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Audience:
This activity is intended for healthcare professionals practicing in
managed care environments.
This activity is supported by
an educational grant from
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America
Description:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou
Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that
affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. An estimated
20,000 people in the United States are living with ALS. It is a
progressive disease in which the motor neurons eventually die.
Mortality is usually the result of respiratory failure. Although
most patients with ALS die within 3 to 5 years after symptoms first
appear, about 20% of patients with ALS will live 5 years, 10% will
live 10 years, and about 5% will live 20 years or more. Currently,
there is no cure for ALS. Fortunately for patients with ALS, the
treatment paradigm has expanded in recent years, giving medical
directors and clinicians many more options in managing symptoms and
delaying progression in the ALS patient population. Additionally,
these treatments have now changed administration methods, giving
clinicians and managed care professionals more options for ALS
patients and members. With new options expanding the treatment
armamentarium in ALS, a knowledge gap has been created, making it
imperative that managed care physician medical directors, practicing
physicians, pharmacists, payers, nurses, and other healthcare
professionals who manage ALS patient populations have a solid
understanding of differing options to optimize both costs and
patient outcomes in their therapeutic application.
Upon completion of this
activity, participants will be able to:
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Assess the clinical and economic
burden of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), including factors
that contribute to poor prognosis and increased costs
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Identify the pathophysiology, risk
factors, and disease burden of ALS, including clinical
manifestations and key health disparities
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Explore the evolving role of oral
therapy administration in the management of patients with ALS
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Evaluate the value of appropriate,
evidence-based drug therapy for slowing disease progression,
improving survival, and minimizing direct expenditures in other
categories
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Examine challenges and opportunities
in using shared decision-making and supporting patient adherence
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Implement benefit design strategies
that improve access to therapy and manage costs with
evidence-based clinical care for ALS
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Faculty: |
Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD,
DSc
Wesley J Howe Professor of Neurology
Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center
Department of Neurology
Columbia University Medical Center |
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Disclosure:
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(Relevant Financial Relationships with Ineligible
Companies in the Last 24 Months):
Dr. Mitsumoto has served on an advisory board for Eli
Lilly. He has received grant/research support from
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America and Tsumura & Co. His
presentation has been reviewed for any bias. |
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Planning Committee: |
Bill
Williams, MD has no relevant financial relationships
with an ineligible company in the last 24 months to
disclose.
Jeremy Williams has no relevant financial relationships
with an ineligible company in the last 24 months to
disclose.
Jacqueline Cole, RN, MS, CMCN has no relevant financial
relationships with an ineligible company in the last 24
months to disclose.
NAMCP and/or the presenter
has copyright or has received permissions for use of
materials provided in this activity. |
Accreditation & Designation
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 the National Association of Managed Care Physicians
(NAMCP) and American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN). The
National Association of Managed Care Physicians is accredited by the
ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
NAMCP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA
PRA Category 1 credit(s)TM. Each
physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
The American Association of Managed Care Nurses is accredited as a
provider of nursing continuing professional development by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses who complete this activity and achieve a passing score will
receive 1 hour in nursing continuing professional development.
This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed
Care Nursing for 1.0 contact hours toward CMCN recertification
requirements.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America
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