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Middle-aged Man with Headache and a Runny Nose
2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Learning Objective
Participants should be able to recognize cluster headache, distinguish it from other headache disorders and be familiar with at least two evidence-based abortive and preventive treatment choices.
Accreditation
This educational program is conceived and credited in accordance with ACCME’s Essential Areas and Policies, including the 2004 Updated Standards for Commercial Support. Pri-Med faculty hail from a variety of institutions and participate in content development, along with Pri-Med Institute’s Advisory Boards and its expert review partners, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Tufts Health Care Institute. All final decisions about program content are the responsibility of Pri-Med Institute.
| Credits |
Type |
Accreditation Statement |
Designation Statement |
| 2.00 |
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ |
Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
Pri-Med Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity. |
Faculty and Editorial Board
Written By:
Elizabeth Loder, MD, (Read Bio), Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Director of Pain and Headache Management Programs, Spaulding Rehabilitation Program, Boston, MA
Reviewed By:
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Edited By:
Monica Zangwill, MD, MPH, (Read Bio), Clinical Editor, Pri-Med Institute, Boston, MA;
Financial Disclosure Statement(s)
Dr. Loder receives grant and research support from GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, MedPointe, OrthoMcNeil, and Allergen. She is a consultant for GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, MedPointe, and OrthoMcNeil. Dr. Loder receives honoraria from GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, MedPointe, OrthoMcNeil, and Allergen.
Dr. Zangwill has no significant relationships to disclose.
Dr. Webb holds stock in Millennium Pharmaceuticals.
Pri-Med Disclaimer
The opinions, ideas, and recommendations expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty only and are not necessarily endorsed, nor do they necessarily reflect, those of their affiliated institutions, Pri-Med Institute, Pri-Med Institute Advisory Boards and Consultants, or M|C Communications, LLC.
Clinical judgment must guide each clinician in weighing the possible risks, benefits, or contraindications of any diagnostics, interventions or treatments discussed. Clinicians should review manufacturers’ product information and consider these with the recommendations of other authorities when applying the assessment and/or clinical management strategies discussed in this activity to the care of their patients.
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