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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Biosimilars in the Real World: Perspectives for Staying Within the Scope of Care

  • Authors: Jonathan Kay, MD; Sameer V. Awsare, MD, FACP; Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 11/10/2022; Reviewed and Renewed: 11/10/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 11/10/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.50 ABIM MOC points

    Nurses - 0.50 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0.5 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    Pharmacists - 0.50 Knowledge-based ACPE (0.050 CEUs)

    IPCE: 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for primary care physicians (PCPs), rheumatologists, gastroenterologists, dermatologists, endocrinologists, and hematologists/oncologists, nurses/nurse practitioners, and pharmacists.

The goal of this activity is for the learner to better be able to understand the process and implications of using or substituting a biosimilar or interchangeable product as part of the interprofessional team.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Characteristics of substitution and interchangeability
  • Have greater competence/performance related to
    • Substituting a biosimilar as part of the clinical management of a patient
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Coordinate with the interprofessional team to optimize the care of patients receiving biosimilars


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.


Faculty

  • Jonathan Kay, MD

    Timothy S. and Elaine L. Peterson Chair in Rheumatology
    Professor
    Medicine and Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
    UMass Chan Medical School
    UMass Memorial Medical Center
    Worcester, Massachusetts

    Disclosures

    Jonathan Kay, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie, Inc.; Alvotech Suisse AG; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Celltrion Healthcare; Granite Bio AG; Jubilant Radiopharma; Pfizer, Inc.; Related Sciences; Samsung Bioepis; Scipher Medicine; UCB Pharma, Inc.
    Research funding from: Aker BioMarine; AMPEL BioSolutions; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.; Pfizer, Inc.; UCB Pharma, Inc.
    Owns stock (privately owned) in: Related Sciences

  • Sameer V. Awsare, MD, FACP

    Associate Executive Director
    Permanente Medical Group
    Oakland, California

    Disclosures

    Sameer V. Awsare, MD, FACP, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP

    Chief Pharmacy Officer
    Boston Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Disclosures

    Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Editor

  • Christina T. Loguidice, BA

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

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

Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner

  • Lisa Simani, APRN, MS, ACNP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Lisa Simani, APRN, MS, ACNP, has no relevant financial relationships.


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IPCE

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    For Pharmacists

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Biosimilars in the Real World: Perspectives for Staying Within the Scope of Care

Authors: Jonathan Kay, MD; Sameer V. Awsare, MD, FACP; Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOPFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 11/10/2022; Reviewed and Renewed: 11/10/2023

Valid for credit through: 11/10/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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