Activity Title

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Gender Differences in Respiratory Care

 

Program Goals

Pulmonary conditions such as asthma, COPD, and sleep-disordered breathing affect women differently than men. In some diseases, presentation differs, such as the higher frequency of exacerbations experienced by women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or greater prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in women. Evidence also suggests that women may be less likely to be diagnosed than men for certain lung conditions such as COPD.

 The purpose of this program is to review the current understanding of the biological, behavioral, and clinical implications of female sex/gender on lung and sleep health disease, and to propose clinical approaches for achieving better health outcomes through more precise management of female patients with lung disease. The activity will inform physicians and advanced practitioners about the importance of considering sex and gender when evaluating patients with pulmonary disease, with sex being a biological construct and gender encompassing not just biology but also social and environmental factors that may influence disease presentation, diagnosis, progression and treatment.

Target Audience

The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of everyone in the healthcare facilities specifically; pulmonologists, critical care specialists, thoracic surgeons, radiologists, internal medicine and primary care physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and nurse practitioners.

Learning Objectives

After completion of this activity participants will be able to: 

  1. Analyze pulmonary disease burden among women.
  2. Describe how gender may influence pulmonary disease presentation and progression.
  3. Recognize clinical implications of gender differences in pulmonary disease.
  4. Explain differences in risk for pulmonary vascular disease between men and women.
  5. Describe sex-based differences in treatment responses in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
  6. Discuss resiliency to disease progression in women with established pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Faculty

MeiLan K. Han, MD MS
Henry Sewall Endowed Professor of Medicine
Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care
University of Michigan
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI

Anna R. Hemnes, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Educational Activity Agenda

Front Matter & Registration (5 minutes)
Educational Presentation (74 minutes)
Post Test, Evaluation & Certificate delivery (11 minutes)
Total Activity (90 minutes)

Release and Expiration Dates

Release Date: November 14, 2022
Expiration Date: November 14, 2024

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interests

Global Education Group (Global) adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by Global are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months to Global.  All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by Global in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by Global to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias. 

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Faculty Disclosures

The faculty have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

MeiLan K. Han, MD MS

  • Consulting Fee (e.g., Advisory Board): AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Pulmonx, Teva, Verona, Merck, Mylan, Sanofi, DevPro, Aerogen, Polarian, Regeneron, Altesa Biopharma, Amgen, Roche, Medtronic
  • Contracted Research (Principal Investigators must provide information, even if received by the institution): Sanofi, Novartis, Nuvaira, Sunovion, Gala Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Biodesix
  • Honoraria: Cipla, Chiesi, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Medwiz
  • Stock Option Holder (Individual stocks/Stock options; diversified mutual funds do not need to be disclosed): Meissa Vaccines, Altesa Biopharma
  • Other (describe): Writing Support: GSK, BI, AZ, Novartis

Anne R. Hemnes. MD

  • Consulting fee: Janssen, Bayer, United Therapeutics, GossamerBio, Merck, Tenax Therapeutics
  • Contracted Research: NIH
  • Stock Shareholder: Tenax Therapeutics

Planners and Managers

The planners and managers have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

Rhys Williams, MSN, FNP-C, RN

  • Nothing to disclose

Kristin Delisi, NP

  • Nothing to disclose

Lindsay Borvansky

  • Nothing to disclose

Andrea Funk

  • Nothing to disclose

Liddy Knight

  • Nothing to disclose

Ashley Cann

  • Nothing to disclose

Lauren Sinclair

  • Nothing to disclose

Deborah Sharkey

  • Nothing to disclose

CME Provider Accreditation Statement

This activity is provided by Global Education Group.     

Physician Accreditation Statement - CME

 

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Physician Credit Designation - CME

Global Education Group 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.

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How to Obtain CME Credit

Attendees are expected to view all presentations before attempting to take the test and/or complete the activity evaluation. Successful completion will lead to the issuance of a certificate for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or nursing credits. To receive credit, the course must be completed between November 14, 2022 and November 14, 2024.

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Fee Information

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Gender Differences in Respiratory Care

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Commercial Support Statement

This online Resource Center is supported by an Educational Grant from Philips Respironics, Inc.

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