CME Sponsor:
National Association for Continuing Education (NACE)

Location:
This is a web-based CME activity

Course Instructors/Directors:
Franck Rahaghi, MD
Harvey Parker, PhD
Michelle Frisch, MPH
Alan Goodstat, LCSW

Number of Credits:
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Registration Fee:
Free

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Detailed Description:
Welcome to the National Association for Continuing Education webcast of our Challenges in Pulmonary and Critical Care: Update 2009. The topic of this webcast is Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of AAT Deficiency.

The program was captured live in Weston, Florida on December 5, 2009 and features Dr. Franck Rahaghi.  Dr. Rahaghi is Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston, Florida.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this program participants should be able to:

  1. Understand the etiology, pathophysiology, prevalence, and progression of AAT
  2. Discuss methods physicians can use to identify patients with AAT and novel approaches for testing
  3. Discuss therapeutic options for the treatment of AAT