TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is intended for optometrists who provide primary care optometry services, including but not limited to medical optometric services.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

[italic]After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:[/italic] At the conclusion of one or more of the proposed activities, participants will be better able to: [LIST][ITEM] Outline best practices for diagnosing, monitoring and treating patients who have AMD or diabetes. [ITEM] Consider applications and features of diverse technologies and imaging devices for screening, diagnosing and monitoring patients who have retinal disorders or disease. [ITEM] Outline available evidence on current and investigational treatments and therapies for retinal diseases, from nutrition to injections. [ITEM] Describe retinal presentations of systemic disease. [/LIST]

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS

[underline]Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest[/underline] [break] Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company. [break] [break] [bold] Planners and Managers[/bold] [break] Review Education Group (REG) planners and managers have nothing to disclose. [break] [break] [underline]Disclosure of Unlabeled Use[/underline] [break] This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. [break] [break] [underline]Disclaimer[/underline] [break] 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 and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
 

[underline]Joint Accreditation Statement[/underline][break] In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Review Education Group. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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. [break] [break] [underline]The Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE)[/underline] [break] Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is accredited by COPE to provide continuing education to optometrists. Credit Statement: This course is COPE approved for 9 hours of CE credit. Activity number and Course ID will be designated on your certificate. [break] [break] Activity Number: 129697[break] Course Numbers: [break] [underline]Day 1[/underline] [break] 94990-TD Updates in Retina Space [break] 94973-TD Retina Technology Workshop [break] 94974-TD Current Strategies in Managing Diabetic Eye Disease [break] 94985-TD Rapid Case Fire Reports [break] 94987-TD Retinal Detachment Diagnosis and Management[break] 94983-TD Masquerading Maculopathies of AMD[break] 94984-TD Retina OCT Bootcamp

The course was reviewed by The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry. [break] [break] [bold][underline]Request for Credit[/underline][/bold][break] [break] [italic]Live, In-Person Participants:[/italic] [break] In order to be eligible to receive LIVE COPE credit for this activity, you must remain in the session room for at [italic][bold]least 50 minutes of each 60 minute presentation and at least 100 minutes of each 120 minute presentation.[/italic][/bold][break] [break] Attendance will be submitted to COPE, however, [bold]please be mindful that it is your responsibility to submit to your appropriate state board.[/bold] Review Education Group does not guarantee that this course has been approved for continuing education credit by your licensing board.  [break][break]