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Note for ODs: COPE guidelines dictate that in order to receive credit, learners must remain present at the synchronous in-person activity until the end of the program. Attendees who meet the required instructional time established by COPE will receive an email with a link to obtain credit within 48 hours of the program's completion.
Optometrists and general ophthalmologists field a significant number of geographic atrophy (GA) patients. To ensure patients are promptly referred to retina specialists, Dr. Lalwani will highlight the risk factors that drive this disease, imaging modalities that are best suited for GA evaluation, the type of lesion patterns that place patients at high risk for progression, and potential treatments.
This activity is supported by an unrestricted medical educational grant from Apellis.
Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
Evolve Medical Education LLC (Evolve) is a COPE-accredited administrator.
This activity, COPE Activity Number 124038, is accredited by COPE for continuing education for optometrists for 1.5 hours.
Course #: 78597-TD
Activity #: 124038
COPE advises optometrists to contact the State or Provincial Board where they are licensed for verification of what is acceptable for license renewal.
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Evolve is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Evolve designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, earns credit toward the Lifelong Learning requirement[s] for the American Board of Ophthalmology’s Continuing Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting credit.
In order to obtain credit, proceed through the program, complete the post-test, evaluation and submit for credit.
Geeta A. Lalwani, MD
Rocky Mountain Retina Associates
Boulder, CO
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The following faculty/staff members have the following financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Geeta A. Lalwani, MD, has had no financial agreement or affiliation with the following ineligible companies.
The Evolve staff and planners have no financial relationships with ineligible companies.
OFF-LABEL STATEMENT
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of Evolve or Apellis.
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