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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Elevating Rheumatic Disease Care: Case Challenges in Understanding and Addressing Health Disparities

  • Authors: Iris Navarro-Millán, MD, MSPH
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 12/28/2022
  • Valid for credit through: 12/28/2023, 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) (0.25 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    IPCE - 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit

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    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for rheumatologists, dermatologists, primary care physicians (PCPs), nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), nurses, and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) who provide care to patients with rheumatic disease.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to recognize health disparities in rheumatologic care, specifically among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and mitigate inequities in their own practice through the application of evidence-based tools and strategies.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Assessment of social determinants of health for patients with rheumatic disease
    • Patient communication strategies
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Individualizing care for patients with rheumatic disease
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Provide equitable team-based care to patients with rheumatic disease


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Faculty

  • Iris Navarro-Millán, MD, MSPH

    Assistant Professor of Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medicine
    Hospital for Special Surgery
    New York, New York

    Disclosures

    Iris Navarro-Millán, MD, MSPH, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Other: Served on an advisory board for Swedish Orphan Biovitrum

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  • Karen Badal, MD, MPH

    Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

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    Associate Medical Writer, Medscape, LLC

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    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Elevating Rheumatic Disease Care: Case Challenges in Understanding and Addressing Health Disparities

Authors: Iris Navarro-Millán, MD, MSPHFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 12/28/2022

Valid for credit through: 12/28/2023, 11:59 PM EST

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