This CME activity is provided by Integrity Continuing Education, Inc.
Supported by independent educational grants from AbbVie Inc., Pfizer, Inc., and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), reduces patients’ quality of life and is associated with substantial medical, financial, and social burdens. More than 3 million people in the US and Europe are estimated to have IBD. Despite recent advances in therapies, clinicians are still faced with challenges in treating and managing their patients with UC. Clinicians must choose from a vast array of agents in a variety of drug classes with different mechanisms of action, including agents that are newly available or under clinical investigation. In view of this expansion of therapeutic options, it is crucial for clinicians to remain current regarding all potential treatment strategies to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Aline Charabaty, MD, AGAF (Chair)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Clinical Director, GI Division
Director, IBD Center
Johns Hopkins – Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia
Miguel Regueiro, MD
Chair, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Vice Chair, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute
Professor of Medicine
Lerner College of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
This program is intended for gastroenterologists, gastroenterologists in training, surgeons, subspecialists including dieticians and psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare team members involved in or interested in the care of patients with IBD.
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period of January 25, 2021 through January 25, 2022, 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 100%.
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Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited with commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. designates this other activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. 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, Inc. 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:
Aline Charabaty, MD, AGAF
Consulting Fees: AbbVie, Janssen, Takeda
Speakers’ Bureaus: AbbVie, Takeda
Miguel Reguerio, MD
Contracted Research: AbbVie, Janssen, Pfizer Inc., Takeda
Consulting Fees/Advisory Boards: AbbVie, Allergan, Amgen, Celgene, Genentech, Gilead, Janssen, Lilly, Miraca Labs, Pfizer, Prometheus, Salix, Seres, Takeda, TARGET PharmaSolutions, UCB
Royalties: Wolters Kluwer Health (Author/Editor of UpToDate)
Unrestricted Educational Grants: AbbVie, Celgene, Genentech, Gilead, Janssen, Pfizer Inc., Takeda, UCB
The Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. planners/managers have nothing to disclose.
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. 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.
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