Program Content
Introduction
This educational activity provides information, in whole or in part, related to unlicensed or unapproved drugs. For full prescribing information, including indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and adverse events, please refer to the approved product labeling in your country/region. Please note that products may have different product labeling according to geographical location.
In Europe, full prescribing information is available from the European Medicines Agency, and in the United States, from the US Food and Drug Administration.
Faculty
Peter Dicpinigaitis, MD, Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of Critical Care Medicine, New York, USA
Lorcan McGarvey, MD, FRCP, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Educational needs and learning objectives
This continuing education activity is provided through a collaboration between SEl Healthcare and AffinityCE. This activity provides continuing education credit for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists. A statement of participation is available for other attendees.
Learning objectives
After completing this educational activity, learners should be able to:
- Implement strategies to assess patients with chronic cough based on current recommendations.
- Evaluate and diagnose patients with chronic cough.
- Distinguish between chronic cough, refractory chronic cough (RCC) and unexplained chronic cough (UCC).
- Outline the pathophysiology of RCC.
- Discuss pharmacologic therapies available to treat RCC and differentiate between therapies (including newer/upcoming agents) based on existing guidelines, efficacy and safety data, and approved indications.
- Recognize different treatment options for individuals with RCC and tailor treatment according to their individual needs.
- Define key management goals for individuals with RCC, particularly regarding quality of life improvement.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for HCPs who manage adolescent patients with Refractory Chronic Cough (RCC), including Allergy/Immunology, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Primary Care / Family Medicine, Pulmonology, and other allied HCPs.
Enduring Materials CE Activity
Release Date: August 20, 2023
Expiration Date: August 20, 2024
Disclosures
Faculty disclosures
Peter Dicpinigaitis, MD, has disclosed the following financial relationships:
– Consultant: Bayer, Bellus Health, Chiesi, Merck, Shionogi, Trevi Therapeutics.
Lorcan McGarvey, MD, FRCP, has disclosed the following financial relationships:
– Advisory board member: Bellus Health, Chiesi, Merck, Nocion, Shionogi, Trevi Therapeutics.
Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the launch of this program to participants. Conflict of interest for Dr. Dicpinigaitis and Dr. McGarvey was resolved through peer review of content by a non-conflicted reviewer.
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 AffinityCE and SEI-Healthcare. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
AffinityCE designates this enduring materials activity 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.
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 AffinityCE and SEI-Healthcare. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
AffinityCE designates this enduring materials activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physician Assistants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Practitioners
| 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 AffinityCE and SEI-Healthcare. AffinityCE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
AffinityCE designates this enduring materials activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Nurse Practitioners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
 | Continuing Nursing Education is provided for this activity through the joint providership of AffinityCE and SEI-Healthcare. AffinityCE is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). This activity provides 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education credit. |
Pharmacists
 | AffinityCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). This knowledge-based CPE activity will provide 1.0 contact hour for participants. There is no cost to participate. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. UAN: 0829-9999-23-173-H01-P |
Other Professionals
All other health care professionals completing this continuing education activity will be issued a statement of participation indicating the number of hours of continuing education credit. This may be used for professional education CE credit. Please consult your accrediting organization or licensing board for their acceptance of this CE activity.
Commercial Support
Educational Support for this activity was provided by MSD.
Participation Costs
There is no cost to participate in this CE activity.
CME Inquiries
For all CME policy-related inquiries, please contact us at [email protected]
How to Earn CE Credit
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses
1. Go to the following web site: https://my-ime.com
2. Register or enter your profile ID.
3. Complete the activity. The certificate will be available to you.
Pharmacists
1. Go to the following website (click here)
2. Login and enter your eProfile ID.
3. Your Pharmacy CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor.
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