• Chronic OA Management: Volume 1, Issue 2
  • CME

  • Chronic OA Management: Volume 1, Issue 2

  • Author(s)/Faculty: Timothy McAlindon, MD, MPH; Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD, FRCPC; Neil A. Segal, MD, MS; William F. Harvey, MD, MSc, FACR; Sanjeev Bhatia, MD; Nikhil N. Verma, MD; Jonathan Samuels, MD; Daniel K. White, PT, ScD
    Source: Healio Orthopedics
    Type: Monograph Articles/Items: 7
    Release Date: 12/1/2011 Expiration Date: 12/31/2012
    Credit Type: CME Number of Credit(s): 1
    Cost: Free Provider: Vindico Medical Education

  • Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, progressive and multifactorial disease characterized by degenerative and inflammatory processes affecting joints and surrounding tissues, resulting in pain and functional disability. Despite the availability of practice guidelines for the management of OA, inadequacies in practices of clinicians and patients have been found, leading to suboptimal outcomes. This publication series explores a structured, multidisciplinary approach to care to optimize long-term outcomes for patients with this chronic disease.

Sponsorship Statement: This continuing medical education activity is sponsored by Vindico Medical Education

Support Statement: This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genzyme

Target Audience: The intended audience for the activity is rheumatologists, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, sports medicine physicians, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity participants should be able to:

  • Describe the diagnostic criteria for OA to better diagnose and treat OA in patient populations that are not diagnosed or inadequately treated.
  • Utilize evidence-based guidelines to develop a patient-centered, multimodal approach in the chronic management of OA.
  • Discuss the currently available evidence-based guidelines for the management of OA, and evaluate new evidence-based pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies to treat OA to improve patient outcomes.

Chief Medical Editor:
William F. Harvey, MD, MSc, FACR
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Editorial Board:
Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology
Boston University Schools of Medicine and of Public Health
Boston, MA

Neil A. Segal, MD, MS
Associate Professor and Faculty Physiatrist
Departments of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Radiology, and Epidemiology
Director, Clinical Osteoarthritis Research Program
Medical Director for Research, Orthopaedic Motion Analysis Laboratory
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Nikhil N. Verma, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Midwest Orthopedics at Rush
Chicago, IL

Daniel K. White, PT, ScD
Research Assistant Professor
Boston University
Boston, MA

Contributing Faculty:
Sanjeev Bhatia, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Timothy McAlindon, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Jonathan Samuels, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
New York, NY

External Reviewer:
 Sharon Kolasinski, MD
 Professor of Medicine
UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School-Camden
Head, Division of Rheumatology
Cooper University Hospital
Camden, NJ

Medical Writer:
Steve Pridgeon

Accreditation:
Vindico Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:
Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, December 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012.

How To Participate in this Activity and Obtain CME Credit:
To participate in this CME activity, you must read the objectives, read the articles, complete the CME posttest, and complete the evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 4 out of 6 of the posttest questions correctly. Upon receipt of the completed materials, if a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, Vindico Medical Education will issue an AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ certificate.

Disclosures:
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.

The authors disclose that they do have significant financial interests in any products or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity, including research support.

Planning Committee and Faculty members report the following relationship(s):
Sanjeev Bhatia, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

William F. Harvey, MD, MSc, FACR
Contracted Research: Novartis

Timothy McAlindon, MD, MPH
Consulting Fees: EMD Serono; Flexion
Contracted Research: AHRQ; Human Genome Sciences; NCCQAM/NIH; NIH/NIAMS; Novartis; Stryker-Biotech

Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD, FRCPC
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Neil A. Segal, MD, MS
Salary: The University of Iowa
Contracted Research: The National Institutes of Health, The Foundation for PM&R, The American Geriatrics Association

Jonathan Samuels, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Nikhil N. Verma, MD
Royalty: Smith & Nephew
Consulting Fees: Smith & Nephew
Ownership Interest: Omeros
Education/Research Support: Arthrex, Össur, Smith & Nephew

Daniel K. White, PT, ScD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

External Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Sharon Kolasinski, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Medical Writer reports the following relationship(s):
Steve Pridgeon
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relationship(s):
 No relevant financial relationships to disclose

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The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non-FDA approved or investigational use of products/devices.

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