CME Information
Overview
Provider Statement
This continuing medical education activity is provided by 
Support Statement
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc.
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 rheumatologists, internists, nephrologists, rheumatology nurses, and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with uncontrolled gout.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Evaluate the prevalence, burden, and complications of uncontrolled gout.
- Assess the latest guideline updates for the treatment of uncontrolled gout.
- Examine the most recent clinical evidence regarding safety and efficacy of current and emerging treatment options for uncontrolled gout.
Activity Chair
N. Lawrence Edwards, MD, MACP, MACR
Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Faculty
Suneet Grewal, MD
East Bay Rheumatology Medical Group
San Leandro, CA
Michael H. Pillinger, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
New York, NY
Reviewers
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
Mariann M. Harding, PhD, RN, CNE, FAADN
Barbara A. Niedz, PhD, RN, CPHQ
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 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 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 1.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Participants who opt-in will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.
Vindico Medical Education will provide a maximum of 1.25 contact 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 28, 2022, to February 27, 2023.
How to Participate in This Activity and Obtain CE Credit
To participate in this CE 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 75% 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
Vindico Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Activity Chair and Faculty report the following relevant financial relationship(s)
N. Lawrence Edwards, MD, MACP, MACR
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Suneet Grewal, MD
Consultant: Horizon
Michael H. Pillinger, MD, FACP
Consultant: Horizon
Independent Research Contractor (paid to institution): Hikma, Horizon
Reviewers report the following relevant financial relationship(s)
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Mariann M. Harding, PhD, RN, CNE, FAADN
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Barbara A. Niedz, PhD, RN, CPHQ
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 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 © 2022 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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