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PCE Live is a series of CE/CME lectures videotaped at a live symposium held in April 2009 in Stamford, Connecticut, for an audience of nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Each lecture is presented by a national expert and addresses the latest findings in a different clinical area using an evidence- and case-based approach.
Target Audience
Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Program Objectives
- Describe recent clinical study results and guidelines and their application in primary care
- Identify diagnostic and treatment strategies for common conditions encountered in the primary care setting
- Apply new data to clinical case reports to enhance practice performance and improve patient outcomes
How to Receive Credit
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants may receive credit for each of 5 video segments.
To qualify for continuing education credit or contact hours, you must:
- Watch the video segments
- Relate the content of the video segments to the learning objectives
- Complete the self-assessment questions and evaluation forms
online at www.practicingclinicians.com/series1HS_2009
Successful completion of the self-assessment is required to earn AAPA Category I CME credit or nursing contact hours. Successful completion is defined as a cumulative score of at least 70% correct for each section that you complete.
The estimated time to complete this activity is 6 hours.
Release date: July 1, 2009
Expiration: July 1, 2010 |
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Accreditation Information
 Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Contact Hours: 6.0
Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine's provider status refers only to continuing nursing education activities and does not imply that there is real or implied endorsement of any product, service, or company referred to in this activity nor of any company subsidizing costs related to the activity.
 This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 6.0 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Physician assistants should claim only those hours actually spent participating in the CME activity.
This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Live Programs and for Commercial Support of Live Programs.
 Duke University School of Medicine Office of CME (DukeCME) is co-provider for the IBS-C program.
 Practicing Clinicians Exchange (PCE) is an innovative national educational initiative designed specifically for nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs). PCE’s premier series of live, national CE/CME symposia and other educational activities revolve around challenges NPs and PAs face most often in clinical practice. PCE is a division of Continuing Education Alliance.
This program was made possible by independent educational grants from: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc–Eli Lilly and Company, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Inc., sanofi-aventis, Sanofi Pasteur, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.–Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Practicing Clinicians Exchange gratefully acknowledges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and DIME for their contributions as education partners for this program.
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Disclosure
Boston University School of Medicine asks all individuals involved in the development and presentation of Continuing Medical Education (CE/CME) activities to disclose all relationships with commercial interests. This information is disclosed to CME activity participants. Boston University School of Medicine has procedures to resolve apparent conflicts of interest. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any discussion of unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and devices is being discussed. This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Unlabeled/investigational uses of commercial products are discussed in the following activity:
Incretins: New Pathways in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Dr Albert: has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial interests.
Mr Herman: consultant: Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Institute.
Dr Humiston: consultant: GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Inc., Novartis, Sanofi Pasteur; speakers bureau: GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Inc., Sanofi Pasteur.
Dr Kaliner: advisory board/consultant: Abbott Laboratories, Alcon, Inc., Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,GlaxoSmithKline, Greer Laboratories, Novartis/Genentech, Inc., sanofi-aventis, Schering AG, Sepracor Inc., Teva; research grants: AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, sanofi-aventis, Schering AG, Sepracor Inc.; speakers bureau: Alcon, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc., Novartis/Genentech, Inc., sanofi-aventis, Schering AG, Sepracor Inc.,Teva.
Dr Schiller: consultant/speakers bureau: Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dr Shaefer: consultant: sanofi-aventis, Pfizer Inc; speakers bureau: Abbott Laboratories, Amylin-Lilly, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novartis, Pfizer Inc, sanofi-aventis, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ms Tiso: has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial interests. |
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The Planning Committee for this activity included Patti-Ann Collins and Ilana Hardesty of Boston University; Matt Groesbeck, MPH, CHES, and Katie Hacias of DIME; William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH, of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Ruth Cohen, Dominic Francese, Grace Halsey, and Christine M. Olsen, PhD, of Continuing Education Alliance. The members of the Planning Committee have no significant relationships to disclose.
Disclaimer
The opinions or views expressed in this continuing education activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of American Academy of Physician Assistants, Boston University, Continuing Education Alliance, Practicing Clinicians Exchange, or any educational supporter.
THESE MATERIALS AND ALL OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF SUPPLEMENTING CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. ANYONE USING THE MATERIALS ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL RISK FOR THEIR APPROPRIATE USE. TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT WILL TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON THE MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT SHOULD THE INFORMATION IN THE MATERIALS BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL CARE.
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