Updating Clinical Practice in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Achieving Treatment Targets

The goal of this interactive newsletter is to expand the ability of physicians and other clinicians to implement best practices in the management of RA based on the latest clinical evidence.

Medium: i-Newsletter

Commercial Support Statetements: Supported by independent educational grants from AbbVie, Inc. and Lilly.

Joint Provider: MCM Education, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PIM)

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, PAs, and NPs interested in rheumatology.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, the participant should be able to:

  • Initiate early treatment of RA with DMARDs where appropriate according to treatment guidelines;
  • Adjust RA treatment regimens as needed to achieve established treatment targets.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Medical Knowledge
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 Participation
Activity opens: 
03/17/2015
Activity expires: 
03/17/2016

Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD 
Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology 
Boston University School of Medicine 
Boston, MA 

Naomi Amudala, MSN, RN, FNP-BC 
Clinical Instructor and Nurse Practitioner 
Vasculitis Center/Rheumatology 
Boston University School of Medicine 
Boston, MA

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 University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PIM), and MCM Education. The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation Statement
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.TM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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