Current Issues in Rheumatology
CME-Accredited Monograph Articles
A JOINT NYU HJD—CORE™ INITIATIVE
Jointly sponsored by NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases and North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC
Target Audience
This educational activity is designed for rheumatologists and other healthcare professionals who manage the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.
Activity Overview
The 4 monograph articles are available in PDF format.
To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must completely read through each of the 4 articles, complete the 10-question online posttest with a score of 70% or better, and complete the evaluation form. After successful completion of the post-test and evaluation form online at www.naccme.com, participants may immediately print their documentation of credit.
There is no fee associated with this activity.
Participants who have successfully completed the live version of this activity at NYU on December 18, 2009 are not eligible to receive credit for these enduring materials.
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Expiration Date: June 14, 2011
Estimated time to complete: 2 hours
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Faculty
Maarten Boers, MD, PhD, MSc
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Theodore Pincus, MD
Director, Outcomes Research
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, New York
Hasan Yazici, MD
Professor of Medicine
Istanbul University
Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty
Istanbul, Turkey
Yusuf Yazici, MD
Assistant Professor
New York University
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, New York
The 4 CME-accredited monograph articles listed below offer participants practical information on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinical data collection and management, and the latest RA disease management tools to ensure that you receive practical information that is immediately applicable to your practice setting:
Progress Toward the Development of a New Definition of Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Maarten Boers, MD, PhD, MSc, et al.
Are Patient Questionnaire Scores as “Scientific” as Laboratory Tests for Rheumatology Clinical Care?
Theodore Pincus, MD
Thought Barriers to Understanding Rheumatic Diseases
Hasan Yazici, MD
Informed Consent. Practical Considerations
Yusuf Yazici, MD
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the gap between current and optimal methods for randomized clinical trial (RCT) recruitment, including the type of patients targeted and how they are recruited
- Summarize the issues surrounding current methods of obtaining patient informed consent and opportunities for improvement
- Translate RCT data into clinical practice using the knowledge and tools gained for hands-on point-of-care strategies
- Adopt into current practice methods like patient questionnaires to capture quantitative data and improve patient care documentation and long-term outcomes
- Recognize the utility of standard and emerging disease measurement tools and physician quality reporting initiative (PQRI) quality measures in diagnosing and monitoring RA disease activity
- Describe the clinical nuances surrounding the development of a consensus that will define remission along the RA continuum of activity
CME Accreditation
North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
NACCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Independent Clinical Reviewer: Mandana Hashefi, MD, FACR, Medical Faculty Associates, Division of Rheumatology, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Planning Committee
The planning committee comprises Hasan Yazici, MD, Yusuf Yazici, MD, Theodore Pincus, MD, Maarten Boers, MD, PhD, MSc, Mandana Hashefi, MD; and Randy Robbin, Emilie McCardell, John Savage, and William Kormos, NACCME.
Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
According to the disclosure policy of NACCME, faculty, editors, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with relevant commercial companies related to this activity. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict is identified, it is the responsibility of NACCME to initiate a mechanism to resolve the conflict(s). The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentation.
All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies reported, and levels of evidence.
The faculty has reported the following:
Dr. Boers: Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests
Dr. Pincus: Grant/Research Support—Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, UCB Inc; Consultant—Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc, UCB Inc
Dr. Hasan Yazici: Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests
Dr. Yusuf Yazici: Grant/Research Support—Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc; Consultant—Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, F. Hoffman La Roche Ltd, UCB Inc; Scientific Advisor—Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Celgene Corporation, Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc, F. Hoffman La Roche Ltd, UCB Inc; Promotional Speakers’ Bureau—Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, UCB Inc
Dr. Hashefi: Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests
Mr. Robbin, Ms. McCardell, Mr. Savage, and Mr. Kormos have reported no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.
NACCME requires faculty to inform participants whenever off-label/unapproved uses of drugs and/or devices are discussed in their presentation.
The faculty has disclosed that no off-label/unapproved use(s) of drugs and/or devices will be discussed.
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Grant Support
Supported by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc, and UCB Inc. Also supported by an educational donation provided by Amgen and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals .
