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CME Information
Sponsorship Statement: This continuing medical education activity is sponsored by 
Support Statement: This activity is supported by educational grants from 
Target Audience: The intended audience for this activity is retina specialists and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with retina disorders.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this series participants should be able to
- Utilize effective treatment approaches for medical diseases of the retina that best serve the individual patient’s diagnosis, needs, values and goals.
- Evaluate the cardinal findings and recommendations from completed pivotal Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) regarding therapeutic regimens for medical diseases of the retina.
- Incorporate the most current evidence-based and clinical expert-based treatment recommendations into practice for the management of vision-threatening retinal disorders.
- Identify the most recent evidence-based and expert clinician-based treatment recommendations for specific vision-threatening retinal disorders.
Contributing Faculty:
Michael S. Ip, MD
Associate Professor
Co-Director, Fundus Photograph Reading Center
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Amol Kulkarni, MD
Retina Specialist
Davis Duehr Dean Eye clinic
Madison, WI
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 enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 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, November 1, 2013, to October 31, 2014.
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 complete and return the registration form and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 1 out of 1 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.
External Reviewer:
Mitchell J. Goff, MD
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. Relationship information appears on this page and the next page.
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):
Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA (Chief Medical Editor)
Receipt of Intellectual Property Rights/Patent Holder: Carl Zeiss Meditec
Michael S. Ip, MD
Consulting Fee: Eye Technology, LTD, Genentech, Neuronetics, Valeant
Contracted Research: Allergan
Amol D. Kulkarni, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
External Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Mitchell J. Goff, MD
Consulting Fees: ThromboGenics
Fees for Non-CME Services: Allergan, Genentech, ThromboGenics
Ronald Codario, MD, FACP, FNLA, CCMEP
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 (for use in Enduring Materials):
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 © 2013 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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