Advances in Endometriosis: Diagnosis and Treatments
Live event: September 24, 2024
5:00pm – 6:30pm EST
Via Zoom (link will be sent to registrants the day of event)
Activity Type: Knowledge Based
UAN: 0027-0000-24-003-L01-P
Dr. Malcoim Mackenzie is an attending ObGyn Physician at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, with academic appointments at Northeastern University, Boston University and Harvard Medical School. Practicing for over 30 years, he is Director of the Endometriosis Care Center of New England at Mount Auburn, focused on providing advanced endometriosis care including complex surgical treatments for advanced stages of endometriosis. He performs surgery at Mount Auburn Hospital and has an outpatient office at Mount Auburn Healthcare Waverley Oaks, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Disclosure statement:
Northeastern University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Continuing Pharmacy Education and School of Nursing Continuing Education ask all individuals involved in the development and presentation of Accredited Continuing Education activities to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months. This information is disclosed to all activity participants prior to the start of the educational activity.
The presenter and planners for this educational activity do not have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with any ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
After this activity, the learners will be able to:
- Discuss complexities of the condition through enhanced awareness and clinical suspicion for endometriosis by understanding the importance of the history.
- Define the critical role that Providers play in the triaging of adolescents.
- Explain how wrong origin paradigms determine wrong treatment paradigms and how current management of endometriosis is harmful in many ways.
- Support the biologic rationale for treating patients with endometriosis within a new care paradigm.
Target Audience:
This is an interprofessional continuing education activity developed for healthcare professionals as well as those interested in women’s health. Dr. Kip Mackenzie speaks about the origin of the mistreatment/misdiagnosis of endometriosis. Endometriosis affects at least 10% of women worldwide and is still misunderstood. Dr. Mackenzie explains the signs and symptoms of endometriosis, and how healthcare providers’ awareness, especially those working with adolescent girls such as school nurses, family physicians, pediatricians, and pharmacists, will positively impact students getting referral and treatment for endometriosis. This content is important for the healthcare team and collaborations between physicians, pharmacists and nurses is vital for proper diagnosis and treatment in adolescents and young women.
This event is accredited for 1.5 hours of CNE, and CPE continuing education credits through Northeastern University School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
Northeastern University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Statement of Disclosure
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education, Northeastern University School of Pharmacy requires all individuals involved in the planning and presentation of the Accredited Continuing Education activities disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (e.g., shareholder, recipient of research grant, consultant or member of an advisory committee). Such disclosure will be made available on the day of the program.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Disclosure Policy
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine asks all individuals involved in the development and presentation of Accredited Continuing Education activities to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. This information is disclosed to all activity participants prior to the start of the educational activity. Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has procedures to mitigate all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and devices is being discussed.
In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all relevant financial relationships that faculty, planners, authors, and anyone who may be in control of content have with ineligible companies have been mitigated.
Speakers Disclosures
Dr. Mackenzie, program course director and speaker, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Off-Label Discussion: The faculty member does not plan on discussing the unlabeled/investigational use of any commercial products.
Planning Committee and Disclosures
Ms. Kathleen Hassey, DNP, M.Ed., BSN, RN, FNASN, program nurse advisor has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Ms. Jenny Gormley, DNP, MSN, BA, RN, NCSN, FNASN, program nurse advisor has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Dr. Deborah Copeland, BS, PharmD, RPh, FNAP, program pharmacy advisor, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditor Disclosures
Dr. Zakeri, Northeastern University’s Director of Professional Programs, Office of Continuing Pharmacy Education, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
The following planning committee members from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine’s Office of Continuing Medical Education have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Dr. Daniel Alford, Boston University’s CME Course Director and Assistant Dean and Michael Burk, BS, Operations Manager.
How to Earn Credit and Obtain Your Certificate
Continuing Nursing Education
Please follow instructions included within the School of Nursing registration portal.
Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit:
Program attendees can earn Continuing Pharmacy Education credits for this program by electronically logging onto the website: http://www.rxce.neu.edu , inserting the activity specific code number and successfully completing the activity post-test with a passing score of 70% or greater, and program evaluation.. Participant names will be checked against program attendance for verification of attendance. Credits will be electronically transferred to the CPE Monitor System. No Statements of Credit will be issued.Program participants can earn 1.5 contact hours of continuing education credits.
For questions about accreditation contact Northeastern University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Office of Experiential and Continuing Pharmacy Education at: 617.373.5418 or cpe@northeastern.edu.
Continuing Medical Education Credit
In order to successfully complete this activity, you are required to review the online content and complete a post-test with a passing score of 70% or greater, and program evaluation.
How to Request a Certificate
By reviewing the course content and completing the evaluation, physicians are entitled to receive 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
After the activity you will receive an email from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine’s CME Office with a link to their credit-claim website. To receive a certificate for your participation in this activity, you will need to create an account on the CME Office’s website and complete the evaluation survey. Then your certificate will be available for immediate download.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Disclaimer
THIS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. IN NO EVENT SHALL BOSTON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROGRAM. IN NO EVENT SHOULD THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROGRAM BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL CARE. NO PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IS BEING ESTABLISHED. IN NO EVENT SHOULD INFORMATION IN THE MATERIALS REGARDING LAWS, REGULATIONS, OR LEGAL LIABILITY BE CONSIDERED LEGAL ADVICE OR USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONSULTING WITH AN ATTORNEY.
For questions about CME accreditation, contact Boston University School of Medicine – CCE Office at: (617) 358-5005 or cme@bu.edu.