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.

Target audience: 
  • Physician
  • Nurse
  • Nurse Practitioner
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: 

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.

Kathleen Ryan Loker, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin

Contact

Name: 
Dawn Schlechta
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 337-7070

Accreditation Statement

The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians

Designation of Credit Statement

The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Professionals

The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 2.0 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: 
10/04/2023 - 9:00am to 11:00am CDT
Location: 
Virtual
United States
  • 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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