{"ok":true,"meta":{"generatedAt":"2026-10-03T10:27:46.772Z","source":"cme-finder-seed","disclaimer":"Confirm dates, registration, and credit type on the host registration page. CME Post does not sell courses, track licenses, or certify that an activity meets a specific board requirement.","attribution":"Data from CME Post (neutral CME/CE discovery). Cite the listing URL or this API response. Prefer chapter/academic sources alongside commercial catalogs.","docs":"https://cmepost.com/api/v1/meta"},"data":{"event":{"id":"al-albme-controlled-prescribing-2026","orgId":"al-albme","title":"12 Hour Controlled Prescribing Course — Birmingham","summary":"The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners' own three-day controlled-substances course in Birmingham — the only board-approved LIVE course for the initial Qualified Alabama Controlled Substances Certificate, whose eight-hour portion also meets the federal DEA training requirement.","startDate":"2026-11-21","endDate":"2026-11-22","timezone":"America/Chicago","city":"Birmingham","stateCode":"AL","isVirtual":false,"isHybrid":false,"registerUrl":"https://www.alamedical.org/iCore/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=NOV26PRESC","sourceUrl":"https://www.albme.gov/resources/licensees/continuing-medical-education/board-sponsored-live-cme-courses/prescribing-and-pharmacology-of-controlled-drugs","specialties":["addiction","pain","primary_care"],"professions":["MD","DO","NP","PA"],"isFree":true,"creditNotes":"12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Designation verbatim: 'The Medical Foundation of Alabama designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.' Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. PDF live-table still lists 12.0 hours, free, under 'Live Courses (In-person)'. Who Should Attend: 'The course in Prescribing and Pharmacology of Controlled Substances is designed for physicians in all specialties, as well as physician assistants, certified registered nurse practitioners and nurse midwives, who need or wish to increase their knowledge and ability to effectively prescribe controlled medications that have the potential for misuse and abuse.' Physician assistants ARE PA. Certified registered nurse practitioners ARE NP. Nurse midwives extra. Course page / agenda / iCore dates are November 21-22, 2026 at Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa, 4000 Grand Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35226. PDF live-table still prints November 20-22, 2026 / Birmingham, AL The listing hub publishes no dates. For reference only: 'Must have 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits every 2 years after original 12-hour Course' — that is the QACSC renewal requirement, not a designation for this activity. '(Only approved LIVE course for the initial QACSC- 8 hours required LIVE)' is certificate-use, not audience. AAFP Prescribed 12 is not AMA PRA. Who Should Attend sentence and 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ designation unchanged verbatim. Dates (pre-conference Nov 20, main conference Nov 21-22, 2026) and venue (Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa) unchanged. Zero drift. No fee on this activity — priceNote not applicable, isFree stays true.","hostType":"state_profession_org","orgName":"Alabama Board of Medical Examiners","orgHomeUrl":"https://www.albme.gov/","citationUrl":"https://cmepost.com/e/al-albme-controlled-prescribing-2026","pageUrl":"https://cmepost.com/e/al-albme-controlled-prescribing-2026"},"organization":{"id":"al-albme","name":"Alabama Board of Medical Examiners","hostType":"state_profession_org","specialties":["multispecialty"],"professions":["MD","DO","NP","PA"],"stateCodes":["AL"],"homeUrl":"https://www.albme.gov/","eventsUrl":"https://www.albme.gov/resources/licensees/continuing-medical-education/board-sponsored-live-cme-courses","chapterModel":"unknown","platformClass":"html_static","notes":"The state licensing board, and — unusually — A LIVE CME PROVIDER IN ITS OWN RIGHT. It requires 25 AMA PRA Category 1 credits annually of MD/DOs and 50 every two years of physician assistants, plus 2 controlled-substance credits every two years for ACSC holders, and it then TEACHES the controlled-substances course itself, with credit designated by the Medical Foundation of Alabama. Two surfaces from one publisher at different resolutions. The PDF's other table is enduring online material with EXPIRY dates, much of it already expired — useful for enduring credit, useless as a calendar."}}}