Educational Opportunities

This course includes: 

• Video presentation by a leading expert
• Pre and Post exams to measure your understanding
• CME and MOC claiming online

David S. Cooper, M.D. MACP 

David S. Cooper, MD, MACP, is Professor of Medicine and Radiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Director of the Johns Hopkins Thyroid Clinic. He serves as Editor-in-Chief for Endocrinology at Up-to-Date. He is a former Contributing Editor at JAMA, and former Deputy Editor of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. He is the past Chair of the Subspecialty Board for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Cooper is the past President the American Thyroid Association, and is also the recipient of the American Thyroid Association’s Distinguished Service Award and its Paul Starr Award. He is also the recipient of the Distinction in Clinical Endocrinology Award from the American College of Endocrinology and the Endocrine Society’s 2016 Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award. He has also served on ATA guideline taskforces for thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and the ETA guideline taskforce for subclinical hyperthyroidism.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

• Review the effects of untreated hyperthyroidism in pregnancy
• To be able to discuss the management of Graves disease in women desirous of pregnancy
• To manage pregnant women with Graves disease with antithyroid drugs

MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to .75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points. 

Your participation information will be shared with the ACCME, which will in turn report your points to ABIM. Successful completion of a course examination is required to earn ABIM MOC points.

ACCREDITATION AND DESIGNATION STATEMENTS

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) designates this live activity for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.