CME/CE Information
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS
PHYSICIANS: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians
NURSES: The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After participating in this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:
- Integrate effective strategies to identify nonadherence in patients with CF into clinical practice.
- Create a comprehensive plan to address adherence barriers across the developmental spectrum including children, adolescents and adults.
- Incorporate adherence-improvement strategies into daily clinical practice, including using effective communication skills, engaging the multidisciplinary treatment team and making appropriate referrals.
CREDIT DESIGNATIONS
PHYSICIANS: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NURSES: This 1.75 contact hour Educational Activity is provided by the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing.
To obtain contact hours, you must complete this Educational Activity and post-test before November 30, 2017.
There are no fees or prerequisites.
FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY AFFECTING CME ACTIVITIES
As a provider approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), it is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME) to require signed disclosure of the existence of financial relationships with industry from any individual in a position to control the content of a CME activity sponsored by OCME. Members of the Planning Committee are required to disclose all relationships regardless of their relevance to the content of the activity. Faculty are required to disclose only those relationships that are relevant to their specific presentation.
The following relationships have been reported for this activity:
PLANNER:
| Name | Relationship |
|---|---|
| Kristin Riekert, PhD | Consultant: Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
No other planners or speakers have indicated that they have any financial interests or relationships with a commercial entity.
Note: Grants to investigators at The Johns Hopkins University are negotiated and administered by the institution which receives the grants, typically through the Office of Research Administration. Individual investigators who participate in the sponsored project(s) are not directly compensated by the sponsor, but may receive salary or other support from the institution to support their effort on the project(s).
| Name | Lecture Title(s) | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Sawicki, MD, MPH |
Why Adolescents Don’t Adhere How to Measure Adherence |
Consultant: Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
All clinicians involved in initiating an effective adherence conversation with their patients: nurse practitioners, nurses, pulmonologists, pediatric pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, infectious disease physicians, endocrinologists, pediatricians, and other members of the cystic fibrosis care team.
CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLAIMER FOR CME ACTIVITY PARTICIPANTS
I certify that I am attending a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine CME activity for accredited training and/or educational purposes. I understand that while I am attending in this capacity, I may be exposed to "protected health information," as that term is defined and used in Hopkins policies and in the federal HIPAA privacy regulations (the "Privacy Regulations"). Protected health information is information about a person’s health or treatment that identifies the person.
I pledge and agree to use and disclose any of this protected health information only for the training and/or educational purposes of my visit and to keep the information confidential. I agree not to post or discuss this protected health information, including pictures and/or videos, on any social media site (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.), in any electronic messaging program or through any portable electronic device. I understand that I may direct to the Johns Hopkins Privacy Officer any questions I have about my obligations under this Confidentiality Pledge or under any of the Hopkins policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations related to confidentiality. The contact information is: Johns Hopkins Privacy Officer, telephone: 410-735-6509, e-mail: [email protected].
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COURSE FORMAT
Portraits of Adherence: Patient-Centered Strategies in Cystic Fibrosis consists of one 105-minute activity certified for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).™ and delivered as a webcast or podcast. Upon release of this activity, participants will have up to 2 years to complete the one webcast or podcast in order to earn CME credit.
Length of Activity: 1.75 hours
METHODS OF PARTICIPATION
There are no fees for participating in this CME activity. To receive credit, participants must (1) read the learning objectives and disclosure statements, (2) complete the educational activity, and (3) complete the post-test and activity evaluation form, including the certificate information section. Physicians must attest to the amount of time they spent on the activity.
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
There are no fees for participating in this CME activity. To receive credit, participants must (1) read the learning objectives and disclosure statements, (2) complete the educational activity, and (3) complete the post-test and activity evaluation form, including the certificate information section. Physicians must attest to the amount of time they spent on the activity.
Enduring Materials
Date of release: November 30, 2015
Expiration date: November 29, 2017
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
Supported by an educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
OFF-LABEL PRODUCT DISCUSSION
The speakers have indicated that there will be no references to unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or products.
DISCLAIMER
The opinions and recommendations expressed by the faculty and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own. Use of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine name implies review of educational format design and approach. Please review the complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combination of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings, and adverse effects before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Based on a review of the current literature, including national and regional measures, detailed conversations with expert educators at Johns Hopkins, and a survey of potential program participants, this program will address the following core patient care gaps:
- Clinicians are unaware of effective strategies to identify nonadherence in patients with CF into clinical practice.
- Clinicians may be unaware of how to address adherence barriers across the developmental spectrum (children, adolescents, adults).
- Clinicians lack strategies to improve adherence in daily clinical practice.
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