September is National Recovery Month – Earn CME credits on a timely webinar series

Sep. 2024Education/Webinars

September is National Recovery Month, and you are invited to watch a timely, CME-accredited webinar series on the topic. Michael Lynch, MD, FACMT, UPMC Health Plan Quality and Substance Use Disorder Services Medical Director; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, leads this four-part series. Watch these recorded webinars to build your knowledge base:

You may earn continuing medical education credits (CMEs) for completing each course.*

*Provider is responsible for verifying CME eligibility.

*This activity is approved for the following credit: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and ANCC. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.


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