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Leveraging Anti-VEGF Therapies in the
Management of Diabetic Retinopathy/Diabetic Macular Edema (DR/DME):
What Managed Care Needs to Know To Improve Access and Patient
Outcomes
A continuing medical education and nursing continuing
professional
development activity provided by NAMCP and AAMCN.
This activity is an archive from the live webinar on August 19, 2024.
If you participated in the live session, you are not eligible for
continuing education credits from this archive.
This activity is valid from October 1, 2024 to October 1, 2025
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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
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Description:
Retinal diseases are those that affect the retina, or the back layer
of your eye. A retinal disease can affect any part of the retina,
including the macula. Many retinal diseases cause symptoms that
affect a patient's vision. It’s important to find and treat diseases
of the retina, as many of them can cause blindness or low vision if
they aren’t treated. Retinal diseases including age-related macular
degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy/diabetic macular edema
(DR/DME) pose a significant burden to patients and the health care
system. Fortunately for patients with AMD and DR/DME, intravitreal
anti-VEGF therapy has revolutionized the treatment of retinal
disease and improved patient outcomes, especially in the area of
dosing intervals which have improved quality of life for patients
with less frequent injections. This live webinar series will take a
close look at the latest data and updates on anti-VEGF therapies in
both DR/DME and AMD.
Upon completion of this
activity, participants will be able to:
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Review the clinical and economic burden of diabetic
retinopathy/diabetic macular edema (DR/DME), including factors
that contribute to poor prognosis and increased costs
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Examine the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and
dosing intervals of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
agents in the treatment of DR/DME
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Analyze the results of key clinical trials relating to the
treat-and-extend strategy that may be used for the treatment of
DR/DME
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Review novel dosing options to improve costs and patient quality
of life
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Assess strategies used by managed care organizations to
facilitate high quality care for members with DR/DME, and how
recent updates to anti-VEGF therapies affect those strategies
Faculty:
Gary Owens, MD
President
Gary Owens Associates
gowens99@comcast.net
Disclosure Information:
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independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of their
activities. All faculty participating in this activity are required
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ineligible companies. NAMCP/AAMCN in turn discloses all relevant
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adheres to The Standards for Integrity and Independence in
Accredited Continuing Education. All relevant conflicts of interest
have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity. See
below for conflicts of interest.
Disclosures (Relevant Financial Relationships with Ineligible
Companies in the Last 24 Months):
Gary Owens, MD has served as a consultant for Baxter, Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi. All relevant conflicts of interest have
been mitigated.
Planning Committee Disclosures (Relevant Financial Relationships
with Ineligible Companies in the Last 24 Months):
Bill Williams, MD has no relevant financial relationship with an
ineligible company to disclose.
Jeremy Williams has no relevant financial relationship with an
ineligible company to disclose.
Jacqueline Cole, RN, MS, CMCN has no relevant financial relationship
with an ineligible company to disclose.
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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.
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
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