Pediatric Infectious Disease - Primary Care

Accreditation

This activity offers CE credit for:

1. Physicians (AMA)
2. Nurses (ANCC)
3. Physician Assistants (AAPA)
4. Other

All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance

Statement of Need

This course will focus on advances in infectious diseases and their application to patient care.  Prevention and management of infectious diseases requires members of the healthcare team to continually update their knowledge, skills/strategies in the following areas: Influenza, Pediatric MRSA, Kawasaki Disease, water borne illnesses, fever and rash, acute otitis media, antibiotic updates, tick borne infections, head and neck infections, pediatric meningitis, approaches to fever in the infant and more.

Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity clinicians should be able to:

• Utilize evidenced based guidelines in the care and management of pediatric patients seen in the office setting.
• Evaluate the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19.
• Evaluate advances in antibiotics and antivirals currently used in the U.S.

 Financial Support

There is no commercial support associated with this activity. 

Accreditation Statement:

 In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by CME Outfitters, LLC.  and CME Seminars. CME Outfitters, LLC is jointly accredited 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.

Designation Statements:

CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this Live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is designated for 20 nurse contact hours.

Note to Nurse Practitioners: Nurse practitioners can apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). AANP will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM from Jointly Accredited Organizations. Nurse practitioners can also apply for credit through their state boards.

CME Outfitters 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 20 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Disclosure Declaration:

It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, and CME Seminars to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, and CME Seminars has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.

Faculty Disclosures

• Stephen Eppes  has nothing to disclose
• Michael Muszynski has nothing to disclose

Planning Committee Disclosures

• Richard Scott has nothing to disclose
• Kathryn Scott-Hlavac, FNP has nothing to disclose
• Scott J. Hershman, MD, FACEHP, CHCP has nothing to disclose

Disclosures were obtained from the CME Outfitters, LLC staff: No disclosures to report.

*All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated

Target Audience

This course is intended for Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and other Health Care Professionals.