Disclosure to Participants for Accredited Providers FORM # 8 Accreditation Statement: Kindred Healthcare is accredited as a Provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Disclosure to Participants Clinical Excellence in Care Transitions and Disease Management: Managing Diabetes, Infection and Cognition Across the Continuum (Title) November 11 – 13, 2014 (Date) Requirements for successful Completion: To receive contact hours for this continuing education activity, the participant must: Sign in on provided Attendance Roster Attendance requirements: Must arrive at least 5 minutes prior to start of presentation & be present for the entire activity to receive contact hours. You must submit a completed Evaluation Form and Certificate Request Form These will be sent to the Support Center and the Certificate of Successful Completion” will be mailed to you. Conflict of interest: Explanation: a conflict of interest occurs when a opportunity to affect or impact educational content with which he or she may ha e a commercial interest or financial relationship. All activity planning committee members and presenters are required to disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest with any commercial entity that may have an interest in the activity’s educational content. All activity planning committee members and presenters have submitted Conflict of Interest Disclosure forms. The Planning committee members have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests related to the planning or implementation of the activity. Commercial Support: The activity received commercial/sponsorship support: If yes, list agency/ies & what was provided: N/A Yes No Non-Endorsement of Products: Approved provider status of Kindred Healthcare refers only to the continuing nursing education activity and does not imply a real or implied endorsement by Kindred Healthcare or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) of any commercial product, service, or company referred to or displayed in conjunction with this activity nor any company subsidizing costs related to this activity. Off-label Product Use: This activity does not include any information about off-label use of any product for a purpose other than that for which is it approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Reporting of Perceived Bias: Bias is defined by the ANCC’s Commission on Accreditation as preferential influence that causes a distortion of opinion or of facts. Commercial bias may occur when an activity promotes one or more product(s) (drugs, devices, services, software, hardware, etc.). This definition is not all-inclusive and participants may use their own interpretation in deciding if a presentation is biased. The ANCC’s Commission on Accreditation is interested in the opinions and perceptions of participants at approved activities, especially in the presence of actual or perceived bias in continuing education. Therefore, ANCC invites participants to access their “ANCC Accreditation Feedback Line” to report any noted bias or conflict of interest in the educational activity. The toll free number is 1 (866) 262-9730.