Educational Opportunities

This course includes: 

• Video presentation by a leading expert
• Pre- and post-exams to measure your understanding
• CME and MOC claiming online

Eliza B. Geer, MD 

Dr. Geer is Medical Director of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Multidisciplinary Pituitary & Skull Base Tumor Center and an Associate Professor of Medicine. She is an endocrinologist who specializes in caring for people with pituitary and neuroendocrine diseases. She completed her internship and residency at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Medical Center, and fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at the Icahn School of Medicine/Mount Sinai Medical Center. Her research interests focus on achieving a better understanding of how pituitary tumors develop and characterizing long-term outcomes in patients with Cushing’s syndrome. She has conducted several studies investigating body composition, appetite, and inflammation in patients with Cushing's disease, and is involved in clinical trials investigating new medical therapies for patients with Cushing’s and acromegaly. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:

• Identify physiologic causes of hyperprolactinemia other than prolactinoma
• Review medications that can cause hyperprolactinemia
• Discuss potential risks and treatment options for non-tumoral hyperprolactinemia

MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to .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 Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) designates this live activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.