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What My Mom Taught Me About Giving Patients Control in Diabetes Care

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An early experience with my mom’s type 2 diabetes taught me the importance of ensuring patients know what to expect when taking a new medication.

Nurses: 0.25 Nursing contact hour

Physicians: maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: December 29, 2020

Expiration: December 28, 2021

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

Vanita R. Aroda

Vanita R. Aroda, MD

Director, Diabetes Clinical Research
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Faculty
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Provided by

Provided by the Endocrine Society, in collaboration with Clinical Care Options.
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Supporters

Supported by an educational grant from

Novo Nordisk Inc

Target Audience

This program is intended for endocrinologists (physicians and fellows), internists, primary care physicians, endocrine nurses, and other advanced practice professionals who care for patients with T2D.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Apply recommendations from the latest ADA and AACE diabetes management guidelines regarding use of diabetes drugs in patients with high cardiovascular risk and/or renal disease
  • Consider the key clinical evidence from cardiovascular outcomes trials with GLP-1 receptor agonists in management decisions for patients with T2D

Disclosure

Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any relevant conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COI are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to CCO policy. CCO is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME/CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME/CE activity:

Faculty Disclosure

Primary Author

Vanita R. Aroda, MD

Director, Diabetes Clinical Research
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Faculty
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Vanita Aroda, MD, has disclosed that she has received consultant fees from Applied Therapeutics, Duke, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi; funds for research support from Applied Therapeutics/Medpace, Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Premier/Fractyl, Sanofi/Medpace; and that her spouse is an employee at Janssen and Merck.

Staff Disclosure

Staff

Anne Roc, PhD

Director, Scientific Services

Anne Roc, PhD, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, ELS

Scientific Director

Zachary Schwartz, MSc, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Julie Skowronski, FNP-BC

Julie Skowronski, FNP-BC, has no relevant conflicts of interest to report.

Instructions for Credit

Accreditation

The Endocrine Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Endocrine Society has achieved Accreditation with Commendation.

The Endocrine Society designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The Endocrine Society and Clinical Care Options, LLC (CCO). Clinical Care Options, LLC 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

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 0.25 contact hours.

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.

Additional Information

Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 0.25 hours. To successfully complete this activity and receive credit, participants must follow these steps during the period from December 29, 2020, through December 28, 2021:

1. Register online at http://www.clinicaloptions.com.
2. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and faculty disclosures.
3. Study the educational activity online or printed out.
4. Submit answers to the posttest questions and evaluation questions online.

You must receive a test score of at least 100% and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate. After submitting the evaluation, you may access your online certificate by selecting the certificate link on the posttest confirmation page. Records of all CME/CE activities completed can be found on the "CME/CE Manager" page. There are no costs/fees for this activity.

Program Medium

This program has been made available online.


Goal


The goal of this activity is to improve the competence and performance of learners in leveraging the glycemic and extraglycemic properties of GLP-1 receptor agonist therapies to lower A1C, reduce comorbidity risks, and improve patients’ adherence and self-care in the management of T2D.