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Faculty

Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD

Chief
Division of Infectious Diseases
Vice Chair for Research
Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida

Disclosures

Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
Consultant or advisor for: Realta Pharmaceuticals
Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Merck/MSD; Moderna, Inc.

Timothy W. Hendrix, MD, FAAFP

Medical Director
AdventHealth Centra Care
Orlando, Florida

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Timothy W. Hendrix, MD, FAAFP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Janette Nesheiwat, MD

Family and Emergency Medical Physician
Medical Director
CityMD
New York, New York

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Janette Nesheiwat, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Editor

Roderick Smith, MS

Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

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Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

To Know Is Better With Rapid Diagnostic Tests: Optimizing Respiratory Infection Management in Urgent Care

Authors: Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD; Timothy W. Hendrix, MD, FAAFP; Janette Nesheiwat, MD
CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 8/29/2023
Valid for credit through: 8/29/2024, 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

Nurses - 0.50 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)

IPCE - 0.50 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 specialists, primary care physicians, urgent care clinicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

The goal of this activity is for learners to better incorporate rapid diagnostic tests and syndromic diagnostic panels to improve the management of acute upper respiratory infections in the urgent care setting.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

Have increased knowledge regarding the
- Diagnostic features and characteristics of available syndromic panels
Have greater competence related to
- Incorporating diagnostic stewardship principles when using available rapid diagnostic panels to test for suspected respiratory infections in the urgent care setting
- Optimizing treatment strategies for acute upper respiratory infections based on rapid-testing outcomes
Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
- Use available rapid diagnostic tests to promptly and optimally identify pathogens responsible for respiratory infections in the urgent care setting

Disclosures

Disclosures for additional planners can be found here.

Faculty

Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD

Chief
Division of Infectious Diseases
Vice Chair for Research
Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida

Disclosures

Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD, has the following relevant financial relationships:
Consultant or advisor for: Realta Pharmaceuticals
Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Merck/MSD; Moderna, Inc.

Timothy W. Hendrix, MD, FAAFP

Medical Director
AdventHealth Centra Care
Orlando, Florida

Disclosures

Timothy W. Hendrix, MD, FAAFP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Janette Nesheiwat, MD

Family and Emergency Medical Physician
Medical Director
CityMD
New York, New York

Disclosures

Janette Nesheiwat, MD, 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/Nurse Planner

Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

Disclosures

Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

To Know Is Better With Rapid Diagnostic Tests: Optimizing Respiratory Infection Management in Urgent Care

Authors: Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD; Timothy W. Hendrix, MD, FAAFP; Janette Nesheiwat, MDFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 8/29/2023

Valid for credit through: 8/29/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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Faculty and Disclosures

Faculty

Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD

Timothy W. Hendrix, MD, FAAFP

Janette Nesheiwat, MD

Editor

Roderick Smith, MS

Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner

Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

CME / ABIM MOC / CE

To Know Is Better With Rapid Diagnostic Tests: Optimizing Respiratory Infection Management in Urgent Care

Credits Available

You Are Eligible For

Target Audience and Goal Statement

Disclosures

Faculty

Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD

Timothy W. Hendrix, MD, FAAFP

Janette Nesheiwat, MD

Editor

Roderick Smith, MS

Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner

Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

Accreditation Statements

For Physicians

For Nurses

Instructions for Participation and Credit

To Know Is Better With Rapid Diagnostic Tests: Optimizing Respiratory Infection Management in Urgent Care