Total Credits: .75 including .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, .75 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s), .75 AOBIM Specialty Credit(s)
This program will expire and must be completed by 01/05/27.
*** Please note this program was part of the KCU Homecoming 2023. If you participated in the live event, you would not want to choose this program. ***
Asymptomatic hyperuricemia is often ignored, acute gout is usually treated effectively & then the patient may be asymptomatic for a long time. Data has documented an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease due to increased atherogenesis in those patients with sustained hyperuricemia and multiple episodes of gout.
Learning Objectives:
· Discuss the myths & realities regarding gout
· Discuss the factors associated with hyperuricemia & gout
· Review compelling data re: hyperuricemia & its strong association with hypertension, MI, stroke & CKD
· Reinforce an awareness that patients presenting with gout should be evaluated for other risk factors associated with ASCVD
Accreditation Statement:
The event has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) through the joint providership of the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) and Kansas City University (KCU) College of Osteopathic Medicine. MAOPS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA (Allopathic) Credit Designation:
MAOPS is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. MAOPS designates this activity for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)ä. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AOA (Osteopathic) Credit Designation:
MAOPS is accredited by the AOA to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. MAOPS designates this program for a maximum of .75 AOA Category 1-A CME Credit(s) and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
Planning Committee Disclosure:
Each of the members of the KCU CME Planning Committee discloses that he/she has no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this presentation, including no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests relative to the content of this program.
Grievance Policy for AOA Credit:
All grievances should be in writing and should specify the nature of the grievance. Initially, all grievances should be directed to MAOPS Executive Director, who will then forward said grievance to the Education & Convention Committee. All grievances will receive an initial written response within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint in writing to the Council on Continuing Medical Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
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Mitchell D. Forman, DO, FACR, FACOI, MACP, FRCP, received his DO from The Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1973. He completed his rotating internship and 1st year of Internal Medicine residency at Green Cross General Hospital and completed his Internal Medicine residency at The Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital. He was the 1st DO to be accepted and to complete a Rheumatology Fellowship at State University of New York & Downstate Medical Center where he remained as a Faculty Member. He subsequently relocated to the University of North Texas Health Science Center as a Faculty Member rising to Associate Professor and Dean/VP of Student Services. He continued to practice Rheumatology at there. He relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada and had the honor of being the Founding Dean of Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, the President of the Clark County Medical Society and Nevada State Medical Association, the 1st practicing physician in Nevada to be awarded the prestigious Mastership of the American College of Physicians (MACP) and, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) while continuing to practice Rheumatology. He subsequently became Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the UNLV School of Medicine, where he is currently the Program Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program tasked with applying for approval of the 1st Rheumatology Fellowship in the State of Nevada and June 2023 became the President of the Clark County Medical Society for the 2nd time.
Mitchell D. Forman, DO, FACR, FACOI, MACP, FRCP, has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.
Dr. Forman can be reached at mforman577@aol.com or 702-354-6234.