80029414: Seventh Annual Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases (EM)

Accreditation Statement:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 9.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Notice About Off-Label Use Presentations
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/ Sixth Annual Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of the Rheumatic Diseases (EM) may include presentations on drugs or devices, or use of drugs or devices, that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or have been approved by the FDA for specific uses only. The FDA has stated that it is the responsibility of the physician to determine the FDA clearance status of each drug or device he or she wishes to use in clinical practice. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is committed to the free exchange of medical education. Inclusion of any presentation in this program, including presentations on off-label uses, does not imply an endorsement by Johns Hopkins of the uses, products, or techniques presented.

Copyright Information
All rights reserved. No part of this syllabus may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews.

Instructions to obtain a CME Certificate for this activity

1. You must view the videos posted at:
2. Then register using this link
3. After you have registered and paid the $45 registration fee for this activity, the link to the post test should open automatically. If it does not, or you need to return to the posttest/evaluation at a later date, please login to this site with the email address/password you used in step 2, and click Pending Post Tests/evaluations in the Navigation box on the left hand side of the screen.
4. Please note - you will need to complete the post test, evaluation and attestation for each activity to receive your CME certificate.

Release Date: April 4, 2012
Expiration Date: April 4, 2015
Registrations will not be accepted after April 4, 2015.

Policy On Speaker And Provider Disclosure

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the speaker and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the activity handout materials.