Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

Educational Objectives:

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

Describe disparities in communication between clincians and caregivers by race
Explain the disparities that exist in providing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for patients with serious illness
Discuss the updated evidence for use of mirtazapine and olanzapine in serious illness-related cachexia/anorexia
Explain the evidence for use of transdermal buprenorphine in non-cancer pain

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Suggested Additional Reading:

J Clin. Oncol. 2023 May 10;41(14):2617-2627.
JAMA Oncol. 2024 Mar 1;10(3):305-314.
Anesth Analg. 2023 Jul 1;137(1):59-71.
Ashana et. al., JAMA IM, 2024
Mehta et. al. Ann Am Thorac Soc, 2023

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:

Gina Piscitello, MD, MS — Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Maria Lowry, PharmD — Assistant Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics. University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.