AsthmaWRAP—

The Mandate to Identify Allergic Triggers

HealthWRAP CME Disclosure

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Intended Audience:

This program is designed for all practitioners with the following specialties or subspecialties: primary care physicians, allergists, internists, family medicine specialists, and ear, nose and throat physicians

Registration:

Enrollment for this HealthWRAP is complimentary, and clinicians are invited to participate in this CME-certified HealthWRAPs and/or share this invitation with other colleagues, departmental staff members, and healthcare professionals.

Grantor Support:

Supported by an independent
educational grant from
Quest Diagnostics

Accreditation Statement for Jointly-Sponsored Programs:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The University of Massachusetts Medical School and CMEducation Resources, LLC. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement:

The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure:

It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.

Program Faculty:

Leonard Fromer, MD FAAFP
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Family Medicine
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine
Past President, California Academy of Family Physicians

Faculty Disclosures:

Dr. Leonard Fromer discloses that, in the past 12 months, he has been on the Speaker's Bureau for Quest Diagnostics and Phadia

Educational Objectives:

Physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers will:

• Review 2007 NIH Asthma Guidelines and discuss their implications for diagnostic testing in the setting of asthma
• Learn the clinical implications of allergy trigger testing in asthma patients based on the 2007 NIH asthma guidelines
• Learn indications and procedures for in vitro IgE testing in patients with asthma
• Learn how to apply information and results of in vitro IgE testing to trigger avoidance in patients with asthma
• Learn how and in whom in vitro trigger testing should be employed in patients with asthma
• Learn how and when trigger testing should be employed in asthma overlap syndromes such as rhinosinusitis

Disclaimer:

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Content on this HealthWRAP reflects the opinions, output, and analyses of experts, investigators, educators, and clinicians whose activities for, while independent, are commercially supported by the sponsor noted at the start of each activity.

Content on this HealthWRAP is not meant to be, nor substitute for national guidelines or recommendations generated by professional, academic societies, colleges, or associations.

Content on this HealthWRAP is intended for educational value only. Its contents, analyses, and any recommendation made herein are intended to make scientific information and opinion available to health professionals, to stimulate thought, and further investigation. This HealthWRAP is not designed nor is any aspect of the contents here intended to provide advice regarding medical diagnosis or treatment for any individual case. Any decisions regarding diagnosis and/or management of any individual patient or group of patients should be made on individual basis after having consulted appropriate sources, whether they be appropriate consultants and/or guidelines and recommendations issued by national organizations, professional societies, governmental health organizations, or similar bodies. This HealthWRAP is not intended for use by the layman.

Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of Pharmatecture, LLC, program supporters or accreditors, but reflect the opinions and analyses of the experts who have authored the material. Mention of products or services does not constitute endorsement. Clinical, legal, financial, and other comments are offered for general guidance only; and professional counsel should be sought for all specific situations.

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