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Integrity Continuing Education, Inc.
This educational initiative has been designed for allergists, pulmonologists, and internal medicine physicians involved in the care of patients with severe asthma.
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
Despite recent advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of asthma and a corresponding expansion of targeted treatment modalities, severe asthma care continues to be a challenge in clinical practice. This program is designed to address this issue by imparting clinical knowledge and competence to clinicians that will promote comprehensive assessment and highly personalized treatment of patients whose symptoms meet the criteria for severe asthma. In addition, this educational activity will provide clinicians with guidance on strategies for improving disease awareness, increasing collaborative decision-making, and promoting self-management among patients with severe asthma.
Integrity Continuing Education 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 they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by Integrity Continuing Education for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations.
The following faculty/planners reported the financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of these CME activities:
J. Mark FitzGerald, MD
Consulting Fees: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Merck, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, TEVA
Speakers Bureaus: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Merck, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, TEVA
Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Sanofi
Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc
Consulting Fees: Amgen, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Sanofi/Regeneron, TEVA
Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Sanofi/Regeneron, TEVA
Patima Tanapat, PhD, hereby states that she or her spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period of June 25, 2018 through June 25, 2019 participants must:
A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed posttest with a score of 80% or better.
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 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 any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
The information provided at this CME activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition.
For information about the ACCME accreditation of this activity, please contact Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. at (855) 835-4004 or via email at information@integrityce.com.
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This activity is supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
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