Monday, June 5, 2023
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.
Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
The staff of the Center for Continuing Medical Education and the staff of Medscape have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with ACCME defined commercial interests.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for the individuals listed below have been mitigated.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
Physicians - maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
This activity is intended for primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists.
The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to implement timely treatment strategies for patients at high risk of severe COVID-19.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.
Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
The staff of the Center for Continuing Medical Education and the staff of Medscape have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with ACCME defined commercial interests.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for the individuals listed below have been mitigated.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
Developed through a collaboration between the University of Chicago Medicine and Medscape Education.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School Of Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Healthcare Professions Credit
Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
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There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this online educational activity. For information on applicability
and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.
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 70% on the post-test.
Follow these steps to earn CME/CE credit*:
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
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CME Released: 5/3/2023
Valid for credit through: 5/3/2024
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Lisa is a 58-year-old grandmother with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. She is visiting her provider because she is feeling ill and has been experiencing symptoms of an upper respiratory infection, including cough, runny nose, and fatigue, for 3 days.
