Zooming in on the Education and Empowerment of Patients in AMD Care

Zooming in on the Education and Empowerment of Patients in AMD Care is organized by CME Outfitters, LLC.

Premiere Date: Thursday, Nov 21, 2019
Credit Expiration Date: Thursday, December 31, 2020

This activity offers CE credit for:
•  Physicians (CME)
•  Nurses (CNE)
•  Pharmacists (ACPE)
•  ABIM (MOC)
•  Other

Credit Information:
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
ACPECME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 0.25 contact hours (0.025 CEUs) Universal Activity Number:
Enduring: 0376-0000-19-068-H01-P

Statement of Need:
FDA-approved agents that target vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) constitute important elements of optimal management of AMD. Prior authorization (PA) requirements limit patient access to these therapies. Navigating the PA process can be frustrating for patients, and may result in treatment abandonment leading to suboptimal outcomes. Hence, there is a need for patients to become advocates of their treatment choice.

The final module of this CME Outfitters Snack series describes step therapy policies and their implications for the patient, with the goal of educating clinicians on the increased risks of these policies, including the possibility of increased medical costs and worsening of the disease, so that they can pass this knowledge on to their patients with AMD and work together to navigate through the PA process.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
• Describe step therapy policies and implications for the patient, to educate and empower patients to become advocates of their treatment choice and navigate through the PA process.