Rheumatology Mastery in Ankylosing Spondylitis This program is

Rheumatology Mastery in Ankylosing Spondylitis • This program is supported by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

Goal of Activities • Provide new information based on breaking medical news, new data presented at medical meetings, and an interactive series of cases on current management strategies on the most up-to-date evidence-based medicine and clinical trial results in ankylosing spondylitis.

Target Audience • This CME/CE series of activities is designed for rheumatologists, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians involved in the screening and treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitishritis.

Learning Objectives The findings of our needs assessment are the foundation for our learning objectives. Upon completion of the series, participants should be able to: • Describe the importance of early diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis, and recent advances in our understanding of mechanisms that may serve as targets of therapy. • Evaluate criteria that have been developed to assess treatment response in ankylosing spondylitis, delineate how these criteria can be used to risk-stratify patients in clinical practice, and consider therapeutic treatment options that improve patient outcomes.

CME Information: Physicians Statement of Accreditation • Projects In Knowledge® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation • Projects In Knowledge® designates this activity for a maximum of 0. 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CE Information: Nurses • Projects In Knowledge® is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. • Projects In Knowledge® is also an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP -15227. • Upon completion of this course, participants will be awarded 0. 50 nursing contact hours.

CME Disclosure Information • The Disclosure Policy of Projects In Knowledge® requires that all those who have control of content comply with the Standards for Commercial Support. Faculty, planners, PIK editorial scientific team, reviewers, and medical writers are required to disclose any personal interest or relationship they or their spouse/partner have with the supporters of this activity or any commercial interest that is discussed in their presentation. Any discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices will also be disclosed during the presentations.