Rare Diseases & the Non-Physician Provider: Expert Guidance on Recognizing & Managing LSDs
Released On
September 3, 2020
Expires On
September 3, 2021
Media Type
Internet
Completion Time
60 minutes
Specialty
Gastroenterology, Genetics, Neonatology, Neurology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Primary Care, Pulmonology
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Jointly provided by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Enquiring Minds, LLC.


This activity is supported in part by an independent education grant from Sanofi Genzyme.
Credit Available
- Physicians — maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- Nurses — maximum of 1.0 Nursing Contact Hour
All other health care professionals completing this course will be issued a statement of participation.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for genetic counselors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and registered nurses engaged in the care of patients with rare diseases and lysosomal storage disorders.
Program Overview
Make real-world decisions and implement expert guidance as you answer diagnostic and therapeutic questions
- Differential diagnosis: common characteristics and symptom overlap, spectrum of disease, target patient populations
- Available and investigational treatments: target patient populations, safety-efficacy profiles, evidence-based recommendations
- Patient-centered considerations: newborn screening and laboratory testing, potential familial impact, timing and types of treatment, adherence, communication
Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Describe common characteristics of lysosomal storage disorders and recommend appropriate next steps for determining accurate diagnoses
- Review and apply the latest clinical evidence, guidance and utility of available and investigational treatments for lysosomal storage disorders, including target patient populations and safety-efficacy profiles
- Address clinical, individual and familial considerations when applying patient-individualized approaches to diagnosis, treatment and assessment
Faculty
Dawn A Laney, MS, CGC, CCRC
Assistant Professor and Director
Emory Genetic Clinical Trials Center
Program Leader
Emory Lysosomal Storage Disease Center
Genetic Counselor
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Kara Anstett, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis Center
Lysosomal Storage Disorders Program
Department of Neurology
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Enquiring Minds, LLC. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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.
Credit Designation
Physician Continuing Medical Education
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Genetic Counselors
If you are a Genetic Counselor, you may claim participation in this activity under AMA credit. Your certificate will show that you have participated in this activity and that the activity was awarded for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. You may submit this certificate to your governing body for Genetic Counseling continuing education credit. https://www.nsgc.org/category2ceu
Nurses
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education is 1.0 contact hours.
Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) requires instructors, planners, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest (COI) they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified COI are thoroughly vetted and resolved according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.
Dawn Laney
- Receives fees from non-CME/CE services received directly from a commercial intereste or their agents: Sanofi Genzyme and Amicus Therapeutics
- Ownership interest: ThinkGenetic Inc.
Kara Anstett
- Consulting fees: Amicus
- Receives fees from non-CME/CE services received directly from a commercial intereste or their agents: Sanofi Genzyme
Planners and Managers
The PIM planners and managers have nothing to disclose. The Enquiring Minds planners, managers and medical writers have nothing to disclose.
Instructions for Participation and Credit
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this enduring activity. To receive CME credit participants must:
- Read the CME/CE information and faculty disclosures.
- Participate in the online activity.
- Submit the evaluation form.
Course Viewing Requirements
Supported Browsers:
Internet Explorer 8.0+ for Windows 2003, Vista, XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and above
Google Chrome 28.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux
Mozilla Firefox 23.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux
Safari 6.0+ for Mac OSX 10.7 and above
Supported Phones & Tablets:
Android 4.0.3 and above
iPhone/iPad with iOS 6.1 or above
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.