CME Information
Provider Statement
This continuing medical education activity is provided by 
Support Statement
This activity is supported by educational grants from Biogen, EMD Serono, and Sanofi Genzyme.
There is no non-commercial support for this activity.
Education activities are distinguished as separate from endorsement of commercial products. When commercial products are displayed, participants will be advised that accredited status as a provider refers only to its continuing education activities and does not imply ANCC Commission on Accreditation endorsement of any commercial products.
Target Audience
The intended audience for this activity is neurologists, neurology nurses, and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this educational activity, participants should be better able to implement the latest evidence for the role of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with COVID-19.
Activity Chair
Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA
Professor and Vice Chair (Clinical Affairs)
Department of Neurology
Director, Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center
Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook, NY
Faculty
Stephen Krieger, MD, FAAN
Associate Professor of Neurology
The Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Reviewers
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
Barbara A. Niedz, PhD, RN, CPHQ
Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN
Accreditation
Vindico Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Vindico Medical Education, LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Credit Designation
Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Vindico Medical Education will provide 0.25 credit hours for nurses. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, February 26, 2021 to February 25, 2022.
How to Participate in This Activity and Obtain CME Credit
To participate in this CME activity, you must read the objectives, answer the polling and pretest questions, view the content, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering the posttest question correctly. Upon receipt of the completed materials, if a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, Vindico Medical Education will issue an AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ or Contact Hours Certificate.
Disclosures
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all accredited providers are required to mitigate and disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of accredited content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the past 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the accredited activity content over which the individual has control. Relationship information appears below.
Activity Chair and Faculty report the following relationship(s)
Patricia K. Coyle, MD, FAAN, FANA
Consulting Fee: Accordant, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Novartis, Sanofi Genzyme, Viela Bio
Speakers Bureau: Biogen, Janssen
Contracted Research: Actelion, Alkermes, Corrona, Genentech, MedDay, NINDS, Novartis
Stephen Krieger, MD, FAAN
Consulting Fee: Biogen, EMD Serono, Genentech, Genzyme, Mallinckrodt, MedDay, Novartis, Teva, TG Therapeutics
Speakers Bureau: Biogen, EMD Serono, Genentech, Novartis
Contracted Research (paid to institution): Biogen, Novartis
Reviewers report the following relationship(s)
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Barbara A. Niedz, PhD, RN, CPHQ
Consulting Fee: Beckton Dickinson
Contracted Research: Beckton Dickinson
Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN
Consulting Fee: Alexion, Biogen, EMD Serono, Genentech, Genzyme, Mallinckrodt, Novartis, Roche, Viela Bio
Speakers Bureau: Alexion, Biogen, EMD Serono, Genentech, Genzyme, Mallinckrodt, Novartis, Viela Bio
Unlabeled and Investigational Usage
The audience is advised that this continuing education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non–FDA-approved or investigational use of products/devices.
Copyright Statement
Created and published by Vindico Medical Education, 6900 Grove Road, Building 100, Thorofare, NJ 08086-9447. Telephone: 856-994-9400; Fax: 856-384-6680. Printed in the USA. Copyright © 2021 Vindico Medical Education. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The material presented at or in any of Vindico Medical Education continuing medical education activities does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Vindico Medical Education. Neither Vindico Medical Education nor the faculty endorse or recommend any techniques, commercial products, or manufacturers. The faculty/authors may discuss the use of materials and/or products that have not yet been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information before treating patients or utilizing any product.
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