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CME Information
Sponsorship Statement: This continuing medical education activity is co-sponsored by 
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Educational Partner: 
Support Statement: This activity is supported by educational grants from 
Target Audience: The intended audience for the activity is rheumatologists, primary care physicians, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with AS.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:
- Examine validated classification criteria for the assessment and differential diagnosis of AS/Ax-SPA and apply these tools in a patient with chronic back ache of longer than 3 months duration.
- Define the role of anti-TNF agents in AS/Ax-SPA treatment, the potential value of early initiation of treatment, and importance of pre-treatment screening to minimize the risks of adverse events.
- Utilize strategies to identify patients appropriate for early referral to rheumatologists when symptoms suggestive of AS/Ax-SPA are present and recognize the need for referral and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of specialists to manage extra-articular manifestations of AS/Ax-SPA.
- Summarize recent therapeutic advances for ankylosing spondylitis and their potential implications for clinical practice.
Course Chair:
Philip J. Mease, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Director of the Rheumatology Clinical Research Division
Swedish Medical Center
Clinical Practice with Seattle Rheumatology Associates
Seattle, Washington
Faculty:
Atul A. Deodhar, MD
Professor of Medicine and Medical Director
Rheumatology Clinics at the Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon
Joachim Sieper, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Rheumatology
Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin & German Rheumatology Research Center
Berlin, Germany
Reviewers:
Ronald A. Codario, MD, FACP, FNLA, CCMEP
Muhammad Asim Khan, MD, MACP, FRCP
Accreditation: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 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, December 20, 2013 to December 20, 2014.
How To Participate in this Activity and Obtain CME Credit: To participate in this CME activity, you must read the objectives, answer the pretest questions, watch the presentation, 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 3 out of 4 of the posttest questions correctly. Upon receipt of the completed materials, if a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine 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):
Philip J. Mease, MD
Consulting Fees: AbbVie, Amgen, BMS, Celegene, Janssen, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB
Speaker’s Bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, BMS, Celegene, Janssen, Lilly, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB
Atul A. Deodhar, MD
Consulting Fees: AbbVie, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB
Joachim Sieper, MD
Consulting Fees: AbbVie, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB
Speaker’s Bureau: AbbVie, Merck, Pfizer, UCB
Reviewers report the following relationship(s):
Ronald A. Codario, MD, FACP, FNLA, CCMEP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Muhammad Asim Khan, MD, MACP, FRCP
Consulting Fees: Amgen, AbbVie, Pfizer
Speaker’s Bureau: Amgen, AbbVie, Pfizer
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relationship(s):
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Signed Disclosure(s) are on file at The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and 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.
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