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CME / CE

Tackling Treatment-Refractory and Drug-Resistant CMV in the Solid Organ Transplant Setting: A Care Team Forum®

  • Authors: Atul Humar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAST; Raymund R. Razonable, MD, FIDSA, FAST; Fernanda P. Silveira, MD, MS, FIDSA, FAST
  • CME / CE Released: 4/13/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 4/12/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    Pharmacists - 0.75 Knowledge-based ACPE (0.075 CEUs)

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion

Target Audience and Goal Statement

Transplantation, infectious diseases, nephrology, internal medicine, and pharmacy clinicians who manage patients with refractory or resistant cytomegalovirus (CMV) after solid organ transplantation.

The goal of this activity is to provide clinicians with the clinical tools necessary to identify and manage treatment-refractory and drug-resistant cytomegalovirus (CMV) in patients after solid organ transplantation (SOT). A panel of infectious diseases experts review current CMV treatment guidelines, discuss antiviral resistance testing, and provide insights for management with a new antiviral therapeutic option. An experienced patient with CMV provides important practical take-aways for clinicians to use with their own patients with SOT.

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better be able to:

  • Employ current CMV treatment guidelines for the use of antiviral therapies and management of their adverse effects
  • Identify treatment-refractory and drug-resistant CMV by correctly interpreting antiviral resistance testing results
  • Select transplant patients who will benefit from the efficacy and reduced toxicity of new CMV therapy


Disclosures

RMEI Medical Education, LLC (RMEI) requires instructors, planners, managers, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies over the previous 24 months. All identified financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to RMEI policy.


Faculty

  • Atul Humar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAST

    Professor, Department of Medicine
    University of Toronto
    R. Fraser Elliott Chair, Transplantation
    University Health Network
    Director, University of Toronto Transplant Institute
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Disclosures

    Atul Humar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAST, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Astellas Pharma, Inc.; Roche; Takeda
    Research funding from: Qiagen

  • Raymund R. Razonable, MD, FIDSA, FAST

    Professor, Medicine
    Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
    Vice Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, Minnesota, United States

    Disclosures

    Raymund R. Razonable, MD, FIDSA, FAST, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Research funding from: Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Regeneron; Roche
    Other (Data Adjudication Committee): AlloVir
    Other (Data Safety Monitoring Board): Novartis

  • Fernanda P. Silveira, MD, MS, FIDSA, FAST

    Director, Clinical Operations
    Transplant Infectious Diseases
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Fernanda P. Silveira, MD, MS, FIDSA, FAST, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Eurofins Viracor; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Takeda
    Research funding from: Ansun Biopharma; Merck; Regeneron; Takeda

Patient
Patient participating in this activity has no relevant financial relationships.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated according to RMEI policies.

Planners and Managers
RMEI Medical Education, LLC planners and managers have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies.


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Interprofessional Continuing Education

In support of improving patient care, RMEI Medical Education, LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    For Physicians

  • RMEI Medical Education, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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    For Pharmacists

  • RMEI Medical Education, LLC designates this continuing education activity for 0.75 contact hour(s) (0.075 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
    (Universal Activity Number - JA4008290-0000-23-005-H01-P)
    Type of Activity: Knowledge

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CME / CE

Tackling Treatment-Refractory and Drug-Resistant CMV in the Solid Organ Transplant Setting: A Care Team Forum®

Authors: Atul Humar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAST; Raymund R. Razonable, MD, FIDSA, FAST; Fernanda P. Silveira, MD, MS, FIDSA, FASTFaculty and Disclosures

CME / CE Released: 4/13/2023

Valid for credit through: 4/12/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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