Peter Barland, M.D.
Dr. Barland reports no commercial conflict of interest.
This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from the Novartis Foundation for Gerontology.
Release Date: 11/06/1998
Termination Date: 11/06/2001
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Cyberounds
®, you should be able to:
- Describe the role that hyaluronan plays in the function of the normal joint
- Discuss the treatments now available for osteoarthritis
- Discuss the guidelines for the use of intraarticular hyaluronan in osteoarthritis of the knee.