Advancing the Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Strategies to Address Unmet Needs & Optimize Care

Release Date: March 24, 2025 
Expiration Date: March 24, 2026 
Estimated Time to Complete: 1.5 hours

Mechanism for the learner to contact MER: www.cmepartner.org

FACULTY

Alice Gottlieb, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor and Medical Director
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dept. of Dermatology
Mount Sinai Union Square
New York, New York

Joseph Merola, MD, MMSc
Chair of Dermatology
Professor of Dermatology
Professor of Medicine Rheumatology
UT Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Dennis Orgill, MD, PhD
Medical Director
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wound Care Center
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

PROVIDER STATEMENT

This activity is jointly provided by Medical Education Resources and HMP Education, an HMP Global Company.

INTENDED LEARNERS

Dermatologists, as well as specialists in other therapeutic areas, e.g., gastroenterology, rheumatology, dermatology, surgery, gynecologists, urologists, plastic surgeons, emergency room health care providers, and primary care physicians including pediatricians.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After participating in this activity, learners should be better able to:

• Describe the devastating impact/burden of disease, barriers to care, and unmet needs associated with HS
• Evaluate the most recent data associated with evolving medical and surgical strategies for the multidisciplinary and patient-centered management of HS
• Implement strategies to address acute flares and chronic wounds in HS, including clinical best practices and patient-centered communication

ACTIVITY OVERVIEW

This on-demand webcast is available with synchronized slides and video/audio.

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HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and HMP Education. MER 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.

Physician Credit Designation

Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 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) Credit Designation

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American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (ANNP) Credit Designation

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Disclosure of Financial Relationships

Medical Education Resources ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies all financial relationships with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Reported relevant financial relationships are mitigated by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CE activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. MER is committed to providing learners with high‐quality CE activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of an ineligible company.

The authors reported the following financial relationships with ineligible companies whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of Faculty	Reported Finanical Relationship
Alice Gottlieb, MD, PhD	Grants/Research Support: Highlights Therapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen, UCB Pharma Consulting Fees: Amgen, AnaptysBio, Avotres Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Dice Therapeutics, Eli Lilly, Highlights Therapeutics, Janssen, Novartis, Sanofi, Sun Pharma, UCB Pharm and Xbiotech Stock Options/Shareholder: RA Project
Joseph Merola, MD, MMSc	Grants/Research Support: Leo, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, UCB, Biogen Consulting Fees: Abbvie, Biogen, Amgen, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, UCB, Bristol‐Myers‐Squibb
Dennis Orgill, MD, PhD	Consulting Fees: URGO, Professional Education and Research Institute LLC

The content managers have no relationships to report.

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The content and views presented in this educational activity are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Medical Education Resources, HMP Education and/or UCB Inc. The authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.

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COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

This activity is supported by an educational grant from UCB, Inc.

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