Mastering Treatment-Naive DME
Provider Statement
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Support Statement
This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Activity Description
In this Master Class case, Dr. Mark R. Barakat discusses the management of a 76-year-old White man with treatment-naive diabetic macular edema.
Target Audience
The intended audience for this activity is US-based ophthalmologists and retina specialists involved in the management of patients with, or at risk for, retinal diseases.
Learning Objective
Upon successful completion of this educational activity, participants should be better able to demonstrate the clinical application of anti-VEGF agents in the real-world treatment of retinal diseases.
Faculty
Mark R. Barakat, MD
Director of Research
Retina Macula Institute of Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
Medical Director
Spectra Eye Institute
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Medical Writer
Sarah DeParis, MD
Curriculum Advisor
Namrata Saroj, OD
Planner/Reviewer
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Vindico Medical Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation
Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025.
How to Participate in This Activity and Obtain CE Credit
To participate in this activity, you must read the objectives, answer the polling and pretest questions, view the content, and comp6lete the posttest and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 100% of the posttest questions correctly. If a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, Vindico Medical Education will issue an AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Certificate.
Disclosures
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Relationship information is accurate at the time of content development.
Faculty reports the following relevant financial relationship(s)
Mark R. Barakat, MD
Consultant: AbbVie, Adverum, Alcon, Alimera, Allegro, Allergan, AmerisourceBergen, Annexon, Apellis, Arctic Vision, Bausch + Lomb, Biogen, CalciMedica, Clearside, Coherus, EyePoint, Genentech, IVERIC bio, Kodiak, Neurotech, Novartis, Ocular Therapeutix, Opthea, Outlook Therapeutics, Palatin Technologies, Regeneron, Regenxbio, RevOpsis, Roche, Stealth BioTherapeutics
Speaker Contracted by Ineligible Company: Apellis, Bausch + Lomb, Genentech, IVERIC bio, Novartis, Regeneron
Independent Research Contractor: Adverum, Annexon, CalciMedica, Clearside, EyeBio, EyePoint, Gemini, Genentech, Gyroscope, Kodiak, Novartis, Ocular Therapeutix, Oculis, Opthea, Oxular, Oxurion, Perfuse, Regenxbio, ReNeuron, Ribomic, Roche, Stealth BioTherapeutics, Unity Biotechnology
Individual Stocks (publicly traded): NeuBase, Oxurion
*Individual Stocks (privately held): RevOpsis
*Will not discuss business lines or products of company(ies).
Medical Writer reports the following relevant financial relationship(s)
Sarah DeParis, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Curriculum Advisor reports the following relevant financial relationship(s)
Namrata Saroj, OD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Planner/Reviewer reports the following relevant financial relationship(s)
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relevant financial relationship(s)
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Signed disclosures are on file at Vindico Medical Education, Office of Medical Affairs and Compliance.
Unlabeled and Investigational Usage
The audience is advised that this continuing education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non–FDA-approved or investigational use of products/devices.
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