Potassium Management Across Clinical Settings Continuing Education from Medscape
Posted over 3 years ago by Rick Ramirez in Education
CME / ABIM MOC / CE
Potassium Management Across Clinical Settings
- Authors: Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD
- CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 8/23/2021
- Valid for credit through: 8/23/2022
-
-
Credits Available
Physicians - maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 1.00 ABIM MOC points
Nurses - 1.00 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (1 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)
Pharmacists - 1.00 Knowledge-based ACPE (0.100 CEUs)
IPCE - 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit
You Are Eligible For
- ANCC Contact Hour(s)
Target Audience and Goal Statement
This activity is intended for cardiologists, nephrologists, nurses, and pharmacists.
The goal of this activity is to improve the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic hyperkalemia.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will:
- Have greater competence related to
- Assessment of need for potassium binders in patients with elevated potassium levels
- Management of elevated potassium levels across different clinical settings and scenarios
- Team-based management of elevated potassium levels
Disclosures
As an organization accredited by the ACCME, Medscape, LLC, requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The ACCME defines "relevant financial relationships" as financial relationships in any amount, occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner, that could create a conflict of interest.
Medscape, LLC, encourages Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Faculty
-
Csaba P. Kovesdy, MD
Fred Hatch Professor of Medicine
Director
Clinical Outcomes and Clinical Trials Program
Division of Nephrology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee
Editors
CME, CE Reviewer/Nurse Planner
Peer Reviewer
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Accreditation Statements
In support of improving patient care, Medscape LLC 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.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
For Physicians
-
Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material 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.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) MOC program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.
For Nurses
-
Awarded 1.0 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 1.0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.
For Pharmacists
-
Medscape designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hour(s) (0.100 CEUs) (Universal Activity Number: JA0007105-0000-21-432-H01-P).
For questions regarding the content of this activity, contact the accredited provider for this CME/CE activity noted above. For technical assistance, contact CME@medscape.net
Instructions for Participation and Credit
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this online educational activity. For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.
This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, you must receive a minimum score of 75% on the post-test.
Follow these steps to earn CME/CE credit*:
- Read about the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures.
- Study the educational content online or print it out.
- Online, choose the best answer to each test question. To receive a certificate, you must receive a passing score as designated at the top of the test. We encourage you to complete the Activity Evaluation to provide feedback for future programming.
You may now view or print the certificate from your CME/CE Tracker. You may print the certificate, but you cannot alter it. Credits will be tallied in your CME/CE Tracker and archived for 6 years; at any point within this time period, you can print out the tally as well as the certificates from the CME/CE Tracker.
*The credit that you receive is based on your user profile.