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ForwardChildhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance Continuing Education Series (CARRA) Series 2024
Overview
This continuing education series is designed to create a uniform platform that introduces aspects of the changing landscape of pediatric rheumatology practice, incorporating clinical, research, and patient/family perspectives in order to conduct efficient and effective research that will better the lives of children with rheumatic disease. This series will help new study coordinators understand the field of rheumatology, including specific disease discussion, medications used in rheumatology, and labs required for the completion of this study. This series will help explain why the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) is requiring specific questions to be completed by patient/parent participants.
Intended Audience
Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Physician Assistants, and Health Professions Students, including Residents and Fellows.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Explain why specific labs and medications for treatment of rheumatic diseases are included in research supported by the CARRA Registry.
- Identify eligible patients for the CARRA Registry based on the knowledge of specific diseases included in CARRA studies, criteria for diagnosis, and measures used to capture the disease activity or severity.
- Approach pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases and families, including those who experience health disparities, to discuss the measures and collect accurate data about the disease and effects of treatment.
- Accurately enter data on study patients into the CARRA Registry.
- Improve interprofessional communication, and collaborative care and research in the area of pediatric rheumatic diseases.
- Accurately enter data on study patients into the CARRA Registry.
Elements of Competence
This continuing education (CE) activity has been designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
Healthcare Professional Competencies
- Skills/Strategies
- Medical knowledge
Interprofessional:
- teams and teamwork
Planners
Dominic Co, MD, PhD
Pediatric Rheumatology and Arthritis
Associate Professor, Assistant Clerkship Director
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Joni Dean, NP
Division of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters, and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
| Name | Role(s) | Financial Relationship Disclosure | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices in Presentation? |
| Dominic Co | Chair | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
| Joni Dean | Faculty/Speaker | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.
The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation Statement | |
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) 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 Statements | |
American Medical Association (AMA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity 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. | |
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live in-person activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hours. | |
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.10 CEUs or 1.0 hours. | |