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CME / ABIM MOC

Chikungunya Virus: Epidemiology, Outbreaks, and Clinical Characteristics

  • Authors: Tomas Jelinek, MD; Lin H. Chen, MD, FACP, FASTMH, FISTM
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 1/26/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 1/26/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.50 ABIM MOC points

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for primary care physicians and infectious disease specialists.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be more knowledgeable about the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and burden of chikungunya virus.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding
    • The epidemiology of chikungunya
    • The disease burden of chikungunya
    • The diagnosis of chikungunya


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Faculty

  • Tomas Jelinek, MD

    Medical Director
    Berlin Centre for Travel and Tropical Medicine
    Berlin, Germany

    Disclosures

    Tomas Jelinek, MD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Bavarian Nordic; India Serum Institute; Janssen; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Moderna, Inc.; Pfizer, Inc.; Sanofi Pasteur; Takeda; Valneva
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Astella; AstraZeneca; Bavarian Nordic; Baxter; BioNTech; GlaxoSmithKline; Glenmark; Hermes Arzneimittel; Hoffmann LaRoche; Janssen; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Moderna, Inc.; Pfizer, Inc.; Sanofi Pasteur; Takeda; Valneva
    Research funding from: Glenmark; Takeda
    Contracted researcher for: BioNTech; GlaxoSmithKline; Janssen; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Moderna, Inc.; Pfizer, Inc.; Sanofi Pasteur; Takeda; Valneva

  • Lin H. Chen, MD, FACP, FASTMH, FISTM

    Director
    Mount Auburn Travel Medicine Center
    Associate Professor
    Harvard Medical School
    Division of Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine
    Mount Auburn Hospital
    Cambridge, MA, United States

    Disclosures

    Lin H. Chen, MD, FACP, FASTMH, FISTM, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Emergent BioSolutions; Merck; Sanofi Pasteur; Shoreland; Takeda; Valneva
    Research funding from: Sanofi Pasteur

Editor

  • Gillian Griffith, BA (Mod), MA

    Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Gillian Griffith, BA (Mod), MA, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    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

Chikungunya Virus: Epidemiology, Outbreaks, and Clinical Characteristics

Authors: Tomas Jelinek, MD; Lin H. Chen, MD, FACP, FASTMH, FISTMFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 1/26/2023

Valid for credit through: 1/26/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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