Interstitial Lung Diseases: Optimizing Diagnosis and Management in 2021

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Date & Location
Friday, June 11, 2021, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST, Virtual, Philadephia, PA

Course Overview
The program will draw upon recent clinical advances and guidelines, as well as the presenters’ clinical experience, to provide a practical approach to diagnosis and management of patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD).  The format will be primarily case-based discussions, with presentation of evidence where it helps inform management decisions. The participant will come away from the conference with increased confidence in diagnosing and managing patients with a variety of interstitial lung diseases.

Target Audience
Specialties - INTERNAL MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Critical Care Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Pulmonary Disease, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Rheumatology, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Transplant Hepatology, RADIOLOGY


Objectives
  1. Develop an initial approach to diagnostic evaluation of patients with ILD
  2. Apply recent guidelines for the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases to real world patients
  3. Describe the medical treatment of patients with ILD, including therapy initiation, monitoring, modification
  4. Discuss options for patients with more advanced ILD, including lung transplantation and palliative care

Registration
The registration fees to attend Interstitial Lung Diseases are as follows: $75 for physicians and industry representatives, $50 for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals and $25 for fellows and residents.
 
Attention! Penn Medicine employees, faculty and staff: The registration fee is $25. In order to register at the reduced rate, you must sign into your account at https://upenn.cloud-cme.com and register online.
 
How to Register Online: If you do not already have a UPenn Cloud CME profile, you will need to create one by visiting: https://upenn.cloud-cme.com and clicking ‘Sign-in” and sign-in using your email address and then selecting the “Don’t have an account?” option. Please be sure you do not already have an existing UPenn Cloud CME account before creating a new profile. All Penn Medicine employees, faculty and staff must sign-in using your UPenn ID. Use your credit card to instantly pay online.
 
Paying by Check? Follow the instructions above to register online and then mail your check along with a copy of your confirmation email. We cannot accept faxed or mailed registration forms with credit card information. 
 
Please note: mailed registrations can take up to 5-10 business days before they are received. We are experiencing longer delays receiving mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage all attendees to register online with a credit card. 
 
All registrations will be confirmed by email as long as your registration is received no later than June 8, 2021. 

Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
Designation of Credit
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of TBD AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nurses: This program provides TBD contact hours.
 
Pharmacists: This knowledge-based activity is approved for TBD ACPE contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. JA0000324-0000-20-017-L01-P.
 
Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of TBD Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.00 hours), Nursing Contact Hours (6.00 hours), ACPE (6.00 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (6.00 hours), Pharmacotherapeutic Contact Hours (6.00 hours)

Additional Information
REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY 
In order to process refunds for course withdrawals, cancellations must be received in writing by June 1, 2021 (subject to a service charge of $15.00). No refunds will be issued thereafter.

The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances.