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CME / ABIM MOC

Is It Time to End Overreliance on OCS? Defining the Role of Biologics for Moderate to Severe Asthma

  • Authors: Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc; Eileen Wang, MD, MPH
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 8/8/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 8/8/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.25 ABIM MOC points

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for allergists/clinical immunologists, pulmonologists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to review the appropriate use of OCS in an asthma care plan and examine the evidence for the long-term use of OCS for moderate to severe asthma.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Long-term effects of OCS use
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Identifying patients with moderate-to-severe asthma who might benefit from biologic therapy
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Optimize long-term treatment for moderate to severe asthma patients


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Faculty

  • Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc

    Professor of Medicine
    Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
    Director, National Jewish Cohen Family Asthma Institute
    National Jewish Health
    Denver, Colorado

    Disclosures

    Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Amgen Inc.; Areteia Therapeutics; AstraZeneca; Avalo Therapeutics; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.; Cerecor, Inc.; Cohero Health; CytoReason; Equillium; GlaxoSmithKline; Incyte Corporation; Kinaset; Lilly; Merck; Novartis; OM Pharma; Overtone Therapeutics/Foresite Labs; Phylaxis; PULMATRiX; RAPT Therapeutics; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; resTORbio; Roche/Genentech, Inc.; Sanofi/Genzyme; Sentien; Sound Biologics; Tetherex Pharmaceuticals; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.; Upstream Bio
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Amgen Inc.; AstraZeneca; GlaxoSmithKline; Sanofi/Genzyme
    Contracted researcher for: AstraZeneca; Avalo Therapeutics
    Stock options from: Upstream Bio

  • Eileen Wang, MD, MPH

    Associate Professor
    Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology
    National Jewish Health
    Denver, Colorado

    Disclosures

    Eileen Wang, MD, MPH, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: AstraZeneca; Wefight
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AstraZeneca; Genentech, Inc.
    Research funding from: AstraZeneca; Genentech, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Sanofi

Editor

  • Karen Badal, MD, MPH

    Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Karen Badal, MD, MPH, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

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


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CME / ABIM MOC

Is It Time to End Overreliance on OCS? Defining the Role of Biologics for Moderate to Severe Asthma

Authors: Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc; Eileen Wang, MD, MPHFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 8/8/2023

Valid for credit through: 8/8/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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