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Myasthenia Gravis Research Highlights: AAN 2024
This accredited CME program highlights the latest clinical research about myasthenia gravis, a rare, autoimmune disease that targets the neuromuscular junction.
Treatment of myasthenia gravis is highly individualized and depends greatly on the myasthenia gravis subtype of each patient as well as each patient’s comorbidities. There are currently five drugs approved by the FDA, eculizumab, efgartigimod, ravulizumab, rozanolixizumab, and zilucoplan. Clinical trial data on these therapies, as... |
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Myasthenia Gravis Research Highlights: AAN 2024
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians specializing in neurology, ophthalmology and family practice. Other members of the care team may also participate.
Program Overview
This accredited CME program highlights the latest clinical research about myasthenia gravis, a rare, autoimmune disease that targets the neuromuscular junction.
Treatment of myasthenia gravis is highly individualized and depends greatly on the myasthenia gravis subt... |
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Pediatric RSV Prophylaxis: An Evolving Landscape for Prevention " A Wheel of Knowledge Challenge!
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children younger than 1 year of age in the United States. Although certain infants and young children are at higher risk for severe illness due to premature birth or comorbid conditions, the majority of pediatric RSV hospitalizations occur in healthy infants. Emerging passive immunization options, which include nirsevimab and a maternal RSV vaccine, provide important new tools that offer RSV protection... |
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Beyond Avoidance: IgE-Mediated Food Allergies " Therapeutic Innovations to the Rescue
In the United States, food-induced allergic reactions are the leading cause of anaphylaxis in hospital emergency departments. Among these, immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergies are the most common, and they pose significant risks, including cardiac arrest and respiratory failure. Traditionally, treatment options for IgE-mediated food allergies have been primarily limited to food avoidance and anaphylaxis prevention. However, recent years have brought the FDA approval of the first oral... |
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What’s New With HER2: Charting New Paths in NSCLC Care - Module 2: Current and Emerging Treatments for HER2-Mutated NSCLC
STATEMENT OF NEED
In recent years, the discovery of oncogenic drivers and development of targeted therapies have transformed the treatment of advanced non"small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Alterations in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), which include gene mutations, gene amplifications, and protein overexpression, are therapeutic targets. Several HER2-targeted therapies are under investigation in NSCLC and have demonstrated clinical benefit, with trastuzumab deruxtecan re... |
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Podcast: What’s New With HER2: Charting New Paths in NSCLC Care - Module 2: Current and Emerging Treatments for HER2-Mutated NSCLC
STATEMENT OF NEED
In recent years, the discovery of oncogenic drivers and development of targeted therapies have transformed the treatment of advanced non"small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Alterations in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), which include gene mutations, gene amplifications, and protein overexpression, are therapeutic targets. Several HER2-targeted therapies are under investigation in NSCLC and have demonstrated clinical benefit, with trastuzumab deruxtecan re... |
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Therapy Tidbits Summer 2021
Therapy Tidbits – Summer 2021 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the Summer 2021 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent, quarterly newspaper intended to keep psychologists informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
• Improving Health through Community Policies Gains Momentum – Provides an overview of the Blue Zone Project and the impact on community members’ health.
• Psychologis... |
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Therapy Tidbits Spring 2022
Therapy Tidbits – Spring 2022 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the Summer 2022 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent, quarterly newspaper intended to keep psychologists informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
No Surprises Act (NSA) Clarifies Patient Rights – Discusses the NSA and provides guidance in demonstrating good faith attempts at compliance.
Pharmacists Can be Valuable A... |