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CME Information
Providor Statement: This continuing medical education activity is provided by 
Support Statement: This activity is supported by educational grants from Eisai, Inc.; Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., U.S. Region and Orexigen; and Vivus, Inc.
Target Audience: The intended audience for this activity is primary care physicians, family physicians, general practice physicians, endocrinologists, cardiologists, obstetrician gynecologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of obese patients.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this series participants should be able to examine the link between the pathophysiology of obesity and associated comorbid conditions.
Faculty:
Donna H. Ryan, MD, FACP
Professor Emeritus
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Planning Committee:
Daniel H. Bessesen, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO
Sergio Fazio, MD, PhD
Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Medicine and of Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology
Chief, Section of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Alan J. Garber, MD, PhD, FACE
Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Molecular & Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Robert F. Kushner, MD, MS, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Director
Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
External Reviewer:
James A. Underberg, MD, FACPM, FACP, FNLA (Original Reviewer)
Ronald Codario, MD, FACP, FNLA CCMEP (Recertification review on 6/19/14)
Medical Writer:
Michelle Kavin, PA-C
Accreditation:
Vindico Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation:
Vindico Medical Education designates this print supplement 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.
This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, July 15, 2014 to July 14, 2015.
How To Participate in this Activity and Obtain CME Credit:
To participate in this CME activity, you must read the objectives and articles, complete the CME posttest, and fill in the evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering all of the posttest questions 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)™ certificate.
Disclosures:
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.
The authors disclose that they do have significant financial interests in any products or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity, including research support.
Planning Committee and Faculty members report the following relationship(s) which are accurate at the time of original content release (June 15, 2013):
Robert F. Kushner, MD, MS, FACP
Consulting Fees: Nestle, Novo Nordisk, Retrofit, Vivus, Zafgen
Contracted Research: Aspire Bariatrics, Weight Watchers
Daniel H. Bessesen, MD
Consulting Fee: Enteromedics
Contracted Research: Johnson and Johnson
Sergio Fazio, MD, PhD
Consulting Fee: Aegerian, Amarin, Genentech, Gilead, Kowa, Merck & Co., Roche, Sanofi
Contracted Research: Amarin, ISIS, Merck & Co.
Alan J. Garber, MD, PhD, FACE
Consulting Fee: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Novo Nordisk A/S, Santarus, Vivus
Speakers Bureau: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Novo Nordisk A/S, Santarus, Vivus
Advisory Board: Halozyme Therapeutics, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Novo Nordisk A/S, Vivus
Board of Directors: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
Donna H. Ryan, MD, FACP
Consulting Fees: Arena, Eisai, Novo Nordisk, Takeda, Vivus
Fees for Non-CME Services: Vivus
Ownership Interest: Scientific Intake
External Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
James A. Underberg, MD
Consulting Fees: Aegerion, Genzyme, Health Diagnostics Labs, Liposcience, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi
Fees for Non-CME Services: Abbott, Amarin, AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Forest, GlaxoSmithKline, Kowa, Merck, Sanofi
Ronald Codario, MD, FACP, FNLA, CCMEP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Medical Writer reports the following relationship(s):
Michelle Kavin, PA-C
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relationship(s):
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Signed disclosures are on file at Vindico Medical Education, Office of Medical Affairs and Compliance.
Unlabeled and Investigational Usage:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of 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:
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