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Virtual CME Program

1.00 CME/CE Credit

Overcoming Clinical Inertia in Primary Care: The When, Why, and How of Basal Insulin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

Where does basal insulin fit into T2DM management? Expert faculty will discuss guideline recommendations; how to overcome clinical inertia and barriers to insulin use; practical guidance on initiating and titrating insulin in the primary care setting; and the potential role of emerging once-weekly basal insulins.

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CME/CE Information

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 1.00 ABIM MOC or 1.00 AANP, including 1.00 AANP Pharm

Release Date: 10/23/2024

Expiration Date: 10/23/2025

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the detrimental impact of clinical inertia, particularly the effect of failure to initiate basal insulin in a timely manner, on patient outcomes 
  • Identify and address barriers to insulin uptake among HCPs and people with T2DM
  • Implement individualized basal insulin treatment plans according to guideline recommendations
  • Discuss data for emerging insulin therapies, such as once-weekly basal insulins, and their potential impact on the management of people with T2DM
     

     

Faculty

Javier Morales, MD, FACP, FACE

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
Hofstra Northwell
Vice President And Principal Trails Investigator
Advanced internal Medicine Group, PC
East Hills, New York

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Carol Wysham, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Clinical Endocrinologist
MultiCare/Rockwood Clinic
Spokane, Washington

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Disclosures

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by faculty, and all have been mitigated by Pri-Med Institute.

Javier Morales, MD, FACP, FACE: Speaker for Abbott, Amgen, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Lilly, and Novo Nordisk; Advisor for Abbott, Amgen, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Lilly, and Novo Nordisk; Consultant for Abbott, Amgen, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Lilly, and Novo Nordisk

Carol H Wysham, MD, FACP:
Advisor for Abbott, MannKind; Researcher for AbbVie, Bayer, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk; Consultant for Biomea, Novo Nordisk, Speaker for Eli Lilly, MannKind, Novo Nordisk

Pamela Kushner, MD, FAAFP (Moderator):
Speaker for Janssen, BI Lilly, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Novo Nordisk, GlaxoSmithKline; Advisor for Novo Nordisk, Lilly, Boehringer-Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Abbott, Intuity, Pfizer, Janssen; Consultant for Lilly, Boehringer-Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer; Stockholder for Abbott, Speaker for GlaxoSmithKline  

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

CME/CE Information

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Pri-Med Institute designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AANP

Accreditation Statement

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 Pri-Med Institute and the Institute for Medical and Nursing Education (IMNE). Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the AANP as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider Number 040308.

Designation Statement

This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour of continuing education, which includes 1.00 hours of pharmacology.

MOC Credit Information

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. 

Instructions for Obtaining Credit

Once you have completed the activity, please click the "next" button to advance to the post-activity assessment. To complete this activity and claim credit, you must answer 4 out of the 5 questions correctly. If you are not successful after your first attempt, you will be given an opportunity to reflect upon the answer rationales and have the opportunity to review the educational content before proceeding. Once you have selected your answers, click the "submit" button to complete the evaluation questions and proceed to the claim credit screen. For PAs, the NCCPA accepts for Category 1 CME credit activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.

Supporters and Partners

Supported by

Novo Nordisk, Inc.

Education Partner

Institute for Medical and Nursing Education, Inc.

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Discussion of Off-Label Uses and Investigational Products
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Overcoming Clinical Inertia in Primary Care: The When, Why, and How of Basal Insulin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

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