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This continuing-education activity consists of one 72-minute podcast (or the podcast transcript; see Required Materials section below), an accompanying slide set and a post-test consisting of 5 questions. The full activity should take approximately 75 minutes to complete. Once you have listened to the podcast or read the transcript, scored 70% or higher on this activity's post-test and completed the post-test evaluation, you will be eligible to receive:
Credit for successfully completing this activity will be available until September 23, 2008.
Unsure if you can earn credit for this activity? Read the "Credit information for ..." sections for more information.
This continuing-education activity is funded by an educational grant from Tibotec Therapeutics.
At the heart of this activity is a set of interviews available in two different formats: MP3 audio and a full transcript. You can use either of these two formats to complete this activity.
In addition to the audio/transcript, an accompanying slide set is also provided, and is required material for this activity.
The transcript can be read as a single-page article, and the MP3 audio and accompanying slide set can each be downloaded as a single file. However, for your convenience, we have also divided the activity content into topical subsections, each of which can be read or downloaded separately.
Read/Download Full Activity
Transcripts, Audio and Slides Divided by Topic
This continuing-education activity is funded by an educational grant from Tibotec Therapeutics.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) assesses conflict of interest with its instructors, planners, managers and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of CME activities. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted by PIM for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies utilized in this activity, and patient care recommendations. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in health care and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
For disclosure information and a brief biography of the faculty involved in this activity, please click on the links below:
Jan Hixon, RN, BSN, MA (PIM) has no financial relationships with financial interests relating to the topic of this activity. In addition, the activity planners and managers have no financial relationships with financial interests relating to the topic of this activity.
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. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) and The Body PRO 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 PIM and The Body PRO. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
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.