Signs and Symptoms Team Education Program on Treating Osteoarthritis
Activity Overview
Mending Through Movement: A Signs and Symptoms Team Education Program on Treating Osteoarthritis (OA STEP) is a guided activity with case study that will improve your knowledge of the signs, symptoms, diagnosis, and management of early-stage osteoarthritis (OA). The activity provides information on:
- Epidemiology and statistics
- Symptoms and signs
- Diagnosis
- Radiology
- Treatment and self-management
- Resources
Registration is complimentary.
Target Audience
Primary care providers, including internal medicine and family medicine practitioners, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and nurses.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Assess the symptoms and signs of joint pain
- Select the appropriate workup to diagnose osteoarthritis (OA)
- Choose appropriate non-pharmacologic measures, pharmacologic treatment and pain management
CE & MOC Information
ACCME Accreditation Statement
The American College of Rheumatology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
See the ACR's CME Mission Statement. For more information, download the AMA PRA Booklet.
AMA Designation Statement
The American College of Rheumatology designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME credit must be claimed by August 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET.
MOC
MOC Recognition Statement: American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
By completing this activity, you provide the ACR permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board.
After submitting a reflective statement with key takeaways from the activity, MOC points will be applied for ABIM diplomates to the ABIM diplomate number and date of birth provided when you registered. Points are sent nightly to ACCME and then transferred to the ABIM Physician Portal. Please allow at least 48 hours for points to display in the portal.
MOC points must be claimed by August 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET.
Financial Relationship Disclosures
ACR Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) to ensure that Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners and the public, the ACR requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
In
accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in
Accredited Continuing Education, ACR has implemented mechanisms prior to the
planning and implementation of this CME activity to identify and mitigate all
relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control
the content of this CME activity.
Nature of Financial Relationships
All individuals that participate in an ACR-sponsored activity and are able to change content or influence the content of the activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationships with ineligible companies including, but not limited to:
- Advisor or review panel member
- Consultant
- Employee
- Officer or Board Member
- Grant/research support
- Speaker/honoraria includes speaker’s bureau, symposia, and expert witness
- Independent contractor
- Executive role and/or ownership interest
- Royalties and/or patent beneficiary
- Intellectual property/patents
- Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan
- Private investigator
- Expert witness
- Equity interest
- Other: specify details
None: Has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
All participants that created and/or were able to influence the content and delivery of this activity reported the following disclosures. All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.
Authors/Planners
- Kristine Lohr, MD, MS - No relevant financial relationships to disclose - Planner
- Priyanka Iyer, MD, MPH - No relevant financial relationships to disclose - Planner
- Sunghye Kim, MD – ARKG-ETF9 - Planner
- Ivanshi Gondalia, MD - No relevant financial relationships to disclose - Planner
Content Reviewers
- Kevin Hackshaw, MD - No relevant financial relationships to disclose
- Meredith Ventura, MD - No relevant financial relationships to disclose
Acknowledgement of Commercial Support
No commercial support was provided for this activity.
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