Arindam Singha, M.D., and Stephen E. Kirkby, M.D.
Dr. Singha is Fellow, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center, and Dr. Kirkby is Associate Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, The Ohio State University Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH.
Within the past 12 months, Drs. Singha and Kirkby have nothing to disclose relevant to this activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CCME staff and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose relevant to this activity.
Estimated course time: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center and InterMDnet. Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center 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.
Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:
Discuss the basic pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis, and recent trends in survival and outcome;
List the diagnostic criteria including CFTR mutation;
Describe the organ specific manifestation of disease;
Manage both acute exacerbation and chronic disease including pharmacologic and non pharmacologic therapies;
Evaluate and apply the new and emerging disease-modifying therapies for CF.
