CME credits: 1.50

Valid until: 22-12-2023

Claim your CME credit at https://reachmd.com/programs/cme/psychosocial-considerations-in-managing-xlh/14940/

X-linked hypophosphatemia is misperceived as a childhood-only disease. In reality, patients of all ages and their clinicians struggle with lifelong, difficult-to-manage consequences. This program presents crucial fundamentals for clinicians seeking to control disease impacts, prevent complications and improve patient quality of life.

The following information is discussed:

• The critical importance of early awareness, timely diagnosis and challenges of frequent misdiagnoses
• Countering misperceptions that confound long-term care and worsen outcomes
• Health Care Transition (HCT) recommendations to smoothly move patients from child to adult care models
• Care planning essentials to improve a patient's lifelong journey with a rare disease
• Tools to educate and empower patients while facilitating meaningful patient-clinician communications