Clinical conversations: What do I need to know about gout?
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FACULTY
Stephen A. Brunton, MD, FAAFP
Adjunct Clinical Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Gary E. Ruoff, MD
Clinical Professor of Family Practice
Department of Family Practice
Michigan State University College of Medicine
East Lansing, Michigan
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LISTEN TO AUDIOCAST | TRANSCRIPT | DOWNLOAD THE SLIDES
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Click here for more information on gout and an opportunity to earn an additional 1.0 CME credit. Read the companion supplement, What do I need to know about gout?
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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| After completing this activity, the primary care clinician will be better able to: |
- Identify the risk factors and comorbidities that contribute to and exacerbate acute gout flares.
- List the criteria for establishing a diagnosis of gout in the primary care setting.
- Distinguish between treatments for acute flares and chronic gout.
- Cite the data supporting which patients with chronic gout should be treated with urate-lowering medication and with which class of agents.
- Establish goals for achieving, sustaining, and monitoring clinically meaningful urate lowering and means for optimizing patient adherence to long-term urate-lowering treatment.
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TARGET AUDIENCE
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| Family physicians and clinicians who have an interest in treating patients with gout. |
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SPONSOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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| As a continuing medical education provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), it is the policy of the Primary Care Education Consortium (PCEC) to require any individual in a position to influence educational content to disclose the existence of any financial interest or other personal relationship with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s).
PCEC clinical staff have provided financial disclosure and have no conflicts of interest to resolve related to this activity.
The CME reviewer for this activity, Allan Wilke, MD, has no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report.
Dr Brunton disclosed he is on the advisory board for Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. and Novo Nordisk Inc. and is on the speakers bureau of Boehringer-Ingelheim and Novo Nordisk Inc.
Dr Ruoff disclosed that he is on the advisory board and speakers bureau of Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
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When individuals in a position to control content have reported financial relationships with one or more commercial interests, PCEC works with them to resolve such conflicts to ensure that the content presented is free of commercial bias. The content of this activity was vetted by the following mechanisms and modified as required to meet this standard:
- Content peer review by an external CME reviewer
- Content validation by internal PCEC clinical editorial staff
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OFF LABEL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
In accordance with ACCME guidelines, faculty have been asked to disclose discussion on unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices during the course of the activity.
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ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Primary Care Education Consortium is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the Primary Care Education Consortium.
The Primary Care Education Consortium designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Release date: June 1, 2010
Expiration date: June 1, 2011
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MEDIUM
Audio with accompanying slide presentation.
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SPONSORSHIP STATEMENT
This activity is sponsored by the Primary Care Education Consortium.
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SUPPORTER STATEMENT
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
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METHOD OF PHYSICIAN PARTICIPATION
To receive CME credit, please listen to the audio and review the accompanying slides and upon completion, go to: www.pceconsortium.org/GoutWebcast to complete the online evaluation to receive your certificate of completion.
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HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Educational programs require Internet Explorer or Netscape browser versions 5.x and higher. In addition, users should disable any pop-up blockers.
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PROVIDER CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions related to this activity, please contact PCEC at info@pceconsortium.org or 704-752-0257.
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Copyright © 2010 Quadrant HealthCom Inc. and the Primary Care Education Consortium.
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