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Professor of Pediatrics
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida
Vice Chair, Community Engagement
Division Director, Adolescent Medicine
Derrol Dawkins, MD Endowed Chair in Adolescent Medicine
Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Chief Strategy Officer
Immunize.org (Immunization Action Coalition)
Co-Chair
National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (IAC)
St. Paul, Minnesota
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
Physicians - maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 1.50 ABIM MOC points
This activity is intended for pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, primary care providers, and other healthcare professionals who have an interest in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.
The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to communicate effectively with patients, parents, and caregivers about the importance of vaccination for COVID-19.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will:
Medscape, LLC requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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.
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida
Vice Chair, Community Engagement
Division Director, Adolescent Medicine
Derrol Dawkins, MD Endowed Chair in Adolescent Medicine
Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Chief Strategy Officer
Immunize.org (Immunization Action Coalition)
Co-Chair
National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (IAC)
St. Paul, Minnesota
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.50 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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activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, you must receive a minimum score of 70% on the post-test.
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CME / ABIM MOC Released: 11/22/2022
Valid for credit through: 11/22/2023, 11:59 PM EST
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Disclaimer Statement: This symposium is not sponsored, endorsed or accredited by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
