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OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to: (1) Identify that there are genetic reasons pulmonary fibrosis may be linked to liver fibrosis, (2) Describe the multiple systems affected by telomerase pathway mutations, (3) Describe some of the implications that telomerase pathway mutations have had in the post-transplant outcomes of pulmonary fibrosis patients.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Susan K. Mathai, MD, had/has investigator/consultant relationship n the speakers’ bureau for with Mt. Sinai/Boehringer Ingelheim, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Foresee Pharmaceuticals, National Institutes of Health/NCATS, Department of Defense, Natera, Inc, and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Companies.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE: James Trotter, MD, Sumeet Asrani, MD, Gregory McKenna, MD, and Kathy Brown, RN, CCTC, have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CEPTC Credit: The American Board for Transplant Certification (ABTC) has been applied for educational offering for up to 1 Category 1 Continuing Education Point for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs).

ABIM MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

For information, please contact Elizabet Andrade at [email protected]