CME/CE INFORMATION
HOW TO CLAIM CREDIT
TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity is designed specifically for primary care clinicians, registered nurses, and advanced practice registered nurses who care for patients from rural and underserved areas.
ACCREDITATION
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and RME Collaborative. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician Continuing Medical Education
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 5.5 contact hours. Designated for 2.0 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.
SESSION INFORMATION
Welcome and Introductions
Barbara P. Yawn, MD, MSc, MPH (Congress Moderator)
Chief Science Officer, COPD Foundation
Professor of Family and Community Health
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Advances in Management of Difficult-to-Treat Asthma: Overcoming Challenges in Rural and Underserved Settings
Meredith C. McCormack, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Learning Objectives
Improving the Implementation and Adoption of Teledermatology in Rural and Underserved Settings
Elizabeth A. Kiracofe, MD
Founder and Principal Dermatologist
Airia Comprehensive
Dermatology
Chicago, IL
Learning Objectives
A Vision for the Future: Improving Early Detection and Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy in Rural and Underserved Settings
Rishi P. Singh, MD
Staff Surgeon
Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Learning Objectives
Ask the Expert: COVID-19 Questions in Primary Care
Paul E. Sax, MD
Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Learning Objectives
Adolescent and Adult Immunizations: Current Recommendations and Strategies to Reduce Barriers in Rural and Underserved Communities
Paul E. Sax, MD
Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Learning Objectives
HCV Management in Primary Care: Improving Screening and Treatment in Rural and Underserved Communities
Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF
Richard B. Capps Chair of Hepatology
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Rush Medical College
Section Chief of Hepatology
Associate Director of Organ Transplantation
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Learning Objectives
DISCLOSURES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COI are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
FACULTY
Elizabeth A. Kiracofe, MD, has disclosed the following relationships: consultant for Galderma and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; speaker’s bureau for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Meredith C. McCormack, MD, MHS, has disclosed the following relationships: consultant for Celgene and GlaxoSmithKline; royalties from UpToDate; steering committee for Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; adjudication committee, clinical trials, for Liquidia Technologies, Inc.; advisory board and chair, Data Safety Monitoring Board, for United Therapeutics.
Nancy S. Reau, MD, FAASLD, AGAF, has disclosed the following relationships: consultant for AbbVie, Inc., Gilead Sciences, Inc., and Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; grant/research support from Abbott.
Paul E. Sax, MD, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Rishi P. Singh, MD, has disclosed the following relationships: consultant for Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, Genentech, Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and ZEISS; grant/research support from Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Graybug Vision, Inc.
Barbara P. Yawn, MD, MSc, MPH, has disclosed the following relationships: consultant for AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and Teva Pharmaceuticals.
PLANNERS AND MANAGERS
The RME Collaborative and PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
These activities are supported by independent medical education grants from AbbVie, Inc.; AstraZeneca; GlaxoSmithKline; Janssen Biotech, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC; Merck & Co., Inc.; and Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
CONTACT US
For questions regarding this CME/CE activity, please contact:
RME Collaborative by phone, 800-913-9370 or email, cme@cmeruralhealth.com.
For questions about the accreditation of this activity, please visit www.pimed.com.
DISCLAIMER
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
MEDIA
Internet activity
COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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