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Relias LLC

Missed Opportunity to Screen and Refer Early in Disease Management by Creating Guideline-Directed Care Plans

Overview / Abstract:	Target Audience This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of primary care providers (PCPs) (ie, internists, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, and PAs), endocrinologists, optometrists, ophthalmologists, and residents. Program Overview Patients with diabetes are at a greater risk for diabetic retinopathy than patients without diabetes, yet many are unaware of the importance of vision screening. Join Dr. Amy Zack as she discusses diabetic retinopathy and emphasizes the need for eye health in patients with diabetes, how best to support patients for optimal eye health via education and screening, and Dr. Steven Ferrucci helps explain diabetic eye exams. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Devise care plans for patients with diabetes that incorporate eye care screening in alignment with current guideline recommendations
Expiration	Apr 30, 2023
Discipline(s)	Physician CME
Format	Online
Credits / Hours	0.25
Accreditation	AAPA, AANP, AAFP, ACCME
Presenters / Authors / Faculty	Presenting Faculty Amy Zack, MD Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University Assistant Professor Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Family Medicine Staff Vice Chair of Education Cleveland Clinic Community Care Cleveland, OH Contributing Faculty Steven Ferrucci, OD, FAAO Chief, Optometry Section Sepulveda VA Medical Center Professor Marshall B. Ketchum University Fullerton, CA Steering Committee 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 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 Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University Assistant Professor Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine 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 Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist University of Colorado Health Colorado Springs, CO
Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers	American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Physician Associates, California Academy of Family Physicians, Endocrine Society, Global Education Group, Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Keywords / Search Terms	Relias LLC Diabetes, Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetic Macular Edema, Eye Care, Endocrinology, Ophthalmology, Primary Care Free CE CME

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