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Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists: Addressing Residual Risk in Patients with Cardiac Disease, T2DM, and CKD

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Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists: Addressing Residual Risk in Patients with Cardiac Disease, T2DM, and CKD will provide cardiologists with information about the interrelationship of CVD and renal disease and the efficacy and safety of MRAs as well as expert guidance about the role of MRAs in the management of patients with T2DM, CKD, and CVD.

Physicians: Maximum of 1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC point

Physicians: Maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Released: December 20, 2022

Expiration: December 20, 2023

No longer available for credit.

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Faculty

Erin Michos

Erin Michos, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FASPC

Professor of Medicine
Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health Research
Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology
Division of Cardiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Co Center-Director, IMPACT Center at JHU
(Improving Participation Among Diverse Populations in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials)
Co-Editor in Chief
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Baltimore, Maryland

Muthiah Vaduganathan

Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH

Co-Director, Center for Cardiometabolic Implementation Science
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

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Jointly provided by the Potomac Center for Medical Education and Rockpointe

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Supporters

This program is supported by an educational grant from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for cardiologists, who are clinicians responsible for the evaluation and management of patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and heart disease.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this education, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss the role of the mineralocorticoid receptor in the development and progression of renal and cardiovascular disease.

  • Evaluate for and monitor CKD in patients with T2DM and cardiac disease.

  • Assess the data for the efficacy and safety of approved mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists.

  • Incorporate mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists into management plans for patients with CKD, T2DM, and cardiovascular disease.

Disclosure

Potomac Center for Medical Education (PCME) adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and all other relevant professional organizations, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous.

All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by the Potomac Center for Medical Education are required to disclose to PCME all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months. All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by PCME in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by PCME to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by PCME.

Faculty, Authors, and Content Developers
The faculty, authors and content developers reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

Erin Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA, FACC, FASE, FASPC: Consulting Fee: AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Esperion, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer

Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH: Consulting Fee: American Regent, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer AG, Baxter Healthcare, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cytokinetics, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Pharmacosmos, Relypsa, Roche Diagnostics, Sanofi, Tricog Health; Contracted Research: Amgen, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche Diagnostics, Bayer, Novartis, Occlutech, Galmed, and Impulse Dynamics Speakers' Bureau: Novartis, Roche Diagnostics  

Planners and Managers
The planners and managers reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies: 

Terry Glauser, MD: Has no relevant financial relationships

Content Reviewers
The content reviewers reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies: 

Katie Propst, PhD: Has no relevant financial relationships

Instructions for Credit

There is no fee for this activity. To receive credit, participants must take the pre-test, view this CME/MOC activity in its entirety, and then complete the post-test, with a score of 70 or better, and evaluation. The estimated time for completion of this activity is 1 hour. To receive their certificates, participants must demonstrate mastery of the presented material via the post-test. Participant is allowed to take the post-test multiple times.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

The contents of some CME activities may contain discussions of non-approved or off-label uses of some agents mentioned. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.

Accreditation

PHYSICIAN ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Potomac Center for Medical Education and Rockpointe. The Potomac Center for Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PHYSICIAN DESIGNATION CREDIT STATEMENT
The Potomac Center for Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For questions regarding CME/MOC credit or the evaluation, please email cme@rockpointe.com. 

ABIM MOC RECOGNITION STATEMENT
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
 
To recieve CME credit and/or MOC points, you MUST pass the post-test and complete the evaluation. For ABIM MOC points, your information will be shared with the ABIM through PCME's ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS). Please allow 6-8 weeks for your MOC points to appear on your ABIM records.

ABMS MOC APPROVAL STATEMENT
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists: Addressing Residual Risk in Patients with Cardiac Arrest, T2DM, and CKD has met the requirements as a Lifelong Learning CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards: 

ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine