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CME / ABIM MOC

Diagnostic Technologies: Elevating Antimicrobial Stewardship to the Next Level

  • Authors: Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD; Ferric C. Fang, MD; Debra Goff, PharmD
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 4/22/2022
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 4/22/2023, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for infectious disease specialists, critical care specialists, and emergency medicine physicians.

The goals of this activity are that clinicians will be more knowledgable about and competent in the use of rapid diagnostic technologies for infectious diseases and be better able to practice antimicrobial stewardship.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding
    • Emerging drug-resistant bacterial pathogens
    • Key differences between rapid multiplex testing and traditional testing methods
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Determining a patient management plan based on multiplex testing


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Faculty

  • Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD

    Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
    Department of Pediatrics
    Vice Chair for Research
    Nemours Children’s Health
    Orlando, Florida

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: BioFire Diagnostics

  • Ferric C. Fang, MD

    Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
    Director, Harborview Medical Center Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
    University of Washington School of Medicine
    Seattle, Washington

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Ferric C. Fang, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: BioFire Diagnostics

  • Debra Goff, PharmD

    Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science
    The Ohio State University
    Wexner Medical Center
    Columbus, Ohio

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Debra Goff, PharmD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: MeMed
    Research funding from: Merck

Editors

  • Roderick Smith, MS

    Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Roderick Smith, MS, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Anita A. Galdieri, PharmD, RPh

    Associate Director, Content Development, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Anita A. Galdieri, PharmD, RPh, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


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    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 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 credit. Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

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CME / ABIM MOC

Diagnostic Technologies: Elevating Antimicrobial Stewardship to the Next Level

Authors: Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD; Ferric C. Fang, MD; Debra Goff, PharmDFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 4/22/2022

Valid for credit through: 4/22/2023, 11:59 PM EST

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