Web Enduring Activity
You Are Invited to an Enduring CME/CNE/CPE/ACE CE/CCMC Web Activity:
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This program is supported by independent educational grants from Biogen, Genentech, Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Sanofi Genzyme. |
All Roads Lead to Change: Addressing Unmet Needs in the African American MS Community Web Activity
Release Date: May 31, 2021
Expiration Date: November 30, 2022
Estimated Time to Complete Activity: 1.0 hour
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Expert Faculty Presenters:
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Annette Howard, MD |
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Evelyn A. Hunter, PhD |
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Gary A. Puckrein, PhD |
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Jacqueline Faulkner Rosenthal, MD |
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Richard L. Street, Jr., PhD |
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Yolanda Wheeler, PhD, CRNP, CPNP-AC, MSCN |
Target Audience
This initiative is intended for neurologists, MS subspecialists, primary care clinicians, pharmacists, registered nurses, ER providers, social workers, case managers, other health care professionals involved in treatment and management of black patients with MS.
Statement of Need/Program Overview
Incidence rates of MS have been found to be higher in both black males and black females versus white males and white females. Disease progression is also significantly faster in black MS patients in both brain and retinal measures. Furthermore, African Americans are dying from MS at an earlier age, which suggests that MS burden weighs disproportionately across race demographics.
These observations suggest a need to identify and address barriers to appropriate MS care experienced by African American patients. Efforts to lower and overcome these and other barriers require recognition of the gaps in care as well as behavioral changes within the MS treater community to minimize initial treatment delays and attenuate disease progression.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Identify the impact of MS in African American patients and the barriers to appropriate MS care.
- Apply strategies to minimize diagnostic and treatment delays in African American patients with MS.
- Deploy a roadmap for navigating MS care for African American patients.
Accreditation Information
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, and Impact Education, LLC. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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.
Credit Designation:
Physician Continuing Medical Education
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hour.
Continuing Pharmacy Education
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour (0.10 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Universal Activity Number: JA4008162-9999-21-2777-H04-P
Type of Activity: Knowledge
Continuing Social Work Education
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 cultural competency continuing education credits.
Case Manager Continuing Education
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to CCM® board certified case managers. The course is approved for 1 CE contact hour(s).
Activity code: I00046439 Approval Number: 210001807
To claim these CEs, log into your CCMC Dashboard at www.ccmcertification.org.
DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PIM policy. The existence or absence of COI for everyone in a position to control educational content will be disclosed to participants prior to the start of each activity.
Hardware/Software Requirements
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Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality
Please see final activity for the policy on privacy and confidentiality that relates to this internet activity.
Fee Information
There is no fee for this educational activity.
If you have any questions, please call (215) 619-8812 or email info@impactedu.net
