Target Audience
This activity is intended for neurologists, family physicians, internists, geneticists, psychiatrists, psychologists, advanced practice providers, and other clinicians who diagnose or manage patients with GM2 gangliosidoses, specifically Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff disease.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Identify the most common presenting signs and symptoms of GM2 gangliosidoses
- Differentiate GM2 gangliosidoses from other possible diagnoses
- Classify emerging treatments for the GM2 gangliosidoses
Faculty
Jeanine Jarnes, PharmD, MSc, BCOP, BCPS Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
University of Minnesota Medical School
Pharmacotherapy for Inherited Metabolic Diseases
Advanced Therapies Department
College of Pharmacy, Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chester B. Whitley, MD, PhD Professor
Medical Director, Advanced Therapies Program
Director, Gene Therapy Center
Director, PKU Clinic Member, Masonic Cancer Center
Departments of Pediatrics, and
Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
College of Pharmacy
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Accreditation
The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower designates
this enduring activity for a maximum of
0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.
Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower designates
this enduring activity for a maximum of
0.75 ANCC contact hours, including 0.25 pharmacology hours.
Provider is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13664, for 0.75 contact hours.
To receive credit for education contact hours outside of the state of California, please check with your state board of registered nursing for reciprocity.
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following disclosures have been made:
Disclosures
Jeanine Jarnes, PharmD, MSc, BCOP, BCPS Consultant: Lysogene, Passage Bio, Sio
Chester B. Whitley, MD, PhD No relationships to disclose.
The faculty for this enduring activity has disclosed that there will be
discussion about the use of products for non-FDA approved applications.
Additional Content Planners
Amber Lambert, MSN, FNP-C, DNP (Nurse Planner)No significant relationships to disclose.
Kam A. Newman, MD (Peer Reviewer)No significant relationships to disclose.
Sunali Wadehra, MD (Medical Writer)No significant relationships to disclose.
Annenberg Center for Health Sciences
Staff at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower have no relevant
financial
relationships to disclose.
All of the financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
The ideas and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Annenberg Center and/or its agents. As in all educational
activities, we encourage practitioners to use their own judgment in treating and addressing the
needs of each individual patient, taking into account that patient's unique clinical situation.
The Annenberg Center disclaims all liability and cannot be held responsible for any problems
that may arise from participating in this activity or following treatment recommendations
presented.
Supported by an independent educational grant from Sanofi.
This activity is an online enduring material. Successful completion is achieved by reading
and/or viewing the material,
reflecting on its implications in your practice, and completing the assessment
component.
The estimated time to complete the activity is
0.75 hours.
This activity was originally released on
2023-07-26 and is eligible for credit through
2024-07-26.
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