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CPD

Geographic Atrophy: Complement Inhibitors and Implications for Clinical Practice

  • Authors: Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD; Robyn Guymer, MBBS, PhD
  • CPD Released: 4/26/2022
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 4/26/2023, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for an international audience of non-US ophthalmologists.

The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to interpret the latest clinical data for emerging therapies in dry advanced age-related macular degeneration and understand what they can do in their practice to identify potential patients who may benefit from therapies in the future.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Latest clinical data for emerging therapies in geographic atrophy (GA)
    • Strategies for management of GA


Disclosures

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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.


Faculty

  • Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD

    Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry
    Medical Director, Christian Doppler Laboratory for Ophthalmic Image Analysis (OPTIMA)
    Medical University Vienna
    Vienna, Austria

    Disclosures

    Consultant or advisor for: Genentech; Novartis; RetInSight; Roche
    Research funding from: Apellis; Kodiak

  • Robyn Guymer, MBBS, PhD

    Deputy Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia
    Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology), University of Melbourne
    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Disclosures

    Consultant or advisor for: Apellis; Bayer; Novartis; Roche/Genentech
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Apellis; Bayer; Novartis; Roche/Genentech

Editors

  • Katherine Carpenter, PhD

    Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Katherine Carpenter, PhD has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Advisor or consultant for: Eisai, Inc.; GW Pharmaceuticals

  • Frederick Stange, DO

    Scientific Content Manager, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Frederick Stange, DO, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Accreditation Statements

    For Physicians

  • The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (FPM) has reviewed and approved the content of this educational activity and allocated it 0.50 continuing professional development credits (CPD).

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CPD

Geographic Atrophy: Complement Inhibitors and Implications for Clinical Practice

Authors: Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD; Robyn Guymer, MBBS, PhDFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CPD Released: 4/26/2022

Valid for credit through: 4/26/2023, 11:59 PM EST

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Educational Impact Challenge

The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to interpret the latest clinical data for emerging therapies in dry advanced age-related macular degeneration and understand what they can do in their practice to identify potential patients who may benefit from therapies in the future.

Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.

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