80021354: What's New in Diabetic Retinopathy and Venous Occlusive Disease (EM)

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Description:
Diabetic retinopathy and retinal venous occlusive disease are often under-diagnosed and under-treated. This activity will highlight current best management strategies as well as introduce new treatment options for patients with these disorders.

Target Audience:
This activity is intended for ophthalmologists, retina specialists, residents, fellows and eye care professionals.

Objectives:
After viewing this activity, the participant should be able to:
• Summarize evidence of relation of diabetic control to incidence and severity of retinopathy
• Determine which patients are appropriate for laser treatment
• Diagnose diabetic macular edema, severe non-proliferative retinopathy, and high risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy
• Be familiar with new experimental treatment options

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 educational activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Instructions:

To obtain a CME Certificate for this activity. You must register online at this site using the Registration Tab link above pay the $35 registration fee. Once registered, you will be required to complete the Activity Evaluation, and then can take the post test for each session for which you would like a CME certificate.

Links to the individual post tests and the activity evaluation will appear in your Learning Schedule.

To access your Learning Schedule:
-Make sure you are logged into the CME website.
-Click Learning Schedule in the navigation box on the left hand side of the screen.
-On the next page, click the link labeled "Online and Enduring"
-Complete the online Activity Evaluation, using the link labeled "Complete Evaluation".
-The available post tests will appear after you put a check in the checkbox next to "Display available sessions…".

To take a post-test, click the link labeled "Complete Post Test (required)" next to the session for which you would like a CME certificate. Please note a passing score must be received and a link will appear to print your certificate.


Release Date: January 1, 2009 Expiration Date: January 31, 2010

PRESENTATIONS:
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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.