COVID-19 Update for Primary Care Providers 2021

Friday, March 26, 2021, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM ET, Online

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The goal of this one-day conference is to share state-of-the-art information on COVID-19. The course, taught by experts in the field from the University of Pennsylvania, will include core topics such as the epidemiology of COVID-19, current and emerging treatment modalities, infection control measures, and prevention strategies. The conference aims to enable physicians and nurses to stay current with best practices, diagnoses, and treatments of COVID-19 diagnosed in the primary care and other practice settings. The conference will provide management advice and critical information relevant to clinical decision-making. The lectures, case discussions, and panels will provide helpful pearls as well as thorough reviews of the diagnosis and management of complex cases as instructive examples. The content is intended to augment the attendees' ability to practice medicine according to the most recent available guidelines and recent original literature in this rapidly changing field and to broaden their knowledge of this rapidly changing field.

1. Detail the overall epidemiology of COVID 19 with a focus on US and racial disparities.
2. Identify which patient are at risk for COVID-19 and of those who are considered to be at risk for severe disease.
3. Diagnose COVID-19 using the most appopriate diagnostic modailties in a variety of health care settings
4. Identify common cinical manifestations of COVID-19.
5. Apply evidence-based therapeutic approaches to the care of patients with COVID-19
6. Apply evidence-based strategies to prevent COVID-19 in the health care setting and in the community.
7. Describe key infection control measures in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in health care settings.

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine 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 OF CREDIT
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Nurses: This program provides 7.25 contact hours.

Pharmacists: This knowledge-based activity is approved for 7.25 ACPE contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. JA0000324-0000-21-014-L01-P.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.25 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (7.25 hours), ACPE (7.25 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (7.25 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (7.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (7.25 hours), Patient Safety/Risk Management PSRM (7.25 hours)