Tuberculosis testing, vaccinations, and the American Academy of Dermatology and National Psoriasis Foundation recommendations
Question:
What are the recommendations for patients who were tested for tuberculosis prior to onset of biologic therapy but did not receive all the immunizations listed in the current American Academy of Dermatology published guidelines?
Please read the CME information below and click Begin Activity at the bottom of this page to continue to the answer.
Release date: June 2009
Expiration date: June 30, 2010
Estimated time to complete activity: 15 minutes
Sponsored by Curatio CME Institute
Support for this activity has been provided through educational grants from:
Genentech (gold level supporter)
Amgen (bronze level supporter)
Activity Overview
Questions submitted to Ask the Expert and the answers provided by the members of our panel will be posted on PsoriasisTx.com along with supporting literature where appropriate.
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of dermatologists and other health care professionals involved in the care of patients with psoriasis.
Learning Objectives
Each Ask the Expert activity will have one of the learning objectives listed below associated with it.
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the current standard of treatment for moderate to severe psoriasis, including the use of traditional and biologic systemic agents
- Recognize the clinical effect of psoriasis on the development of cardiovascular comorbidities
- Distinguish mechanisms of therapeutic intervention based on the pathophysiology of and cellular pathways associated with psoriasis
- Assess the long-term safety and monitoring associated with biologic agents
- Evaluate clinical data on the safety, efficacy, and use of new agents for psoriasis
- Develop treatment strategies for difficult-to-manage psoriasis cases, including combination systemic therapy, transitioning to biologic agents, and transitioning between biologic agents
- Formulate a practical plan for the management of moderate to severe psoriasis, taking into consideration complex patient characteristics
Faculty
Listed below is the faculty panel for the Ask the Expert section of PsoriasisTx.com. One faculty member has been selected to answer this Ask the Expert question based on his or her area of expertise.
David J. Cohen, MD
Chief, Division of Dermatology
Mercer University School of Medicine
Macon, Georgia
Neil J. Korman, MD, PhD
Professor of Dermatology
Clinical Director, Murdough Family Center for Psoriasis
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Steven C. Shapiro, MD
Director of Pediatric Dermatology and Staff Dermatologist
Hattiesburg Clinic
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Associate Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Dermatology
Tulane Medical School
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jeffrey M. Weinberg, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Director, Clinical Research Center/Dermatopharmacology
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York, New York
Accreditation Statement
Curatio CME Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Curatio CME Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Method of Participation
There are no fees for participating in this CME activity. To receive credit during the period June 2009 to June 30, 2010, participants must (1) read the learning objectives and disclosure statements, (2) study the educational activity, (3) complete the posttest, and (4) complete the activity evaluation form, including the certificate information section.
Medium
The Internet was selected as the instructional format to accommodate the learning preferences of a significant portion of the target audience.
Disclosure
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of everyone in a position to control content of an educational activity. A relevant financial relationship is a 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. Relationship information appears below:
David J. Cohen, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
| Speaker |
Abbott Laboratories, Amgen, Genentech |
| Consultant |
Centocor, Genentech |
Neil J. Korman, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
| Consultant/Advisory Board |
Abbott, Astellas, Centocor, Genentech, Novartis, Peplin, Watson |
| Investigator |
Abbott, Amgen, Astellas, Celgene, Centocor, Cytochroma, Genentech, Genmab, Kemia, Ligand, Merck, Novartis, Seattle Genetics |
| Speaker |
Abbott, Amgen, Astellas, Genentech, Novartis |
Steven C. Shapiro, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Jeffrey M. Weinberg, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
| Speaker |
Abbott, Amgen, Centocor, Genentech |
Curatio CME Institute
Shari J. Dermer, PhD, Medical Director, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Jonathan S. Simmons, ELS, Managing Editor, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Derek Warnick, CME Director, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Disclaimer
The information presented at this activity is for continuing medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician regarding diagnosis and treatment of a specific patient's medical condition.
Unapproved Product Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the US Food and Drug Administration. Curatio CME Institute and Genentech, Inc., do not recommend the use of any agent outside the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of Curatio CME Institute or Genentech, Inc. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
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