PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This virtual webinar series will discuss the causes of alopecia areata and how to best manage this disease. Expert faculty will highlight the burden of alopecia areata and will offer participants strategies for implementing treatment plans that will not only address the disease itself, but also the overall health challenges for this patient population.
| FACULTY | |
| Bianca Maria Piraccini, MD (Program Chair) Professor Head of Division of Dermatology Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine – DIMES University of Bologna Bologna, Italy |
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| SPEAKING FACULTY |
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| Justin M Ko, MD, MBA Clinical Professor, Dermatology Stanford Hospital and Clinics Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, California |
Amy McMichael, MD Professor and Chair Department of Dermatology Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
TARGET AUDIENCE
This educational activity is intended for dermatology professionals who care for patients with alopecia areata.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing the CME activity, learners should be better able to:
- Explain the autoimmune mechanisms of current and emerging treatments for AA
- Determine which patients with AA are and are not candidates for JAK inhibitors
- Create treatment plans for patients with AA that address the comorbidities and psychosocial impacts of the disease
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
Med Learning Group is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
Med Learning Group designates this live virtual activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the live virtual activity.
NURSING CREDIT INFORMATION
Purpose: Education for managing alopecia areata, including current and new treatments, leads to safe practice, quality care, and continuous professional and personal development for nurses.
Credit: 1.0 ANCC Contact Hour
CNE Accreditation Statement: Ultimate Medical Academy/CCM is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Awarded 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education of RNs and APNs.
DISCLOSURE POLICY STATEMENT
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support, educational programs sponsored by Med Learning Group must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor. All faculty, authors, editors, staff, and planning committee members participating in a MLG-sponsored activity are required to disclose any relevant financial interest or other relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services that are discussed in an educational activity.
DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE
Med Learning Group requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience when discussing any unlabeled or investigational use of any commercial product or device not yet approved for use in the United States.
During this lecture, the faculty may mention the use of medications for both FDA-approved and nonapproved indications.
DISCLAIMER
Med Learning Group makes every effort to develop CME activities that are science-based. This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to use this information to enhance their professional development in an effort to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making ability before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.
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