequently Asked Questions:
 

What Lifestyle Medicine credentialing needs can P-POD help with?

• Every kind of continuing education certificate earned at P-POD is automatically approved to be used toward:

  • the 20-hour "Event CME" prerequisite for taking the ABLM/ACLM/IBLM exam to become a Lifestyle Medicine Diplomate,
    or

  • the MOC (Maintenance of Certification) requirements for existing Lifestyle Medicine Diplomates (with Diplomates receiving 10% P-POD registration discount using "DIPLM" code).
     

What kind of attendance satisfies the "Event CME" prerequisite?

• Either live in-person or live virtual attendance at P-POD completed within 36 months before an exam, qualifies.
   

How can I complete 20 or more hours at P-POD for exam prerequisites?

• With P-POD's pick-any-day registration, you can attend any combination of the scheduled days you want.  Any three of the five upcoming P-POD days this year will provide more than the 20 hours needed:

  • Sept. 25-26-27, Oct. 4 & 18.

  • See the agendas for these five days.

  • See their registration price options.

What deadlines are involved with the "Event CME" and Diplomate exam calendars?

• September 30:  Attendees must register with ABLM for the Diplomate exam scheduled in or after the final week of November in the same year.  Note that no prerequisites are submitted at this time.
   

• October 22 (31 days before Diplomate exams begin):  Attendee must submit to ABLM evidence of completed prerequisites, including copies of continuing education certificates totaling 20 hours qualified for "Event CME".
   

What other prerequisites are there for taking the Diplomate exam?

• Please see this ABLM page.
   

What kinds of continuing education certificates are available at P-POD?

• Every kind of certificate earned at P-POD is accepted by ABLM/ACLM/IBLM.  There are four types:

  • P-POD directly issues to registrants these certificates, emailed within a couple of days after claiming:

    • AAFP Prescribed Credits CME for family and other physicians, physician associates, nurse practitioners and others

    • Nursing contact hours (ANCC accredited)

    • CDR CPEU credits in dietetics

  • AMA PRA Category 1TM CME credits, or Certificates of Attendance, are claimed by registrants for download at the CME accreditor's separate website within 48 hours after each conference day.

What kind of certificate is best for me to use for Lifestyle Medicine?

• Physicians would normally use AAFP CME or AMA CME.

• Physician Associates would normally use AAFP CME or AMA CME.

• Nurse Practitioners would normally use nursing contact hours, AAFP CME or AMA CME.

• Registered Nurses would normally use nursing contact hours, unless having special reason to use a CME type.

• Registered Dietitians would normally use CDR CPEUs, unless having special reason to use a CME type.

• Any other practitioners would use AMA CME as a first choice, with AAFP CME as a backup second choice.