Optimizing Clinical Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Expert Interview With Dr. Allan Gibofsky
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Premiere Date: Monday, January 30, 2012This activity offers CE credit for:
- Physicians (CME)
- Pharmacists (ACPE)
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date:
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available
 | Allan Gibofsky, MD, JD, MACR, FACP, FCLM Professor of Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine Attending Rheumatologist Co-Director, Clinic for Inflammatory Arthritis Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY |
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The gap between optimal care and usual care is sizable for many common but devastating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Most studies show inadequate adherence in RA in many patients, which can lead to deleterious health effects.(1)
Several effective interventions are available for RA, which offer promise for improvement; however, the interventions are often not used.(2) Many physicians are not aware of currently available tools or proactive interventions to address medication adherence. These physicians would benefit from education related to common causes of suboptimal treatment adherence among patients with RA; measures to monitor and improve adherence; and selection of targeted, pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies within individualized management plans.
This CME Outfitters Expert Interview™ will address learner-generated questions from a moderated, CME Outfitters Live and On Demand activity pertaining to improving adherence and optimizing outcomes for patients with RA in a text-based, online-interview format. The activity will facilitate closure of the adherence gap that is linked to poorer patient outcomes, including higher disease activity or lack of remission.
- de Achaval S, Suarez-Almazor ME. Treatment adherence to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Int J Clin Rheumatol. 2010;5(3):313-326. PMID: 20676388.
- Wahl C, Gregoire JP, Teo K, et al. Concordance, compliance and adherence in healthcare: closing gaps and improving outcomes. Healthc Q. 2005;8(1):65-70. PMID: 15715337.
To educate clinicians on the most common causes of suboptimal treatment adherence; improve physician-patient communication about treatment; raise expertise in designing and implementing patient-concordant, multimodal treatment plans that support long-term adherence; and teach strategies for integrating evidence-based, objective measures into clinical practice. Achieving these goals will improve adherence and ultimately outcomes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Articulate the most common causes of low treatment adherence among patients with RA, and review strategies for effective and proactive communication with patients about the long-term risks of treatment nonadherence.
- Apply evidence-based models, strategies, and objective measures to monitor and improve adherence to a therapeutic regimen in patients with RA.
- Discuss targeted, pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies for RA within individualized management plans that are in concordance with patients' needs.
Supported by an educational grant from Abbott Laboratories, Centocor Ortho Biotech Services, LLC, and Pfizer Inc.
Physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other health care professionals with an interest in rheumatoid arthritis.
CME Credit (Physicians):
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USF Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 0.5 contact hours (0.05 CEUs)
Universal Activity Number: 0376-0000-12-004-H01-P (recorded programs)
Activity Type: knowledge-based
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Relevant financial relationships exist between the following individuals and commercial interests:
Dr. Gibofsky has disclosed that he serves on the speakers bureaus of Abbott Laboratories; Amgen Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.; and UCB, Inc. He serves as a consultant to Abbott Laboratories; Amgen Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.; and UCB, Inc. He is a stock shareholder of Abbott Laboratories; Amgen Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.; and Pfizer Inc.
Disclosures were obtained from the planning committee members and are on file in the USF Health Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD) for review. Disclosures were obtained from the USF Health OCPD staff: Nothing to Disclose.
Tony Graham, MD (content/peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
Christina Ansted, MPH, CCMEP (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Joy Bartnett Leffler, MLA, NASW, CSE (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Sharon Tordoff, CCMEP (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
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Faculty of this CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices.
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