Course Information

Release date: January 6, 2025

Expiration date: July 6, 2025

Estimated time to complete activity: 30 minutes

PROVIDER STATEMENT

This activity is provided by Integrity CE, LLC.

DISCLOSURE OF COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Sanofi.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

This interactive case study activity will discuss strategies to improve the care of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). Key topics will include patient evaluation, selection criteria for surgical or biologic treatment, and current evidence on comparative safety and efficacy of available treatments.

Learning Objectives

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity addresses the needs of allergists, otolaryngologists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants involved in the management of patients with CRSwNP.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Effectively assess severity in patients with CRSwNP
Select appropriate biologic or surgical treatment options for patients with CRSwNP based on available efficacy and safety data
Implement strategies for the effective use of biologic therapies in the treatment of appropriate patients with CRSwNP and to overcome barriers to successful treatment

Faculty Information and Disclosures

FACULTY

Christine Franzese, MD

Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology

Director of Allergy Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri

Joseph K. Han, MD

Professor of Medicine

Chief, Division of Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, Virginia

DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Integrity CE, LLC requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified relevant financial relationships are thoroughly vetted by Integrity CE, LLC for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. The following faculty/planners reported the financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of these CME activities:

Christine Franzese, MD
Research Support: AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Lyra, Regeneron, Sanofi, Upstream Bio
Speakers’ Bureaus: AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Optinose, Regeneron, Sanofi

Joseph K. Han, MD
Research Consultant: AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi Regeneron

The Integrity CE, LLC planners and managers do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with ineligible companies.

Accreditation Information

DIRECTIONS TO LEARNER

There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period of January 6, 2025 through July 6, 2025 participants must:

Read the learning objectives
Complete the pretest
Study the educational activity
Complete the posttest and the evaluation form

A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed posttest with a score of 75% or better and a completed activity evaluation form.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

Integrity CE, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION

Integrity CE, LLC 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.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For information about ACCME accreditation of this activity, please contact Integrity CE, LLC at (855) 835-4004 or cme@integrityce.com.

DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Integrity CE, LLC does 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.

Disclaimers and Technical Requirements

MEDIA

Internet

PRIVACY POLICY

When you participate in an online educational activity sponsored by Integrity CE, LLC, you will be asked for your name, degree(s), affiliation(s), street address, telephone number and…(continued)

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 2.33 + GHz (or equivalent) Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 10, and Mac OS Plug-in: Adobe^® Flash^® Player 10

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DISCLAIMER

The information provided at this 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.

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