Webinar

The Mycophenolate Pregnancy Registry

Launch Date

10/21/2022

Credit Amount

0.5

Credit Expires

10/21/2023

This activity is part of a series

Faculty

Steven Gabardi, PharmD, BCPS, FAST, FCCP

Abdominal Organ Transplant Clinical Specialist, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Lisa A. Coscia, RN, BSN, CCTC, FAST

Senior Registry Research Coordinator, Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA

Statement of Need

Within the Mycophenolate Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) system, one of the key requirements is that health care providers (HCPs) monitor mycophenolate-treated patients of reproductive potential for pregnancy both prior to initiation of treatment as well as routinely throughout the treatment course. HCPs are also responsible for appropriately responding to any pregnancies that do occur in the setting of mycophenolate treatment. It is imperative that HCPs are thoroughly educated on providing appropriate counsel to these patients as well as the importance of reporting the pregnancy to the Mycophenolate Pregnancy Registry, which was established with the goal of analyzing mycophenolate-exposed pregnancies and their outcomes in an effort to advance understanding of mycophenolate exposure in utero.

In part three of this REMS CME Outfitters Snack series, Lisa Coscia, RN joins host/moderator Dr. Steven Gabardi to provide guidance on appropriate monitoring strategies for pregnancy as well as the importance of reporting any pregnancies that do occur to the Mycophenolate Pregnancy Registry.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this CME/CE activity, participants should be able to monitor patients of reproductive potential for pregnancy to report to Mycophenolate Pregnancy Registry.

Financial Support

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Mycophenolate REMS Group. This activity is intended to be fully compliant with the Mycophenolate REMS education requirements issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Target Audience

Primary care physicians, physician associates (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), nurses, pharmacists, and physicians specializing in transplant medicine, OB/GYN, surgery, rheumatology, immunology and cardiology

Credit Information

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Interprofessional (IPCE) 0.5

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Physicians (ACCME) 0.5

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Nurses (ANCC) 0.5

This activity is designated for 0.5 contact hours.

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Pharmacists (ACPE) 0.5

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Activity UAN: JA0007185-0000-22-157-H01-P

PAs (AAPA) 0.5

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Family Physicians (AAFP) 0.5

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ABIM MOC 0.5

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Royal College MOC

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Dr. Gibardi reports no financial relationships to disclose.

Ms. Coscia reports the following financial relationships: Grants: Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Educational grant to her institution)

The following peer reviewer and CME Outfitters staff have no financial relationships:

Thomas Heinrich, MD (peer reviewer)
Morgan Stockberger, MD (planning committee)
Warren Beckman (planning committee)
Susan H. Yarbrough, CHCP (planning committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (planning committee)
Sharon Tordoff (planning committee)

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