Advanced Clinical Updates in Retinal Diseases for Managed Care Professionals



Expert Faculty Presenters

Jordan M. Graff, MD, FACS
Surgeon & Partner, BDP Eye Center at American Vision Partners (AVP)
Chair, Division of Ophthalmology, Creighton University
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, Phoenix
Medical Executive Committee, AVP - Phoenix, AZ
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Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, CPEL
Vice President of Pharmacy
Emory Healthcare and Winship Cancer Institute
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Michael Shannon, MD
Endocrinologist
Summit Pacific Medical Center
Medical Director
Ventegra
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Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of managed care pharmacy directors, registered nurses, clinical pharmacists, quality directors and medical directors.

Statement of Need/Program Overview

Within the space of just a few years, several new retinal treatments have been approved promising increased durability and better patient outcomes. These conditions can significantly impact vision and quality of life for patients. This on-demand webcast will review the latest research into these new therapies as well as current management approaches. An accompanying P&T Committee Support Tool will also be available for download, and throughout the session, these expert faculty members will demonstrate how to integrate this resource into practice.

Educational Objectives 
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

Accreditation Information

Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and Impact Education, LLC. MER is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

Physician Continuing Medical Education
Medical Education Resources designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Credit
Medical Education Resources designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 ANCC nursing contact hours. Nurses will be awarded contact hours upon successful completion of the activity.

Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for 1.5 contact hours.

Continuing Pharmacy Education
Medical Education Resources designates this continuing education activity for 1.5 contact hour(s) (0.15 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

UAN: Coming Soon
Activity Type: Knowledge-based

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
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The authors reported the following financial relationships with ineligible companies whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of Working Group Members/Planners Reported Financial Relationship
Jordan M. Graff, MD, FACS Grants/Research Support - Genentech/Roche, RegenxBio, Ocular Therapeutix, Kyowa Kirin
Consulting fees (eg. Ad Boards) - Genentech/Roche, RegenxBio, Hi-Health, Alimera, Regeneron, IvericBio
Speakers' Bureaus - Genentech/Roche
Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA No financial relationships to disclose
Michael Shannon, MD Consulting Fees (ex. ad boards): Ventegra

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with ineligible companies whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of Content Managers Reported Financial Relationship
Impact Education, LLC No financial relationships to disclose
Planners at Medical Education Resources No financial relationships to disclose

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. The planners of this activity 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 the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

DISCLAIMER
The content and views presented in this educational activity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Medical Education Resources, Impact Education, LLC, and/or Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.

FEE INFORMATION
There is no fee for this educational activity.