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1. How do the Davies CME activities work?

2. How do I obtain CME credit?

3. What is the current fee for processing a CME application?

4. Why isn't the CME processing fee included in the price of the publication?

5. Why is the CME fee the same regardless of how many credits a publication offers?

6. Can one or more of my colleagues earn CME credit with using the book I purchase?

7. How long will it take to process my CME application?

8. How long will it take for me to receive my CME certificate of completion?

9. WIll Davies report my CME credits directly to the ARDMS or any other organization?

10. What are the CME requirements for taking the ARDMS registry exams?

11. What is the three-year ARDMS CME cycle and how does it work?

12. What are the ARRT's CME requirements?

13. Can I use the Davies CME activities to fulfill the requirements of the ARRT?

14. Are the Davies SDMS-approved CME credits accepted not only by ARDMS but also ARRT, ICAVL, ICAEL, ACR, and AMA?

1. How do the Davies CME activities work?

It used to be that you had to attend expensive meetings in inconvenient locations to earn CME credits. Now you can earn them by studying exactly what you want, when you want, in the format you want, at a price that is way more than reasonable. To help you earn and maintain your registry status, Davies offers a broad range of SDMS-approved CME activities in a variety of formats—books, videos, CD-ROMs, and flashcards.

Your CME application will receive the personal attention of a CME specialist who can advise, counsel, and assist you with special needs and requests. Application fees help to defray the costs of scoring, processing, recording, and maintaining an auditable file of your CME applications and tests. Our CME fees are very reasonable. And more than one person can earn credit by using our print products.

The Davies CME products and activities can be used for CME credit any time, even years from the time of purchase. If you need registry-prep material now but CME credit later, you can purchase and use our state-of-the-art test-prep products now and apply for CME credit later, when you need it.

Finally—this is important—we do NOT make you pay in advance for processing your CME application. Don't be deceived by competing claims that CME costs are included in the price of a product. You are simply prepaying for a service that you have not yet received. This isn't fair to you or to customers who never will apply for CME credit.

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2. How do I obtain CME credit?

To obtain CME credit, follow these three easy steps:

1. Read and study the material in the publication and complete the interactive exercises it contains. Test yourself thoroughly if using one of our mock exam solutions.

2. Photocopy—or print if using a CD-ROM mock exam activity—and then complete the applicant information, CME answer sheet, and evaluation form contained within the activity.

3. Make copies of the completed forms (applicant information, CME answer sheet, and evaluation form) for your records and then return the forms along with the applicable administrative fee to the following address for processing:

Davies Publishing, Inc.
Attn: CME Coordinator
32 South Raymond Avenue, Suite 4
Pasadena, California 91105-1935

Or fax your application, CME answer sheet, evaluation form and credit card number with expiration date and security code to 626-792-5308.

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3. What is the current fee for processing a CME application?

The original purchaser of the CME activity is entitled to submit the CME application for an administrative fee of $39.50. Others may also submit applications for CME credits by completing the activity and paying an administrative fee of $49.50. For your convenience we accept payment by check, credit, or debit card (be sure to include your 15 or 16-digit credit card number and expiration date with security code).

The CME administrative fee helps to defray the cost of individually scoring, processing, and maintaining an auditable record of your application and the credit you earn. We do NOT make you pay in advance for processing your CME application by adding this cost to the price of the product. Don't be deceived by competing claims that CME costs are included in the price of a product. You are simply prepaying for a service that you have not yet received. This isn't fair to you or to customers who never will apply for CME credit.

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4. Why isn't the CME processing fee included in the price of the publication?

Because it wouldn't be fair to make our customers prepay a future cost by adding it into the price of a product. Instead, the CME processing fee applies only at the time of application, which may be years later or perhaps never.

The Davies CME products and activities can be used for CME credit any time, even years after purchase. If you need registry-prep material now but CME credit later, you can purchase and use our state-of-the-art test-prep products now and apply for CME credit later, whenever you actually need it. It wouldn't be fair to make you prepay the future costs of processing your CME application by adding those costs to the price of a publication. Some customers may never use the CME component of a publication.

By allowing you to pay the CME processing fee only at the time of application rather than adding it to the original price, we help ensure that all Davies customers have the opportunity to study and learn at a price that's more than reasonable. Don't be deceived by competing claims that CME costs are included in the price of a product. You are simply prepaying for a service that you have not yet received. This isn't fair to you or to customers who never will apply for CME credit.

