CME program on Family Planning and MS

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Dear MS-Leaders Registrant,
EARN
CME or CNE Credit!

 
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine and the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing, in
cooperation with Medical Logix, LLC, are pleased to offer this new
educational program certified for CME and CNE credit, at no charge to
participants:

 Video Clinical Dialogue and eCase
Challenge
:
The monograph of this program
is also 
available for
download:
Jointly
presented by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the 
Institute
for Johns Hopkins Nursing
Release
Date: May 7, 2014
Expiration
Date: May 6, 2015
Estimated time to complete
these activities: 120 minutes. These activities have been approved for a
maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit
™ and 2.0 contact hour for nurses. There are
no fees or prerequisites.
Supported
by independent educational grants from
EMD
Serono and Genzyme, a Sanofi Company.

 
Learning Objectives
After participating in this
activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:
  • Recognize
    the importance of providing preconception counseling to all patients
    of childbearing age in order to reduce reproductive risks.
  • Apply
    the most recent evidence concerning the reproductive safety of
    approved DMTs when counseling patients with MS who are considering
    pregnancy or those who are pregnant.
  • Summarize
    and provide context for the available data (animal and human)
    concerning the reproductive safety of newer and emerging DMTs.
  • Assess
    the available evidence regarding DMTs and male reproductive health in
    order to effectively communicate their potential risks to male
    patients with MS.
  • Discuss
    the evidence on the safety of DMTs used during lactation, in order to
    optimize outcomes for patients with MS who breastfeed their infants.
  • Implement
    evidence-based treatment strategies to optimize the management of
    postpartum relapses.
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine takes responsibility for the content, quality, and
scientific integrity of this CME activity.
Statement of Need
Multiple sclerosis typically
affects women of childbearing age and can influence fertility, pregnancy
and decisions regarding breastfeeding. Management of a pregnant patient
with MS or a patient contemplating pregnancy presents many unique issues
and can be quite challenging.
The intent of this Clinical
Dialogue, a video-based activity, is to review the most up-to-date evidence
on MS, specifically on fertility and pregnancy outcomes, management of MS
during pregnancy, the reproductive safety of DMTs, their use when
breastfeeding and issues related to postpartum management. We will also
address preconception issues, including pregnancy outcomes when it is the
male patient who has MS. The eCase Challenge, a text-based activity, will
allow the participant to apply the knowledge gained from this Clinical
Dialogue in a few real-world clinical scenarios.
It is important to emphasize
that the questions and answers discussed in this program must be
individualized to the specific circumstances of each patient and their
acceptance of risk.
Johns Hopkins Chair
and Course Director:
Jack N. Ratchford, MD
Assistant Professor of
Neurology
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Faculty:
Moderator
Jack N. Ratchford, MD
Assistant Professor of
Neurology
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Patricia K. Coyle, MD
Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Neurology
Director, Multiple Sclerosis
Comprehensive Care Center
SUNY at Stony Brook
University Medical Center
Stony Brook, NY
Lynn Stazzone, RN,
MSN, NP, MSCN
Nurse Practitioner
Partners MS Center
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Intended Audience
Healthcare professionals,
specifically, neurologists, internists, family practice physicians, nurse
practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses and other providers
involved in the care of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Jointly presented by the
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Institute for Johns
Hopkins Nursing 


This activity has been
planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies
of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the
joint sponsorship 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 Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
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.
Credit Designation
Statement
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
Nurse Practitioner and
Physician Assistant Credit Reciprocity:
American Association of Nurse
Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit
™ from organizations accredited by the
ACCME.
American Academy of Physician
Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational
activities certified for AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit
™ from organizations accredited by the
ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 2.0 credits of
Category 1 for completing this program.
Disclosure Policy
Affecting CME Activities
It is the policy of the Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine that the faculty and provider
disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of
this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of
unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s).
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies
in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to
this educational activity.  Detailed disclosure will be made in the
course materials.
Please keep in mind that you
will need to login with your email address and password to access this
program. If you forgot your password, click on the “Forgot
Password” link in the top right corner of the site.
We
hope you enjoy this informative educational program!
The
MS-Leaders Team
The
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Office of Continuing
Medical  Education, Turner 20, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205

 
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