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CME / ABIM MOC

From Diagnosis to Treatment and Referral: A Nephrology Patient Simulation

  • Authors: Arlene Chapman, MD; Matthew Weir, MD
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 3/31/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 3/31/2024
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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

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for primary care providers and nephrologists.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to screen, diagnose, treat, and appropriately refer patients with kidney disease.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Demonstrate improved performance associated with:
    • Ordering tests to screen for renal conditions in a patient
    • Diagnosing renal conditions in a patient
    • Treating renal conditions and/or referral to a nephrologist


Disclosures

Medscape, LLC requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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.


Faculty

  • Arlene Chapman, MD

    Professor of Medicine
    University of Chicago
    Chicago, IL

    Disclosures

    Arlene Chapman, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Matthew Weir, MD

    Professor of Medicine, Chief of Nephrology Division
    University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Baltimore, MD

    Disclosures

    Matthew Weir, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Akebia Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, FibroGen, Janssen, Merck, NovoNordisk, Vifor

Editors

  • Jennifer Hakkarainen, BS, PA-C

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Jennifer Hakkarainen has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Katie Prince

    Writer, Chichester Associates, Phoenix, Arizona

    Disclosures

    Katie Prince has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

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

Peer Reviewer

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


Accreditation Statements



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    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

    The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)-European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the American Medical Association (AMA). European physicians interested in converting AMA PRA Category 1 credit™ into European CME credit (ECMEC) should contact the UEMS (www.uems.eu).

    College of Family Physicians of Canada Mainpro+® participants may claim certified credits for any AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™, up to a maximum of 50 credits per five-year cycle. Any additional credits are eligible as non-certified credits. College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) members must log into Mainpro+® to claim this activity.

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Instructions for Participation and Credit

There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this online educational activity. For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.

This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, you must receive a minimum score of 75% on the post-test.

Follow these steps to earn CME/CE credit*:

  1. Read about the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures.
  2. Study the educational content online or print it out.
  3. Online, choose the best answer to each test question. To receive a certificate, you must receive a passing score as designated at the top of the test. We encourage you to complete the Activity Evaluation to provide feedback for future programming.

You may now view or print the certificate from your CME/CE Tracker. You may print the certificate, but you cannot alter it. Credits will be tallied in your CME/CE Tracker and archived for 6 years; at any point within this time period, you can print out the tally as well as the certificates from the CME/CE Tracker.

*The credit that you receive is based on your user profile.

CME / ABIM MOC

From Diagnosis to Treatment and Referral: A Nephrology Patient Simulation

Authors: Arlene Chapman, MD; Matthew Weir, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 3/31/2023

Valid for credit through: 3/31/2024

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ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY

Improve screening, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with kidney disease.

Enhance your clinical skills as you engage with patients in an objective and realistic interactive simulation. Treat patients, diagnose medical conditions, and prescribe medications. There are no limits to your choices—order from thousands of labs, diagnoses, devices, and drugs using an intuitive patient chart-based interface.

Powerful metrics track your performance and provide instant expert feedback on your decisions. Upon completion, results will be presented, along with author commentary on each case.

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