Release date: April 13, 2021
Expiration date: April 13, 2023
Estimated Time of Completion: 1 hour
Description
The Basic and Clinical Immunology Online Series features Basic and Clinical Immunology:
Scientific/Immune Basis of Wellness Online Monograph, which summarizes talks presented during the 9th
Annual Basic and Clinical Immunology: Immunopathogenesis and Treatment of Immune Mediated
Inflammatory Diseases and the Immunologic Basis of Wellness Symposium. Designed for busy clinicians
who desire to increase their knowledge of how lifestyle and behavior affect immune response.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze research on the immunologic effects of sleep, exercise, and strength and interpret
the potential clinical implications.
Target Audience
The educational activity is designed for rheumatologists, dermatologists, infectious disease, allergists,
clinical immunologists, and specialists in integrative medicine, preventive medicine, wellness, primary
care and other health care professionals caring for patients with immunologic diseases.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education 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.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a
maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American
Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.
American Board of Internal Medicine MOC
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component,
enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of
Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program for Virtual Nephrology Update
2020. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the
activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to
ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Your credit will be reported to the ABIM within 30 days of claiming credit.
Activity Director and Faculty
Activity Director
Leonard Calabrese, DO
Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
R.J. Fasenmyer Chair of Clinical Immunology
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Faculty
M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH
Director, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Treatment Center
Vice Chair of Rheumatology
Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases
Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Michael R. Irwin, MD
Cousins Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
David C. Nieman, DrPH, FACSM
Professor, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Science
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
CME Disclaimer
The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In no event will The Cleveland Clinic Foundation be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this CME activity.
Disclosures
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing
Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of
commercial bias.
The following faculty have indicated that they may have a relationship, which in the context of their
presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
| M. Elaine Husni, MD, MPH |
| |
Abbvie Pharmaceuticals
Amgen
Bristol-Myers |
Consulting |
| |
Squibb Co.
Genzyme/Sanofi
Janssen
Lilly
Regeneron
WebMD |
Membership on advisory committee or review panels |
| |
Celgene Corporation
Pfizer, Inc. |
Membership on advisory committee or review panels |
| |
Genenetch
UCB, Inc. |
Consulting |
| |
Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
Consulting
Membership on advisory committee or review panels
Teaching and Speaking |
The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their
presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
Leonard Calabrese, DO
Michael R Irwin, MD
David C. Nieman, FACS
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education
acknowledges educational grants for partial support of the Internet Enduring activity from:
AbbVie Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education
acknowledges educational grants for partial support of the live activity from:
AbbVie Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Janssen Biotech
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
This CME activity was produced by the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education and
Cleveland Clinic's RJ Fasenmyer Center for Clinical Immunology.
