PROGRAM CHAIR AND MODERATOR
Nancy M. Holekamp, MD
Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Washington University School of Medicine
Director, Retina Services
Pepose Vision Institute
St Louis, Missouri

FACULTY
Jaclyn L. Kovach, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of Miami Health Systems
Naples, Florida

Eleonora Lad, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Director of Grading, Duke Reading Center
Faculty, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina

Jennifer I. Lim, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Marion H. Schenk, Esq, Chair in Ophthalmology for Research in the Aging Eye Director, Retina Service
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

 
TARGET AUDIENCE

This educational activity is intended for retina specialists and other ophthalmologists caring for patients with diabetic retinopathy.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to:

Analyze the evidence supporting treatment for preventing vision-threatening outcomes in diabetic retinopathy
Examine clinical trial data supporting treatment of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy to prevent diabetic retinopathy progression and diabetic macular edema
Design treatment plans for diabetic retinopathy that consider individual patient factors
Identify information that should be shared with patients with diabetic retinopathy to help them prevent vision loss
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai and MedEdicus LLC. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

In July 2013, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) awarded New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai “Accreditation with Commendation,” for six years as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians, the highest accreditation status awarded by the ACCME.


AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai designates this enduring material 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.

 

This continuing medical education activity is jointly provided by New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of
Mount Sinai
and MedEdicus LLC, in collaboration with Women in Retina, a section of ASRS.

This continuing medical education activity is supported through an unrestricted educational grant from
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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