Accreditation

1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity may be submitted for American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education credit in Category 2.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for general internists and subspecialists.

Description

The Medicine Today, Internal Medicine Webcast Series features on-demand CME webcasts. Each webcast consists of an hour-long video presentation and related questions following the video.

Upon completing the CME activity, the post-test, the evaluation and registration forms, you will have an opportunity to print your CME certificate for your records.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

1. Discuss the basic pathophysiology of the metabolic syndrome.
2. Acquire recognition and appreciation of the major weight reduction operations performed currently.
3. Describe complications and weight loss associated with bariatric surgery.
4. Discuss the effect of bariatric surgery on components of the metabolic syndrome.
5. Explain the role of bariatric surgery as a model for research into pathophysiologic mechanisms of insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome.

Activity Director

William D. Carey, MD
Director, Center for Continuing Education
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

Author / Faculty

Philip Schauer, MD

Faculty Disclosure

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 has indicated that he has no relationship which, in the context of his presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

William D. Carey, MD

The following faculty has indicated that he may have relationships, which in the context of his presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Philip Schauer, MD:

Bard-Davol - Consulting, Investigator
Barosense - Scientific Advisory Board
Baxter - Educational Grant Recipient
Dowden - Teaching and Speaking
Ethicon - Consulting, Teaching and Speaking, Investigator
Gore - Teaching and Speaking
Invacare - Educational Grant Recipient
ReMedyMD - Board Membership
Stryker - Consulting, Teaching and Speaking, Investigator