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CME Information
Provider Statement: This continuing medical education activity is provided by 
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Simulation services provided by Syandus
Support Statement: This activity is supported by an educational grant from AbbVie, Inc.
Target Audience: The intended audience for the activity is ophthalmologists, rheumatologists, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with uveitis.
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Review the medical causes of inflammatory eye disorders to be better able to differentially diagnose inflammation-based causes versus those related to infection.
- Differentiate infectious from noninfectious causes of ocular inflammation, redness and pain based on patient presentation and clinical examination, laboratory assays, and imaging, as well as classification criteria.
- Incorporate treatment regimens for ocular inflammatory disorders that are safe, effective, and address the specific requirements of individual patients.
Faculty:
Rula Hajj-Ali, MD
Associate Director
Center for Vasculitis Care and Research
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Joshua Hedrick, MD
Fellow in Rheumatology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Sumit Sharma, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Cole Eye Institute
Cleveland, OH
Arthi Venkat, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Cole Eye Institute
Cleveland, OH
Reviewers:
Thomas A. Albini, MD
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
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 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, July 24, 2018 through July 23, 2019.
How to Participate in This Activity and Obtain CME Credit:
- Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
- Launch the simulation from the link provided on Healio.com on a PC, Mac, tablet, or plus-size phone.
- Complete the pretest and launch the first simulation scenario. Interact appropriately to satisfy each objective to unlock the next objective. The simulation will track your progress until all scenario objectives and assessment components are complete. You can exit the simulation at any time, and your progress will be saved so that you can return to finish later.
- As you successfully complete more scenarios (2 total), you will qualify for increasing levels of CME credit (ranging from 0.5 to 1.00 credits). Click or tap "Credit" to determine your CME credit status and receive credit. Upon successful completion of the evaluation, you will immediately receive a certificate of credit via the browser.
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 past 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.
Faculty members report the following relationship(s):
Rula Hajj-Ali, MD
Consulting Fee: GlaxoSmithKline
Speakers Bureau: AbbVie
Joshua Hedrick, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Sumit Sharma, MD
Consulting Fee: Allergan, Mallinkrodt
Arthi Venkat, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Reviewers report the following relationships:
Thomas A. Albini, MD
Consulting Fee: AbbVie, Alcon, Allergan, Bausch + Lomb, Clearside, Eleven Bio Therapeutics, Genentech/Roche, Santen
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
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:
This CME simulation activity is licensed to Vindico Medical Education, 6900 Grove Road, Building 100, Thorofare, NJ 08086-9447. Telephone: 856-848-1000; Fax: 856-848-6091. Copyright © 2018 Syandus Inc and Vindico Medical Education. All rights reserved. No part of this simulation activity may be reproduced without written permission from Vindico Medical Education and Syandus Inc. The material presented in this Vindico Medical Education continuing medical education activity does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Vindico Medical Education or Syandus Inc. Neither Vindico Medical Education, Synadus Inc, 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 FDA. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information before treating patients or utilizing any product.
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