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James A. McKinnell, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
President
Expert Stewardship, Inc
Newport Beach, California

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James A. McKinnell, MD , has the following relevant financial relationships:
Consultant or advisor for: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AbbVie, Inc.; Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Research funding from: CalciMedica

Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Attending
Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director
International Patient and Destination Services Program
Vice-President
Lurie Medical/Dental Staff
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Professor of Pediatrics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Disclosures

Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, has the following relevant financial relationships:
Consultant or advisor for: GlaxoSmithKline; Merck & Co., Inc.; Moderna, Inc.; Pfizer, Inc.; Sanofi Pasteur
Research funding from: GlaxoSmithKline; Pfizer, Inc.

Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, FACP, FSHEA, FIDSA

Richard P. Wenzel Professor of Medicine
Chair
Division of Infectious Diseases
Associate Chief Quality and Safety Officer for Research
Department of Quality & Safety
VCU Health System
Virginal Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

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Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, FACP, FSHEA, FIDSA, has no relevant financial relationships.

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Roderick Smith, MS

Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

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Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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CME

Clinical Pearls for Syndromic Testing: Closing the Loop on Acute Respiratory Infection Management

Authors: James A. McKinnell, MD; Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS; Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, FACP, FSHEA, FIDSA
CME Released: 7/27/2023
Valid for credit through: 7/27/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for primary care physicians (PCPs), infectious disease (ID) specialists, critical care specialists, emergency medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be able to optimize the management of acute upper respiratory tract infections using available rapid diagnostic tests.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

Have increased knowledge regarding the
- Key characteristics of available diagnostic panels for acute upper respiratory infections
Have greater competence related to
- Integrating diagnostic stewardship principles with syndromic panels when testing for acute upper respiratory tract infections
- Optimizing patient management strategies based on results from rapid diagnostic tests
Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
- Use rapid diagnostic tests judiciously for the identification of acute upper respiratory tract infections

Disclosures

Faculty

James A. McKinnell, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
President
Expert Stewardship, Inc
Newport Beach, California

Disclosures

James A. McKinnell, MD , has the following relevant financial relationships:
Consultant or advisor for: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AbbVie, Inc.; Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Research funding from: CalciMedica

Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Attending
Division of Infectious Diseases
Medical Director
International Patient and Destination Services Program
Vice-President
Lurie Medical/Dental Staff
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Professor of Pediatrics
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Disclosures

Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, has the following relevant financial relationships:
Consultant or advisor for: GlaxoSmithKline; Merck & Co., Inc.; Moderna, Inc.; Pfizer, Inc.; Sanofi Pasteur
Research funding from: GlaxoSmithKline; Pfizer, Inc.

Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, FACP, FSHEA, FIDSA

Richard P. Wenzel Professor of Medicine
Chair
Division of Infectious Diseases
Associate Chief Quality and Safety Officer for Research
Department of Quality & Safety
VCU Health System
Virginal Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Disclosures

Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, FACP, FSHEA, FIDSA, has no relevant financial relationships.

Editor

Roderick Smith, MS

Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

Disclosures

Roderick Smith, MS, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

Disclosures

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

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CME

Clinical Pearls for Syndromic Testing: Closing the Loop on Acute Respiratory Infection Management

Authors: James A. McKinnell, MD; Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS; Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, FACP, FSHEA, FIDSAFaculty and Disclosures

CME Released: 7/27/2023

Valid for credit through: 7/27/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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Faculty

James A. McKinnell, MD

Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, FACP, FSHEA, FIDSA

Editor

Roderick Smith, MS

Compliance Reviewer

Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

CME

Clinical Pearls for Syndromic Testing: Closing the Loop on Acute Respiratory Infection Management

Credits Available

You Are Eligible For

Target Audience and Goal Statement

Disclosures

Faculty

James A. McKinnell, MD

Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, FACP, FSHEA, FIDSA

Editor

Roderick Smith, MS

Compliance Reviewer

Amanda Jett, PharmD, BCACP

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Clinical Pearls for Syndromic Testing: Closing the Loop on Acute Respiratory Infection Management

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