Testosterone Research - Foundation of Care Management

Instructor

Neal Rouzier, MD

Credit

1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit, 1 Nursing Contact Hour

Course Description

Just like thyroid replacement therapy there is also controversy on administering testosterone for hypogonadism. This presentation will review the current literature that supports the benefits and risk of testosterone administration. What serum levels are considered therapeutic and most beneficial for losing fat and maintaining muscle mass. Dr. Rouzier will also review current guidelines for diagnosing hypogonadism and how these guidelines need to be changed.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, the healthcare professional will be able to:

To demonstrate that losing weight can increase testosterone production, however not sufficient enough to improve symptoms of hypogonadism.
Review recent studies indicating that the use of testosterone should not be restricted to just men with classic hypogonadism as dictated by current guidelines.
Identify doses that correspond to certain serum levels and at what serum levels does one find benefit to losing fat mass and maintaining lean body mass.
Describe safety and efficacy of dose-response studies and introduce the concept of functional hypogonadism.
Evaluate data that support achieving certain levels for benefit and at what level is there harm.

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Disclosure Statements

Speaker:

Dr. Neal Rouzier is a speaker for Evexias.

Planning Committee:

Dr. Neal Rouzier, MD, Content Expert, and Beth York, FNP-C, Lead Nurse Planner, have no financial interest in any of the products or manufacturers mentioned in this presentation.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy

It is the policy of the Foundation for Care Management (FCM) to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. FCM requires everyone in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any financial conflicts of interest they may have as related to the content of this activity and having occurred within the last 12 months. A Financial relationship are those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria for promotional speakers bureau, has ownership interest or other financial benefit. The faculty must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with commercial interests whose products or devices may be mentioned. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by FCM for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the material or used as the basis for content and appropriateness of patient care.

“A commercial interest is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients”.

Accreditation Statements

AMA PRA Category 1 Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Foundation for Care Management (FCM) and Worldlink Medical. The Foundation for Care Management is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

FCM designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

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Nursing Statement

The Foundation for Care Management is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Continuing Nursing Education Group (CNEG), Approver of Continuing Nursing Education an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1 Nursing contact hour(s).

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