Add to Calendar Infectious Diseases Case Management Conference 2021-2022 1/8/2021 8:00:00 AM 1/8/2021 9:00:00 AM America/New_York For More Details: https://upenn.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=67390 Description: The goal of the ID Case Management Conference as an educational activity is to create a setting where real cases are presented and discussed. This will keep the attendees (physicians, nurses, pharmacists) up-to-date with the latest trends in infectious diseases, diagnoses, diagnostic approaches, and treatments. Such a series will allow attendees to maintain their competence and improve patient safety... 5-Maloney false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Occurs weekly every Friday starting on 1/8/2021 at 8:00 AM
Friday, January 8, 2021, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, 5-Maloney, Philadelphia, PA

Course Overview
The goal of the ID Case Management Conference as an educational activity is to create a setting where real cases are presented and discussed. This will keep the attendees (physicians, nurses, pharmacists) up-to-date with the latest trends in infectious diseases, diagnoses, diagnostic approaches, and treatments. Such a series will allow attendees to maintain their competence and improve patient safety. These goals are also important links to the departmental/institutional quality improvement initiatives

Target Audience
Specialties - INTERNAL MEDICINE - Infectious Disease, PATHOLOGY - Pathology-Medical Microbiology, PEDIATRICS - Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:


  1. Generate differential diagnoses in patients presenting with illnesses that could be caused by infectious diseases
  2. Improve confidence in understanding the latest modes for diagnostic testing for infectious diseases
  3. Review the latest treatment options for infectious diseases
  4. Improve communication across clinical teams to improve quality of care and patient safety

Accreditation

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 1.00 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 1.00 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.

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 1.00 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

Nurses: This program provides 1.00 NCPD Hours.

ABS MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 1.00 credits toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (1.00 hours), ACPE (1.00 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (1.00 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (1.00 hours), Patient Safety/Risk Management PSRM (1.00 hours)