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Dear Colleague,
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 currently offering this educational
program certified for CME and CNE credit, at no charge to participants:
Video Clinical Dialogue and eCase
Challenge:
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 each part of this activity: 60 minutes for each of the two
activities. Each part of this activity has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
and 1.0 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
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