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Combining Clopidogrel and Proton Pump Inhibitors: What do the data really say?


NOTE: Although this activity is no longer certified for credit, we believe that it contains important information and hope you’ll review, print or email it to a colleague.

Title:
Combining Clopidogrel and Proton Pump Inhibitors: What do the data really say?
Release Date:
09/02/2011
Expiration Date:
09/02/2012
Topics:
Cardiology
Primary Audience:
Primary Care
Activity Format:
Expert Perspective
Credits:
0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

 
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Learning Objectives

Outline the methodology and results of the COGENT trial, and explain how they can inform the issue of safely concomitant use of clopidogrel and a proton pump inhibitor (PPI).

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 pmiCME'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 pmiCME.

Credits Type Accreditation Statement Designation Statement
0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ pmiCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. pmiCME designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty and Editorial Board

Written By: Kelly Anne Spratt, DO, FACC, (Read Bio), Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Women's Center for Cardiovascular Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Edited By: Alyce Kuklinski, NP, RN, Medical Director, pmiCME

Financial Disclosure Statement(s)

Dr Spratt has no financial relationships to disclose.

Ms Kuklinski has no financial relationships to disclose.

Education Partner:

n/a

Commercial Support:

n/a

Instructions for Obtaining Credit:

Complete this activity. Answer the questions in the attached post-activity assessment and evaluation. Click on "claim credit" and follow the instructions to print out the credit certificate.

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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, pmiCME, pmiCME Advisory Boards and Consultants, or DBC Pri-Med, 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.