Future Directions in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Novel Treatment Pathways, Evolving Treatment Paradigms, Addressing Differences in SDoH – Module Three
Released On
January 5, 2024
Expires On
October 31, 2024
Media Type
Internet
Completion Time
15 minutes
Specialty
Cardiology, Critical Care
Topic(s)
Cardiovascular Disease, Heart, Respiratory
This activity is provided by Global Education Group and Iridium Continuing Education
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.
Credit Available
- Physicians — maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- Nurses — n/a
All other healthcare professionals completing this course will be issued a statement of participation.
Target Audience
The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of healthcare professionals who provide care for patients with PAH including cardiologists, pulmonologists, critical care physicians, and other NPs and PAs involved in the treatment of patients with PAH.
Program Overview
Despite a multitude of treatment options targeting 3 well-characterized pathologic pathways in PAH, this progressive, life-threatening condition continues to have an overall poor prognosis, with 3-year mortality up to 55% in high-risk patients. Diagnostic delay continues to be a barrier to timely treatment initiation. Racial and ethnic disparities, as well as social determinants of health, may play a role in diagnostic delay. HCPs must be equipped with the knowledge and tools to recognize and address the potential contributors to diagnostic delay. The diagnostic interval may be shortened through improved screening of PAH patients with known risk factors, earlier referrals for specialists and earlier diagnostic testing, including TTE, and improved EMR documentation. A number of novel therapeutic agents, including those targeting previously unaddressed pathways, are being tested in PAH. HCPs must be made aware of those agents in late-stage clinical trials which may have a future in the treatment landscape as synergistic, relatively convenient options that may help optimize patient outcomes, particularly those experiencing negative SDoH.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Translate the novel mechanisms of action and pharmacokinetics of new and emerging therapies to their potential therapeutic advantages for PAH patients
Faculty
Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, MAS
Co-Chair
Assistant Professor
Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Sandhya Murthy, MD
Co-Chair
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center
Co-Director, Heart Failure Center in Nyack Hospital
Bronx, NY
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Global Education Group (Global) and Iridium. Global is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Physician Credit Designation Statement
Global Education Group designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationship(s)
Global Education Group (Global) adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by Global are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months to Global. All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by Global in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by Global to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
- Nicholas Kolaitis, MD, MAS
- Consulting Fee (e.g., Advisory Board): Accleron, Bayer, Liquidia, Janssen, United Therapeutics
- Sandhya Murthy, MD
- Has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose
The following planners and managers involved in the development of this activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Global
The planners and managers at Global Education Group have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Iridium
Iridium staff and others involved with the planning, development, and review of the content for this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Instructions for Participation and Credit
In order to receive credit for this activity, participants must:
- Read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures Complete the pretest
- View the enduring material
- Complete the posttest with a score of 70% or higher
A statement of credit will be issued within four weeks of receipt of a completed activity evaluation form.
Course Viewing Requirements
PC
1.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or faster processor (or equivalent)
Windows 10, 8.1 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or later, Windows Edge browser, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome
For HTML Client – Google Chrome (v70.0 & above), Mozilla Firefox (v65.0 & above), and Edge (v42.0 & above)
MAC
1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo or faster processor
512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)
MAC OS X 10.12, 10.13 and 10.14
Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome
For HTML Client – Google Chrome (v70.0 & above), Apple Safari (v12.0 & above), and Mozilla Firefox (v65.0 & above)
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. Global and Iridium 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 any organization associated with this activity. 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 in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
Contact Information
For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 [email protected].