Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss updates and new evidence in the medical literature
• List recent guideline updates and recommendations
• Identify best practices for interprofessional care when managing common issues in outpatient medicine.
• Review expert opinions for areas lacking data and evidence
• Recognize new pharmaceuticals as well as updates on existing medications

Estimated time to complete the activity: 16 hours

Instructions for Credit
Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in 16.0 hour(s). To successfully complete this activity and receive CE credit, learners must follow these steps during the period from September 24, 2024 through September 23, 2026:

For claiming AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, ANCC, ACPE, and IPCE contact
hours:
1. Review the objectives and disclosures
2. Study the educational content
3. Please use the survey link in the course to submit your quiz and evaluation. Your CME certificate will be emailed upon successful completion of your quiz and evaluation.

For Pharmacists: Upon successfully completing the online evaluation, your credit will be submitted to CPE Monitor.  Please check your NABP account within thirty (30) days to make sure the credit has posted.

For claiming ABIM MOC/AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™:
1. Review the objectives and disclosures
2. Study the educational content
3. Please use the survey link in the course to submit your quiz and evaluation. Your CME certificate will be emailed upon successful completion of your quiz and evaluation with a passing grade of at least 50%.

Steve Burgess, MD, MBA
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center

Kenna Payne, Pharm.D., BCPS, Associate Dean for Professional DevelopmentJerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center            

PACE requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to PACE policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.

• Steve Burgess, MD, MBA has no relevant financial relationships.
• Kenna Payne, Pharm.D., has no relevant financial relationships.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and CME Vacations, LLC.  PACE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Education

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16.0 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.

To receive CME credit and/or MOC points, you MUST pass the posttest and complete the evaluation. For ABIM MOC points, your information will be shared with the ABIM through PACE’s Joint Accreditation Program and Activity Reporting System (JAPARS). Please allow 6-8 weeks for your MOC points to appear on your ABIM records. By sharing your Diplomate Board ID # and DOB, you are giving PACE permission to use this information/data to report your participation to these Boards JA-PARS.

Nursing Continuing Professional Development
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 16.0 contact hours. 
Designated for 8.0 contact hours of pharmacotherapy credit for Advance Practice Registered Nurses. 

Pharmacy Continuing Education
PACE designates this continuing education activity for 16.0 contact hour(s) (1.6 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number - JA4008073-9999-24-216-H01-P)
Type of Activity: Application

Hardware/Software Requirements

• A laptop or desktop computer, or mobile device
• Internet access
• Updated internet browser
• NOTE: some employers block access to online video content, so if you cannot access from work, please try accessing on your cell phone or from home.

 Interprofessional Continuing Education

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 16.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

 Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

PACE Contact Information
For additional information about the accreditation of this activity, please visit https://partnersed.com.