Accredited Activity

Overview

Many populations face barriers to healthcare. Some of these barriers are defined as social determinants of health (SDOH), which are outward conditions that affect access to and uptake of healthcare resources, including education levels, healthcare costs, and childcare issues. These determinants can be mitigated by clinicians who seek the root reasons behind nonadherence of patients to office visits, taking medication, and follow-up care. This interactive case consult examines an African American woman whose health is challenged with diabetes and diabetic retinopathy (DR), identifies how SDOH have affected her life and presented a barrier to maintaining optimal health, and provides strategies for clinicians to employ in ensuring her optimal health.

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of clinicians involved in the care and management of patients with or at risk for DR/diabetic macular edema (DME) including primary care providers (ie, internists, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, and PAs), endocrinologists, optometrists, comprehensive ophthalmologists, residents, retina specialists, and retina fellows.

Accredited Providers and Collaborating Partners

This activity is provided by Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC.

Supporter Acknowledgment

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

Learning Objectives

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

• Identify barriers to diabetic eye care in vulnerable patient populations, such as older patients and racial and ethnic minorities
• Implement strategies that are proven to address disparities in diabetic eye care among underserved patient populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, and older patients

Faculty & Disclosures

Presenting Faculty

Sangeeta Kashyap, MD
Professor of Medicine
Associate Program Director for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Cleveland OH

Steering Committee

Joseph M. Coney, MD, FASRS, FACS—Chairperson
Retina Associates of Cleveland Inc
Beachwood, OH
Clinical Senior Instructor
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Sangeeta Kashyap, MD

Professor of Medicine

Associate Program Director for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Cleveland OH

Charles Vega, MD, FAAFP
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
UC Irvine Department of Family Medicine
Assistant Dean for Culture and Community Education
UC Irvine School of Medicine
Director
UC Irvine Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community
Irvine, CA

Faculty Reviewers

Justine Filippelli, MS, PA-C

Physician Assistant, Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Cole Eye Institute

Cleveland, OH

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Paradigm requires that all planners, faculty, and others who are in a position to control the content of this activity disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies during the past 24 months.

All relevant relationships are identified and mitigated according to Paradigm policy prior to individuals assuming their roles, and are disclosed prior to learners’ engagement in the activity. Paradigm is committed to providing learners with high-quality accredited continuing education that promotes improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

The content of this activity was independently reviewed to ensure that it is fair and balanced, scientifically rigorous, evidence based, and aligned with the public interest. All relevant relationships have been mitigated.

Staff planners from American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Physician Associates, California Academy of Family Physicians, Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity, Endocrine Society, Global Education Group, National Minority Quality Forum, Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC, and Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Independent peer reviewer has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

CE Information

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 enduring activity 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.

AAFP Prescribed Credit

Optometrist Continuing Education

AAPA Credit Designation Statement

This activity has been reviewed by the AAPA Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. Approval is valid through May 31, 2023.

 

AANP Credit Designation Statement

This activity is approved for 0.25 contact hour of continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID# 22115883. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA.

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