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CME / ABIM MOC

RSV: A Discussion on Current Trends, New Data, and Emerging Vaccines

  • Authors: Charles Vega, MD; Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH; Robert H. Hopkins, Jr, MD, MACP, FAAP
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 11/25/2022
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 11/25/2023, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for infectious disease specialists, primary care physicians, pulmonologists, emergency medicine physicians, critical care specialists, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and nurses/advance practice nurses.

The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to recognize the risks of RSV in older adults, associated outcomes, and the role of aging and comorbid disease on RSV vaccine response.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Current RSV trends and surveillance
    • Patients who should be tested for RSV
    • Key data on emerging vaccines for RSV


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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

  • Charles Vega, MD

    Clinical Professor of Family Medicine
    University of California, Irvine
    Orange, California

    Disclosures

    Charles Vega, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: GlaxoSmithKline; Johnson and Johnson

  • Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH

    Greer Professor of Medicine
    Brown University
    Providence, Rhode Island

    Disclosures

    Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Genentech; GlaxoSmithKline; Janssen; Merck; Moderna; Novavax; Pfizer; Reviral; Sanofi; Seqirus; Vaxart
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Janssen; Pfizer; Sanofi; Seqirus
    Research funding from: Genentech; Pfizer; Sanofi; Seqirus

  • Robert H. Hopkins, Jr, MD, MACP, FAAP

    Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
    Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
    UAMS College of Medicine
    Little Rock, Arkansas

    Disclosures

    Robert H. Hopkins, Jr, MD, MACP, FAAP, has no relevant financial relationships.

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, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, 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

RSV: A Discussion on Current Trends, New Data, and Emerging Vaccines

Authors: Charles Vega, MD; Stefan Gravenstein, MD, MPH; Robert H. Hopkins, Jr, MD, MACP, FAAPFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 11/25/2022

Valid for credit through: 11/25/2023, 11:59 PM EST

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Educational Impact Challenge

The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to recognize the risks of RSV in older adults, associated outcomes, and the role of aging and comorbid disease on RSV vaccine response.

Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.

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