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Target Audience: All Physicians, Nurses and Pharmacists
This offering is intended for HPH employees and credentialed HPH providers.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
1. Understand uric acid metabolism and the pathogenesis of urate crystal deposition in joints.
2. Recognize co-morbidities and complications associated with gout and other conditions that mimic gout.
3. Discuss clinical pearls in managing acute flares and chronic gouty arthritis .
Continuing Education
In support of improving patient care, Hawai‘i Pacific Health 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.
For Physicians we are offering CME
Hawai‘i Pacific Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For Nurses we are offering ANCC Contact Hours
Hawai‘i Pacific Health designates this live activity for 1.0 contact hour for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For Pharmacists we are offering Continuing Education Credits
Hawai‘i Pacific Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is assigned Universal Activity Number (UAN) 0587-0000-18-007-L04-P and is accredited for 1 hour for attendance at the entire CE session.