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Provider Statement

This continuing medical education activity is provided by Vindico Medical Education.

Support Statement

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Astellas.

Target Audience

The intended audience for this activity is hematologist-oncologists, medical oncologists, transplant surgeons, critical care surgeons, critical care pulmonologists, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with or at risk for invasive fungal infections.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this video series, participants should be better able to:

  • Describe the epidemiology and burden of invasive fungal infections in patients who are immunocompromised and/or immunosuppressed.
  • Incorporate the latest diagnostic techniques for invasive fungal infections to ensure that the appropriate therapy can be initiated in a timely manner.
  • Integrate the latest evidence-based treatment guidelines and clinical data pertaining to the efficacy, safety, and prophylactic use of antifungal agents to optimize the management of invasive fungal infections.

Activity Chair

Peter G. Pappas, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Director of the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Faculty

Kieren Marr, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Transplant and Oncology Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD

John R. Perfect, MD
Professor of Medicine
James B. Duke Professor of Medicine
Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC

Accreditation

Vindico Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, 0.50 credits for video 1, and 0.25 credits each for videos 2 & 3. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, April 18, 2017 to April 17, 2018.

How To Participate in this Activity and Obtain CME Credit

To participate in this CME activity, you must read the objectives, answer the pretest, view the content, and complete the CME posttest and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 2 out of 3 of the posttest questions correctly for each video. Upon receipt of the completed materials, if a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, Vindico Medical Education will issue an AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ Certificate.

Reviewer

Ronald A. Codario, MD, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP

Disclosures

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial 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.

The authors disclose that they do have significant financial interests in any products or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity, including research support.

Planning Committee and Faculty report the following relationship(s):

Peter G. Pappas, MD, FACP

Consulting Fee: Amplyx, Cidara, Scynexis, T2 Biosystems, Vical

Kieren Marr, MD

Intellectual Property/Patent: MycoMed Technologies

Consulting Fee: Amplyx, Astellas, Avaxis, Chimerix, F2G, Incyte, Genentech, Matinas, Merck, Pfizer, RevMed, Theravance, Vical

Ownership Interest: MycoMed Technologies

John R. Perfect, MD

Consulting Fee: Astellas, Cidara, F2G, Matinas, TEVA, Viamet, Vical

Contracted Research: Amplyx, Merck, Pfizer

Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):

Ronald A. Codario, MD, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relationship(s):

No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Signed disclosures are on file at Vindico Medical Education, Office of Medical Affairs and Compliance.

Educational Tools

Unlabeled and Investigational Usage

The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non-FDA approved or investigational use of products/devices.

Copyright Statement

Created and published by Vindico Medical Education, 6900 Grove Road, Building 100, Thorofare, NJ 08086-9447. Telephone: 856-994-9400; Fax: 856-384-6680. Printed in the USA. Copyright © 2017 Vindico Medical Education. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The material presented at or in any of Vindico Medical Education continuing medical education activities does not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Vindico Medical Education. Neither Vindico Medical Education nor the faculty endorse or recommend any techniques, commercial products, or manufacturers. The faculty/authors may discuss the use of materials and/or products that have not yet been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. All readers and continuing education participants should verify all information before treating patients or utilizing any product.

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