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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Can Olfactory Training With Essential Oils Restore Sense of Smell After COVID?

  • Authors: News Author: Lisa O’Mary; CME Author: Laurie Barclay, MD
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 2/24/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 2/24/2024
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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)

    Physician Assistant - 0.25 AAPA hour(s) of Category I credit

    IPCE - 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for infectious disease clinicians, family medicine/primary care clinicians, internists, nurses, pharmacists, physician’s assistants, and other members of the health care team for patients with loss of sense of smell from COVID-19.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to describe the efficacy of bimodal visual-olfactory training and patient-preferred scents compared with unimodal olfactory training and physician-assigned scents in COVID-19 olfactory loss measured with the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test, based on a randomized, single-blinded trial.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Assess the efficacy of bimodal visual-olfactory training and patient-preferred scents compared with unimodal olfactory training and physician-assigned scents in COVID-19 olfactory loss, based on a randomized, single-blinded trial
  • Determine the clinical implications of the efficacy of bimodal visual-olfactory training and patient-preferred scents compared with unimodal olfactory training and physician-assigned scents in COVID-19 olfactory loss, based on a randomized, single-blinded trial
  • Outline implications for the healthcare team


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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.


News Author

  • Lisa O’Mary

    Freelance writer, Medscape

    Disclosures

    Lisa O’Mary has no relevant financial relationships.

CME Author

  • Laurie Barclay, MD

    Freelance writer and reviewer
    Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Laurie Barclay, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Editor/Compliance Reviewer

  • Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Nurse Planner

  • 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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In support of improving patient care, Medscape, LLC is jointly accredited with commendation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 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 0.25 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.

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    For Nurses

  • Awarded 0.25 contact hour(s) of nursing continuing professional development for RNs and APNs; 0.00 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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    For Pharmacists

  • Medscape designates this continuing education activity for 0.25 contact hour(s) (0.025 CEUs) (Universal Activity Number: JA0007105-0000-23-067-H01-P).

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  • For Physician Assistants

    Medscape, LLC has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 02/24/2024. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

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This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the 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 75% on the post-test.

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  1. Read the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures.
  2. Study the educational content online or printed out.
  3. Online, choose the best answer to each test question. To receive a certificate, you must receive a passing score as designated at the top of the test. We encourage you to complete the Activity Evaluation to provide feedback for future programming.

You may now view or print the certificate from your CME/CE Tracker. You may print the certificate but you cannot alter it. Credits will be tallied in your CME/CE Tracker and archived for 6 years; at any point within this time period you can print out the tally as well as the certificates from the CME/CE Tracker.

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Can Olfactory Training With Essential Oils Restore Sense of Smell After COVID?

Authors: News Author: Lisa O’Mary; CME Author: Laurie Barclay, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 2/24/2023

Valid for credit through: 2/24/2024

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References

  1. Khan AM, Piccirillo J, Kallogjeri D, Piccirillo JF. Efficacy of combined visual-olfactory training with patient-preferred scents as treatment for patients with COVID-19 resultant olfactory loss: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online December 29, 2022. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/2799843. Accessed January 4, 2023.
  2. Yan CH. Assessing efficacy using variations of olfactory training for COVID-19-related smell loss--would a rose by any other scent smell as strong? JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online December 29, 2022. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/2799849. Accessed January 4, 2023.
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