Dr. Len Calabrese and Dr. Jeffrey Curtis Discuss Risk Factors for Herpes Zoster - Important Considerations for Patients With Immune-mediated Disease

0.25 CME

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Support Statement

This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.

Target Audience

The intended audience for this activity is rheumatologists, gastroenterologists, dermatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with herpes zoster.

Learning Objectives

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

Identify the clinical aspects and primary risk factors for herpes zoster (HZ) to enhance the use of vaccines in patients who are at high risk for infection.
Implement effective prevention strategies and patient education to increase herpes zoster vaccine uptake and compliance.

Activity Chair

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
R.J. Fasenmyer Chair of Clinical Immunology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Faculty

Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH
Marguerite Jones Harbert – Gene Ball Endowed Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, PharmacoEpidemiology & Economic Research PEER-Group
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Reviewer

Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP

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This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, October 31, 2020 to October 30, 2021.

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Activity Chair and Faculty report the following relationship(s)

Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
Consulting Fee: AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Crescendo, Genentech, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Horizon, Janssen, Kiniksa, Lilly, Pfizer, Sanofi-Regeneron, UCB
Speakers Bureau: AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Crescendo, Genentech, Horizon, Sanofi, UCB

Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH
Consulting Fee: AbbVie, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Corrona, Lilly, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Myriad, Pfizer, Radius, Sanofi, UCB
Contracted Research: Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Corrona, Lilly, Janssen, Myriad, Pfizer, Radius

Reviewer reports the following relationship(s)

Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relationship(s)

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