Program Description: 

This weekly discussion encompasses all patients followed by the inpatient infectious disease team as well as any other outpatients whose clinical presentations are of interest or in whom additional discussion of their clinical care may benefit their treatment. The series will also provide journal club review of articles and update in local infectious disease research discoveries throughout the year.

Key Words: Infection, Infectious, Pediatric, Clinical Care

Target audience: 
  • Physician 
  • Nurse Practitioner 
  • Nurse 
  • Pharmacist
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Maintain knowledge of treatment modalities and complications of common pediatric infectious disease conditions
  • Increase knowledge of rare or unusual pediatric infectious disease conditions or complications by sharing experiences of clinical care between providers
  • Develop knowledge (through reviewing newest literature) to support changing practices in the field of pediatric infectious disease
  • Increase individual professional performance in providing care to patients through collaboration and discussion with other pediatric infectious disease providers
  • Increase relationships within the fields of pediatric infectious disease, microbiology, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection prevention both within the institution and nationally
Faculty & credentials: 

Activity Director(s):

Kathleen Ryan Loker, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Contact

Name: 
Dawn Schlechta
Email: 
dschlech@mcw.edu

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 2.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

MOC Part II:

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 2 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Participation shared with ABP through PARS:

Individual participants’ information will be shared with ABP through the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).

Session date: 
08/21/2024 - 9:00am to 11:00am CDT
Location: 
Hybrid
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
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  • 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 2.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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