Program Description / Statement of Need:

Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in men over 40 years of age, and is seen in equal proportion in men and women aged 65 years or older. The incidence and prevalence of gout are rising with 1-2% of adults in developed nations afflicted. Gout is estimated to affect 5.1 million individuals in the United States and is becoming increasingly more prevalent. This increase is compounded by an aging population, specialty patient populations and a rise in co-morbidities. In the past, ICD-9-CM codes failed to differentiate clinically distinct aspects of gout, with acute and chronic tophaceous gout not specifically identified.

Target Audience:

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of pharmacists, and other health care professionals working for state Medicaid programs who are interested in disease management programs for patients with gout.

Program Objectives:

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Define what gout is as a disease
• Raise the awareness of gout as a growing concern
• Explain the diagnosis of the disease
• Educate on treatment options

Accreditation:

ACPE Accreditation Statement

Educational Review Systems, Inc is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Through attending this program, up to .75 contact hours (0.075 CEU’s) may be awarded and a statement of credit issued to you upon completion of a program evaluation form, posttest (with a pass rate of 70% or higher) and an attendance verification form. The statement of credit will be issued immediately following the successful completion of these forms.

Credit Designation - CE

The Educational Review Systems, Inc. designates this continuing education activity for .75 contact hour(s) (0.075 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. ACPE Program #: 761-999-09-059-H01-P

Sponsored by:

Live Symposium Date: March 27, 2009

Release Date: May 15, 2009

Expiration Date: May 14, 2011

Estimated time to complete activity: 0.75 hours

Cost of activity: No Charge. 

Media: Web based learning activity

Faculty:

Lawrence  Edwards, MD, FACP, FACR  
Professor and Program Director; Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine, University of Florida 

Faculty Disclosures

Viewing Requirements:

On-line symposium: Geriatric Medicine - Gout

Instructions:

• Read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures above

• Optionally, download and print the workbook so that you can take notes during the presentations

• View the on-line program. You may view this is more that one session, and may pause or repeat any portion of the presentation if you need to.

• Take the post-test

• Complete the program evaluation and CE registration/attendance verification. A CE certificate will be emailed to you within 30 days upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed posttest with a score of 70% or better.

Download Gout (Edwards) Presentation (.pdfs of Slides) - optional

View the On-line Video / Powerpoint Presentations

Perform Post-Test, Evaluation, and CE- Request

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use:

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The JestaRx Group, Educational Resource Systesms, and the University of Utah do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. 

Disclaimer:

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of The JestaRx Group, Educational Resource Systesms, or the University of Utah. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Commercial Support:

Supported through an educational grants from: