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Respirology
From the Gut and the Heart: Balancing Benefits and Risks with NSAIDs (Gulf) – MOC Section 1
After completion of the program, participants will be able to:
- Effectively manage patients with acute lower back and chronic osteoarthritis pain with COX-2 inhibitors.
- Describe the overall benefits and barriers to the use of the COX-2 inhibitor class of pain management.
- Differentiate the agents within the COX-2 inhibitor class on the basis of their indications.
- Differentiate NSAIDs (nsNSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors) on the basis of their cardiovascular and gastrointestinal safety profiles.
DURATION
PROFESSION
Physician
# OF CREDITS
3.00
ACCREDITATION
EXPIRY DATE
1969-12-31
After completion of the program, participants will be able to:
- Effectively manage patients with acute lower back and chronic osteoarthritis pain with COX-2 inhibitors.
- Describe the overall benefits and barriers to the use of the COX-2 inhibitor class of pain management.
- Differentiate the agents within the COX-2 inhibitor class on the basis of their indications.
- Differentiate NSAIDs (nsNSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors) on the basis of their cardiovascular and gastrointestinal safety profiles.
Faculty
Algis V. Jovaisas (MD, FRCPC), Simon Huang (MD, FRCPC), John Axler (MD, CCFP, FCFP), Sol Stern (MD, MCFP), Phyllis Bedder (MD, MCFP), Lisa Sooley (CI)