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CME / ABIM MOC

COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities: Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination Efforts

  • Authors: Taison Bell, MD, MBA; Litjen (L.J.) Tan, MS, PhD; Todd Wolynn, MD, MMM
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 11/22/2022
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 11/22/2023, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for infectious disease specialists, pediatricians, primary care physicians, and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) who have an interest in COVID-19.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to communicate with patients and caregivers about the importance of vaccination for COVID-19.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Current trends in SARS-CoV-2 variants and vaccine coverage
    • Role of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines in protecting against variant strains of SARS-CoV-2
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Communicate the importance of vaccines in controlling the COVID-19 epidemic


Disclosures

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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.


Faculty

  • Taison Bell, MD, MBA

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Medicine
    Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
    and Infectious Diseases and International Health
    University of Virginia School of Medicine
    Charlottesville, Virginia

    Disclosures

    Taison Bell, MD, MBA, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Litjen (L.J.) Tan, MS, PhD

    Chief Strategy Officer
    Immunization Action Coalition
    Co-Chair
    National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS)
    St. Paul, Minnesota

    Disclosures

    Litjen (L.J.) Tan, MS, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Todd Wolynn, MD, MMM

    CEO, Kids Plus Pediatrics
    Co-Founder, Shots Heard Round the World
    Sr Advisor to The Public Good Projects
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Disclosures

    Todd Wolynn, MD, MMM, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Merck; Novavax; Sanofi
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Merck; Sanofi

Editors

  • Maria B. Uravich, BSc, ELS

    Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape Education, LLC  

    Disclosures

    Maria B. Uravich, BSc, ELS, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Jennifer Gregg, PhD

    Medical Education Director, Medscape Education, LLC  

    Disclosures

    Jennifer Gregg, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC 

    Disclosures

    Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE, CHCP, 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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CME / ABIM MOC

COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities: Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccination Efforts

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