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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Test Your Skill: Incorporating Biosimilars Into the Management of Patients With Immunological Conditions

  • Authors: Steven Feldman, MD, PhD
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 6/15/2022; Reviewed and Renewed: 6/15/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 6/15/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 1.00 ABIM MOC points

    Nurses - 1.00 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (1 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    Pharmacists - 1.00 Knowledge-based ACPE (0.100 CEUs)

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    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

Editor's Note: In December, 2022, after the development of this activity, the US FDA approved adalimumab-aacf, an additional biosimilar for patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. There are now 8 adalimumab biosimilars that are approved by the FDA. 

This activity is intended for rheumatologists, gastroenterologists,  dermatologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals who work with similar disease states.

The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to create customized care plans that include biosimilar agents for patients with immunological conditions. ​

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Characteristics that guide biosimilar selection for patients with immunological conditions
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Creating a customized care plan for patients that includes a biosimilar
  • Have improved performance associated with
    • Creating a customized care plan for patients that includes a biosimilar


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 according to Medscape policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.


Faculty

  • Steven Feldman, MD, PhD

    Professor of Dermatology
    Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina

    Disclosures

    Steven Feldman, MD, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie, Inc.; Accordant; Almirall; Alvotech; Amgen, Inc.; Arcutis; argenx; Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Biocon; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Dermavant Sciences, Inc.; Forte; Galderma Laboratories, L.P.; Helsinn Therapeutics, Inc; Janssen; LEO Pharma, Inc.; Mylan Laboratories Inc.; Novartis; Pfizer Inc.; Samsung; Sanofi; UCB Pharma, Inc.; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd; vTv Therapeutics
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AbbVie, Inc.; Alvotech; Amgen, Inc.; Janssen; Lilly; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sanofi; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd
    Research funding from: AbbVie; Almirall; Galderma Laboratories, L.P.; Janssen; Lilly; Pfizer Inc.; UCB Pharma, Inc.
    Stock options from: Sensal Health

Editors

  • Christina T. Loguidice, BA

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Christina T. Loguidice, BA, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Megan Breuer, PhD

    Medical Writer, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Megan Breuer, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships: Consultant/advisor for Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc (former)

Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner

  • Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.


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    For Pharmacists

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Test Your Skill: Incorporating Biosimilars Into the Management of Patients With Immunological Conditions

Authors: Steven Feldman, MD, PhDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 6/15/2022; Reviewed and Renewed: 6/15/2023

Valid for credit through: 6/15/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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