Total Credits: .75 including .75 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
As the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, diabetes is a national epidemic affecting 30 million people. Even with the deluge of new information, clinical study results and widening pipelines of new medications, patients are still suffering complications and dying at an alarming rate. Physicians must be able to combine new pharmaceutical classes, technology and treatment guidelines to improve diabetes management that translates to decreased morbidity and mortality.
At the conclusion of this session, the participant should be able to:
Disclosure Statement: The speaker has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement: The Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association (POMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. POMA designates this live activity for a maximum of .75 Category 1-A AOA CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits to the AOA commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
Grievance Statement: If you are not satisfied with the program, you may file a written grievance by emailing cme@poma.org. Your complaint will be forwarded to the Education Committee for review. The committee will determine if the participant should be reimbursed with no credits or deny the complaint and take the issue into consideration for future programs.
| POMA D8 22 - Masser Handout (2.84 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Jessica L. Masser, MS, DO, MSMedEd, FAAFP, FACOFP, "Diabetes for the PCP," is Treasurer of POMA District VIII and a member of the education committee for the POMA District VIII 35th Annual Educational Winter Seminar. Board certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine, she is a physician at Conemaugh Physician Group in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and assistant program director of the family medicine residency program at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. A graduate of Frostburg (Md.) State University and a 2007 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Masser earned a masters of medical education at the Lake Erie (Pa.) College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed an internship and family medicine residency at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. A fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, she is president of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society and a member of the American Academy of Osteopathy, the Cranial Academy, the Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation, the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians. She has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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Orthopedic Injuries: Management in the Primary Care Office and Splinting
Original Program Date: 01/29/2022 |