Thursday, September 28, 2023
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Chief
Division of Infectious Diseases
Nemours Children's Hospital
Professor of Clinical Sciences
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Orlando, Florida
Pulmonary and Critical Care
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, New York
Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
Physicians - maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 1.00 ABIM MOC points
Pharmacists - 1.00 Knowledge-based ACPE (0.100 CEUs)
IPCE - 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit
This activity is intended for infectious disease (ID) specialists, critical care specialists, emergency medicine clinicians, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and pharmacists.
The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to incorporate multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing into the comprehensive management of patients with infectious diseases to improve antibiotic stewardship practices.
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.
Chief
Division of Infectious Diseases
Nemours Children's Hospital
Professor of Clinical Sciences
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Orlando, Florida
Pulmonary and Critical Care
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, New York
Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
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CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 5/19/2023
Valid for credit through: 5/19/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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All sections of this activity are required for credit.
The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to incorporate multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing into comprehensive management of patients with infectious diseases to improve patient outcomes and reduce inappropriate or unnecessary antibiotic use.
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.
