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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Cytomegalovirus: Are You Up to Speed?

  • Authors: Karen Fowler, DrPH
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 7/27/2022
  • Valid for credit through: 7/27/2023
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.25 ABIM MOC points

    Nurses - 0.25 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

    Pharmacists - 0.25 Knowledge-based ACPE (0.025 CEUs)

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for obstetrician/gynecologist, pediatricians, primary care physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers who care for patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV).

The goal of this activity is that learners will be able to assess their awareness of CMV infection including its burden, risk factors, and clinical impact.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Be able to self-assess learning needs related to the
    • Epidemiology of CMV
  • Have increased knowledge related to the
    • Burden of disease of CMV


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Faculty

  • Karen Fowler, DrPH

    Professor of Pediatrics
    Division of Infectious Diseases
    Heersink School of Medicine
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Birmingham, Alabama

    Disclosures

    Karen Fowler, DrPH, has no relevant financial relationships.

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  • Iwona Misiuta, PhD, MHA

    Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

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    Iwona Misiuta, PhD, MHA, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Gina Montanero, PharmD

    Associate Medical Writer, Medscape, LLC

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  • Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Cytomegalovirus: Are You Up to Speed?

Authors: Karen Fowler, DrPHFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 7/27/2022

Valid for credit through: 7/27/2023

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