
Starts 5/11/2020 | Content Expires 5/11/2023
This course includes:
- Video presentation by a leading expert
- Pre- and post-exams to measure your understanding
- CME and MOC claiming online
Laila Tabatabai, MD
Laila S. Tabatabai, MD, is the Program Director of the Houston Methodist Endocrinology Fellowship Program. She is also the Director of the Houston Methodist Hospital Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology. She received her medical degree, with distinction in research, at Albany Medical College in Albany, NY. Her postdoctoral training included an internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and a fellowship in endocrinology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. As FLS Director, Dr. Tabatabai is active in providing education addressing the reduction of fracture risk and coordinating treatment programs for high-risk fracture patients. She is considered an expert in the field of anabolic agents for treatment of fragility fractures in high-risk osteoporosis patients.
Learning Objectives
- Identify, evaluate and treat patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
- Recognize recent advancements in surgical and medical management of primary hyperparathyroidism
- Understand the actions of parathyroid hormone in diseases of the heart and vasculature, including cardiovascular remodeling and risk factors
MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 0.5 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 College of Endocrinology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American College of Endocrinology designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
