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To provide nurses with information about the incidence, etiology, identification and treatment of Sjogren’s syndrome.
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Goals and Learning Outcomes
Sjogren’s syndrome, a common autoimmune disease, is a systemic condition of the exocrine glands (those with external secretions) that diminishes lacrimal and salivary gland secretions, causing dry eyes and mouth. Sjogren’s syndrome affects mostly women (a ratio of 9 to 1) in their 40s and 50s. It is named after Swedish physician Henrik Sjogren, who in 1933 noticed that many patients with arthritis also had dry mouth and dry eyes. Sjogren’s affects about 4 million Americans and is underreported. Patients with Sjogren’s typically take several years to be diagnosed, often after being shunted from practitioner to practitioner. Healthcare professionals of various disciplines can help speed this process by learning to recognize manifestations of Sjogren’s and educating other providers as well as patients.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Discuss four extraglandular manifestations of Sjogren's syndrome
  • Describe four interventions for relief of dry eyes
  • Identify two medications used to treat dry mouth
  • Discuss 4 extraglandular manifestations of Sjogren’s syndrome.
  • Describe 4 interventions for relief of dry eyes.
  • Identify 2 medications used to treat dry mouth.

Course Termination Date: 12/31/23

Content Expiration Date: 07/29/22

Course Originally Released On: 05/01/19
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Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2019

REL-ACU-0-CE429

Course Author

Nancy Schoofs

RN, PhD

Maria Morales

MSN, RN

Kim Curry

PhD, ARNP, FAANP

Christine Schleider

BSN, RN, CNOR

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NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

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Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.

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Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Please note: The Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board has designated this educational activity to receive 1.0 contact hour in Category A and 0 contact hours in Category B toward recertification.