Better Every Day: Improving Adherence and Quality of Life in Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency- CEU 2019 Seattle
Better Every Day: Improving Adherence and Quality of Life in Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency- CEU 2019 Seattle
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Hyatt Regency, Regency Ballroom
Program: 12:15 – 1:15 pm
This course is a live CME-certified Ancillary Symposium presented at CEU 2019, held in Seattle, WA. This educational activity is supported by an independent medical educational grant from Ascendis Pharma, Novo Nordisk Inc., and Sandoz, Inc. These ancillary symposia are developed through the Endocrine Society’s Special Programs Committee (SPC).
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Target Audience
This activity is intended for endocrinologists and endocrine fellows, primary care physicians, physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, learners will be able to:
Summarize the epidemiological statistics and current best practices in growth hormone management
Incorporate approaches to improve adherence from shared-decision making to appropriate use of longer-acting growth hormone formulations
Counsel appropriate patients on benefits of GHD during the transition period
Additional Information
Program Chair
Kevin C.J. Yuen, MD, FRCP (UK), FACE - Program Chair
Professor of Medicine and Medical Director
Barrow Neurological Institute Pituitary Center
University of Arizona College of Medicine and Creighton School of Medicine
Phoenix, AZ
Jason Dunn, RN
Patient Representative
DISCLOSURE POLICY
The faculty, committee members, and staff who are in position to control the content of this activity are required to disclose to the Endocrine Society and to learners any relevant financial relationship(s) of the individual or spouse/partner that have occurred within the last 12 months with any commercial interest(s) whose products or services are related to the CME content. Financial relationships are defined by remuneration in any amount from the commercial interest(s) in the form of grants; research support; consulting fees; salary; ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options, or ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds); honoraria or other payments for participation in speakers' bureaus, advisory boards, or boards of directors; or other financial benefits. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent CME planners with relevant financial relationships from planning or delivery of content, but rather to provide learners with information that allows them to make their own judgments of whether these financial relationships may have influenced the educational activity with regard to exposition or conclusion.
The Endocrine Society has reviewed all disclosures and resolved or managed all identified conflicts of interest, as applicable.
The following patient representative reported no relevant financial relationships during the content development process for this activity: Jason Dunn
The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationship(s) during the content development process for this activity:
Kevin C.J. Yuen, MD, FRCP (UK), FACE: Advisory Board, Novo Nordisk, Inc., Pfizer, Corcept; Research grants, Barrow Neurological Institute, Millendo, Corcept, Novartis
The following SPC member who planned and reviewed content for this activity reported relevant financial relationships:
Susmeeta Sharma, MD: Speaker, Corcept
The following SPC member who planned and reviewed content for this activity reported no relevant financial relationships: Neena Natt, MD
The following SPC Committee members reported financial relationships:
Andjela T. Drincic, MD: Advisory Board Member, Corcept
Sergio Fazio, MD, PhD: Consultant, Amarin, Amgen, Esperion, AstraZeneca
Steven T. Harris, MD: Ad hoc consultant on Advisory Boards, Eli Lilly & Company, Radius Health; Speaker, Amgen, Eli Lilly & Company, Radius Health
Jonathan Purnell, MD: Advisor, Novo Nordisk
Amy Rothberg, MD: Advisor, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals; Spouse, consultant of Merck
The Endocrine Society has reviewed these relationships to determine which are relevant to the content of this activity and resolved any identified conflicts of interest for these individuals.
The following SPC members reported no relevant financial relationships:
Beret Ann Casey, MD, Lorena Alarcon-Casas Wright, MD, Deborah Sellmeyer, MD, Steven Weitzman, MD
Endocrine Society staff associated with the development of content for this activity reported no relevant financial relationships.

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Available Credit
- 1.00 ABIM MOC
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 1.00 CME Certificate of Participation
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