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5. Why is the CME fee the same regardless of how many credits a publication offers?

The CME administrative fee helps to defray the cost of individually scoring, processing, and maintaining a record of your application and the credit you earn. The fee functions on a per application basis because our processing costs do not vary with the number of credits earned.

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6. Can one or more of my colleagues earn CME credit with using the book I purchase?

More than one person may use our printed CME products (books and flashcards). CME activities on CD-ROM are limited to the licensed user. Others may also submit applications for CME credits by completing the activity and paying an administrative fee of $49.50. Processing fees seldom change, but may change without notice.

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7. How long will it take to process my CME application?

We usually process CME applications on the same day we receive them and always within two business days of receipt. Your CME application will receive the personal attention of a CME specialist who can advise, counsel, and assist you with special needs and requests. We provide you with a certificate of proof for your records—and in case the ARDMS audits you at the end of your three-year CME cycle—as well as maintaining our own meticulous record of the CME credit you earn through Davies. A copy of your certificate can also be either faxed or e-mailed to you upon request.

Lose your certificate? Need rush service? Just call or email us!

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8. How long will it take for me to receive my CME certificate of completion?

We will email your certificate through the SDMS website the same day we process it. An original certificate will also be mailed.

Lose your certificate? Need rush service? Just call or email us!

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9. WIll Davies report my CME credits directly to the ARDMS or any other organization?

Due to the new CME auditing system being used by ARDMS, Davies no longer reports your CME credits directly to ARDMS. Please see the FAQ below for more information on how the auditing system works, and how it affects you.

As with the ARDMS, Davies provides you the certificates of credit to submit to any other organization. If you are an SDMS, your credits will be sent electronically to ARMDS. Should you misplace your records, call us. We'll be happy to send you a duplicate.

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10. What are the CME requirements for taking the ARDMS registry exams?

To take your registry exams, you need 12 clock hours (credits) of continuing medical education in your subject area. It is a prerequisite.

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11. What is the three-year ARDMS CME cycle and how does it work?

Once you are a registered sonographer, you must continue to develop and update your clinical skills and knowledge through continuing medical education (CME) activities. That is a good thing. It's a good thing for you, it's a good thing for your patients, and it's a good thing for your employer. It also ensures the value of your registry credential.

If you don't fulfill your CME requirements, however, you will lose your active registry status and be forced to reapply for your exams, pay the current fees, and pass your physics and specialty examinations, all over again. That would not be a good thing.

All ARDMS Registrants are required to complete 30 credit hours of ARDMS-accepted continuing medical education (CME) within a three-year period in order to maintain Active status. ARDMS notifies Registrants of the 3-year period in which they need to earn their CMEs. The three-year CME period is based on the calendar year (January 1 through December 31). For instance, a Registrant whose three-year CME cycle ends December 31, 2008, must earn at least 30 CMEs between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2008—a three-year CME period that consists of the years 2006, 2007, and 2008. The next three-year CME period would be 2009, 2010, and 2011. The next three-year CME period after that would be 2012, 2013, and 2014. And so on.

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12. What are the ARRT's CME requirements?

To download a PDF file of the ARRT's CME requirements, please right-click the linked file below and download it onto your computer. You must have Adobe® Reader® installed to open and view this file.

ARRT CME Requirements

Please visit www.ARRT.org for complete information on ARRT's requirements for continuing medical education.

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13. Can I use the Davies CME activities to fulfill the requirements of the ARRT?

Yes, you can. Our SDMS-approved activities are accepted by the ARRT. Please visit www.ARRT.org for complete information on ARRT's requirements for continuing medical education.

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14. Are the Davies SDMS-approved CME credits accepted not only by ARDMS but also ARRT, ICAVL, ICAEL, ACR, and AMA?

Yes, with one exception. If you are a physician, these SDMS-approved CME credits cannot be applied toward your AMA Physician Recognition Award because they are not Category 1. A certain number of these credits can, however, be applied toward the physician CME requirements of accrediting organizations such as ICAVL and ICAEL. Please check with these organizations directly. Physicians who are registered sonographers can use the Davies SDMS-approved CME credits to fulfill the CME requirements of the ARDMS.

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