Diabetic Eye Care Prime Time Live™: Screening and Treatment

Presenting Faculty:

Judy E. Kim, MD, FARVO, FASRS - Chairperson

Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Vitreoretinal Diseases and Surgery

Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Director, Teleophthalmology and Research

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO

Chief, Optometry Section

Sepulveda VA Medical Center

Professor

Marshall B. Ketchum University

Fullerton, CA

Vivian Fonseca, MD

Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology

Assistant Dean for Clinical Research

Tullis Tulane Alumni Chair in Diabetes

Chief, Section of Endocrinology

Tulane University Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, LA

Amy Zack, MD

Family Medicine Staff

Vice Chair of Education

Cleveland Clinic Community Care

Cleveland, OH

Faculty Reviewers:

Justine Filippelli, MS, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Cole Eye Institute

Cleveland, OH

Debbie Hinnen, APN, BC-ADM, CDCES, FAAN, FADCES

Advanced Practice Nurse and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

University of Colorado Health

Colorado Springs, CO

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of PCPs (ie, internists, FPs, NPs, and PAs), endocrinologists, optometrists, comprehensive ophthalmologists, and residents

This activity is provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC.

In collaboration with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Physician Associates, California Academy of Family Physicians, Endocrine Society, Global Education Group, and Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry.

Supporter Acknowledgment

This activity is supported by an independent medical educational grant from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Program Overview

DR/DME continues to affect greater numbers of patients with diabetes. Join our multidisciplinary panel of Drs. Fonseca, Kim, and Zack for an engaging, live discussion regarding DR/DME and the importance and urgency of appropriate vision screenings for your patients with diabetes. Special focus will be given to how duration and control of diabetes affects vision, strategies to improve collaborative care among multidisciplinary physicians, and what gaps clinicians need to fill regarding patient education regarding DR/DME to improve adherence to diabetes care plans and to promote and encourage vision screenings.

Learning Objectives

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

• Describe the natural history of DR/DME, with an emphasis on its progressive nature, which underscores the need for earlier diagnosis and treatment to prevent the development of vision-threatening complications
• Recognize key factors for patient education that are needed to catalyze uptake of recommended eye care in patients with diabetes
• Identify collaborative strategies that can be used to enhance the multidisciplinary care of patients with or at risk for DR/DME to foster earlier recognition, treatment, and long-term management of DR/DME across the continuum

Agenda

7:00 PM 7:30 PM ET

• Special Report: The Burden of Diabetic Retinopathy
• From the Field: Diabetes and Eye Health
• Featured Story: Using Guideline-Directed Care to Create Collaborative Care Models
• Question and Answer

Physician Accreditation Statement

Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit Designation Statement

Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP PRESCRIBED CREDIT

Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

Optometrist Continuing Education

COPE Accreditation is pending CE approval

AANP Credit Designation Statement

This education activity will be submitted to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® for approval of up to 0.5 contact hours of accredited education.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

In accordance with ACCME requirements on disclosure, information about relationships with commercial interests (if any) for anyone contributing to content development will be included in materials distributed at the time of the activity.