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All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
The faculty have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:
Kichul Ko, MD
Consulting Fee (eg, Advisory Board): GlaxoSmithKline, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
Contracted Research (Principal Investigators must provide information, even if received by the institution): Amgen
Kimberly Trotter, MD
Contracted Research (Principal Investigators must provide information, even if received by the institution): Aurinia Pharmaceuticals
Amber Young, MD
Nothing to disclose.
Gurwant Kaur, MD
Nothing to disclose.
The following planners and managers involved in the development of this activity have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Global
The planners and managers at Global Education Group have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Iridium
Iridium staff and others involved with the planning, development, and review of the content for this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Global and Iridium do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
