Course Information

Release date: November 7, 2024
Expiration date: November 7, 2025
Estimated time to complete activity: 45 minutes

PROVIDER STATEMENT

This CME activity for ACCME credit is provided by Integrity CE, LLC.

This CE activity for ANCC and AANP credit is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Integrity CE, LLC.

DISCLOSURE OF COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLC.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

It’s still a deadly disease and there’s still no cure, but with treatment, survival for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be significantly extended. Although rare, nurse practitioners are likely to encounter this cardiopulmonary disorder throughout their careers, and need to be familiar with the multiple drug classes and combinations thereof that are used to target the molecular drivers of this disease. They will also need to be able to recognize PAH in patients they might never suspect of having this disease, namely children and adults exposed to illicit stimulant drugs.

Premiere clinical guidelines on diagnosing and managing PAH were recently updated and in March 2024, two new treatment choices were approved by the FDA — a first-in-class add-on treatment that can enhance therapeutic response and a fixed-dose, single-tablet combination of the two drug classes that the guidelines recommend as initial treatment for most patients. Join PAH expert Dr. John J. Ryan for this Nurse Practitioners’ Summit special course on recent guideline changes, newly approved treatments, and more.

Learning Objectives

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is designed for nurse practitioners, nurses, and physician assistants who manage patients with or at risk for PAH.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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

Discuss recently published recommendations for diagnosing and managing PAH
Summarize ways to identify and manage children with PAH and adults with methamphetamine-associated PAH
Describe how to include new therapies into treatment and monitoring strategies based on efficacy and safety findings from clinical trials

Faculty Information and Disclosures

FACULTY

John J. Ryan, MD, MB, BCh, BAO
Professor, University of Utah
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Comprehensive Care Center
Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Program
Chief of General Cardiology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Integrity CE, LLC and Global Education Group require 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 and Global Education Group 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 relevant financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies related to the content of these CME activities:

John J. Ryan, MD, MB, BCh, BAO  
Advisor, researcher, speaker for: Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Merck, United Therapeutics

The Integrity CE, LLC and Global Education Group planners and managers do not have any relevant 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/CE credit for this activity. During the period of November 7, 2024 through November 7, 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 66% or better and a completed activity evaluation form.

ACCREDITATION

Physician Continuing Education

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 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioner Continuing Education

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of Global Education Group and Integrity CE, LLC.

Global Education Group is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 110121. This activity is approved for 0.75 contact hour(s) (which includes 0.1 hour(s) of pharmacology).

Nursing Continuing Education

Global Education Group is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for 0.75 contact hour including 0.0 pharmacotherapeutic contact hour is provided by Global Education Group. Nurses 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.

For information about AANP and ANCC approval of this activity, please contact Global Education Group at (303) 395-1782 or cme@globaleducationgroup.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 and Global Education Group 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.

Disclaimers and Technical Requirements

MEDIA

Internet

PRIVACY POLICY

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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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.

Release date: November 7, 2024Expiration date: November 7, 2025Estimated time to complete activity: 45 minutes

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