CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT Physicians
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 Professional Education Services Group/AffinityCE and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Professional Education Services Group is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Professional Education Services Group designates this live CME activity for a maximum of 16.0 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants
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 Professional Education Services Group/AffinityCE and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Professional Education Services Group is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Professional Education Services Group designates this live CME activity for a maximum of 16.0 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physician assistants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
This educational activity is provided through a collaboration between Professional Education Services Group and The Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Professional Education Services Group is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This activity provides a maximum of 16.0 contact hours of nurse CE credit.
Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of Professional Education Services Group/AffinityCE and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. Professional Education Services Group is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 031105. This course is offered for 16.0 contact hours.
Respiratory Therapists
Professional Education Services Group is accredited as a provider of continuing education contact hours for respiratory therapists by the American Association for Respiratory Care. This Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) system of the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) grants approval for 16.0 hours for this course.
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PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATION
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
Professional Education Services Group is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This knowledge-based activity is approved for up to 16.0 (1.60 CEUs) of pharmacy continuing education credit. UAN are provided for each session. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. The cost for pharmacy CE activities are included in Conference registration fees.
Social Workers
This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers for up to 13.0 Social Work continuing education contact hours.
Other Professionals
Other professionals participating in this activity may obtain a General Participation Certificate indicating their participation and the number of hours of continuing education credit. This certificate may be used as a record of continuing education participation to meet licensing requirements. Please consult your professional licensing organization for acceptance of this CE credit.
PLANNING COMMITTEE DISCLOSURES Vinicio A. de Jesus Perez, M.D., FCCP, FAHA is a selfmanaged stock shareholder in Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Pfizer, Inc. and Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. Christine Archer-Chicko, M.S.N., CRNP has served as a consultant, advisory board member or steering committee member for Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Rachel Hopper, M.D. has nothing to disclose. Allyson Rupp, M.S.W., LCSW has served as a consultant, advisory board member or steering committee member for Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., has served on a speaker’s bureau for Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., and is an active faculty member for “Beyond the Basics” through Guidemark Health, sponsored by Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Laura Duvall, PharmD, BCPS has nothing to disclose.
Thenappan Thenappan, M.D. has served as a consultant, advisory board member or steering committee member for Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and Gilead Sciences, Inc. and has served on a speaker’s bureau for Medscape.
Jason Elinoff, M.D. has nothing to disclose.
Tonya Zeiger, R.R.T., CPFT has nothing to disclose.
Brian Graham, M.D., M.A. has received research or grant support from the National Institutes of Health.
PHA staff and PESG staff planners and reviewers have no relevant financial interest to disclose.
Evan Brittain, M.D., M.Sc. has received investigator initiated research support from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
FACULTY DISCLOSURES
Commercial Support:
No commercial support was provided for accredited activities.
Participation Costs:
The cost to participate in these CE sessions is included in the meeting registration cost.
CME Inquiries:
For all CME related inquiries, please contact cds_support+pha@ pesgce.com.
Additional Information:
Additional information about this activity can be found at: PHAssociation.org/Education-Programs/Conference
How to Claim CE Credit
1. Go to the following URL: https://pha.cds.pesgce.com 2. Select the activity: 2018 Scientific Conference 3. Enter an e-mail address and password to begin setting up your profile or log in to an existing account 4. Verify, correct or add your information 5. Proceed and complete the activity evaluation for each session you attended 6. Upon completing your evaluations, you can print your CE certificate; your CE record will also be stored here for later retrieval 7. Please note that you must also complete an overall activity evaluation before you can print your CE certificate 8. If you are a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, your records will be reported directly to CPE Monitor 9. The website is open for completing your evaluation for 45 days after the event 10. After the website has closed, you can come back to the site at any time to print your certificate, but you will not be able to add any evaluations Please send any customer service requests to cds_ support+pha@pesgce.com.
Steven H. Abman, M.D. has received research or grant support from United Therapeutics Corporation. Rana Awdish, M.D., FCCP has nothing to disclose. Raymond L. Benza, M.D., FACC has received research or grant support from Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., United Therapeutics Corporation, Bellerophon Therapeutics and Abbott. Erika S. Berman Rosenzweig, M.D. has received research or grant support from Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Gilead Sciences, Inc., Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals LLC, United Therapeutics Corporation and Lung Biotechnology PBC. Sangeeta M. Bhorade, M.D. has nothing to disclose. Harm Bogaard, M.D. has nothing to disclose. Gerilynn Connors, B.S., R.R.T., MAACVPR has nothing to disclose. Ramona Doyle, M.D., M.Sc. is a self-managed stock shareholder in Roche Pharma and Gilead Sciences, Inc. Greg Elliott, M.D., MACP has served as a consultant, advisory board member or steering committee member for Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals LLC and Bellerophon Therapeutics, has received research or grant support from Intermountain Research & Medical Foundation/Intermountain Healthcare, and Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
David B. Frank, M.D., Ph.D. has nothing to disclose. Elena Goncharova, Ph.D. has received research or grant support from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Stephanie Siehr Handler, M.D. has nothing to disclose. Anna Hemnes, M.D. has served as a consultant, advisory board member or steering committee member for Acceleron Pharma, Inc., Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals LLC and United Therapeutics Corporation, and has received corporation grants from the National Institutes of Health and The Cardiovascular Medical Research Fund. Dunbar Ivy, M.D. has served as a consultant, advisory board member or steering committee member for Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals LLC, Eli Lilly and Company and United Therapeutics Corporation; has received research or grant support from Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., United Therapeutics Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals LLC, the National Institutes of Health and U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and is also a Board member of the Association for Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension. Steven M. Kawut, M.D., M.S. has nothing to disclose.
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