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Activity Title Adult Pneumococcal Disease Education: Integrated Regional Learning Series
Topic Adult Pneumococcal Disease
Target Audience Primary care physicians including geriatricians, internists, and doctors of osteopathy.
Accreditation Type CME
Release Date July 2010
Expiration Date July 31, 2011
Estimated Time to Complete Activity 60 minutes

 

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the activity, participants should be able to:

  • Indicate the current burden of pneumococcal disease among adults and identify profiles of specific patients at greatest risk for these preventable diseases
  • Identify challenges facing adequate treatment of pneumococcal disease in adults, such as the emergence of non-vaccine serotype disease and trends in antibiotic-resistance, and define how these elements impact clinical decision makings
  • Describe specific barriers that prevent the proper immunization of adults against pneumococcal disease, and define future strategies for overcoming these barriers

 

Faculty– Content Creators
Alison G. Freifeld, MD, FIDSA (Chairperson)

Professor of Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease Section
 
Director
Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

 

Keith P. Klugman, MB BCh, PhD, FAAM, FIDSA

William H. Foege Chair of Global Health
Hubert Department of Global Health
Rollins School of Public Health
 
Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

 

Kristin L. Nichol, MD, MPH, MBA

Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
 
Associate Chief of Staff for Research
Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

Faculty– Activity Creator
Jorge P. Parada, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA

Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Stritch School of Medicine
Loyola University
 
Medical Director
Infection Control Program
Loyola University Medical Center and Health System
Maywood, Illinois

 

Method of Participation / How to Receive Credit

  1. There are no fees for participating in and receiving credit for this activity.
  2. Review the activity objectives and CME information.
  3. Complete the CME activity
  4. Complete the CME evaluation/attestation form, which provides each participant with the opportunity to comment on how participating in the activity will affect their professional practice; the quality of the instructional process; the perception of enhanced professional effectiveness; the perception of commercial bias; and his/her views on future educational needs.
  5. Your CME certificate will be emailed to you within 4 weeks.

      6. CLICK HERE TO VIEW TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

 

Sponsor
This activity is sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Office of Continuing Education and The France Foundation.

 

Target Audience
Primary care physicians including geriatricians, internists, and doctors of osteopathy.

 

Statement of Need
This activity is planned in accordance with the need to provide education surrounding the burden of pneumococcal disease in adults, and the challenges facing both its prevention and treatment. Addressing these challenges and barriers can help to achieve national immunization goals and the prevention of pneumococcal disease in adults.

 

Accreditation Statement
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Credit Designation
Physicians
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Resolution of Conflicts of Interest
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of CME, The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education and The France Foundation will implement mechanisms, prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this CME activity.

 

Disclosure
It is the policy of The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education and The France Foundation to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational activities. All faculty, activity planners, content reviewers, and staff participating in this activity have disclosed to the participants any significant financial interest or other relationship with manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s)/device(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services included in this educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent a person with a relevant financial or other relationship from participating in the activity, but rather to provide participants with information on which they can base their own judgments. The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education and The France Foundation have identified and resolved any and all conflicts of interest prior to the release of this activity.

 

Activity Staff Disclosures
The planners, reviewers, editors, staff, CME committee, or other members at The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education who control content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The planners, reviewers, editors, staff, CME committee, or other members at The France Foundation who control content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

 

Faculty Disclosures – Content Creators
The following faculty have reviewed the content and indicated they have relationships with industry to disclose relative to the content of this CME activity:

  • Alison G. Freifeld, MD, FIDSA, has received grant/research support from Enzon, National Institutes of Health, and Vical.
  • Keith P. Klugman, MB BCh, PhD, FAAM, FIDSA, has received grant/research support from Johnson and Johnson and Wyeth and has served as a consultant for GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Novartis, sanofi-aventis, and Wyeth.
  • Kristin L. Nichol, MD, MPH, MBA, has received grant/research support from GlaxoSmithKline, MedImmune, and Sanofi-Pasteur. Dr. Nichol has served as a consultant for CSL, GlaxoSmithKline, MedImmune, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi-Pasteur, and Wyeth.

 

Faculty Disclosures – Activity Creator
The following faculty have reviewed the content and indicated they have relationships with industry to disclose relative to the content of this CME activity:

  • Jorge Parada, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA, has served as a consultant for Clarity and has received honoraria from Cepheid, Merck, Pfizer, and ViroPharma.

 

Unapproved Use Disclosure
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education and The France Foundation require CME faculty (speakers) to disclose to the attendees when products or procedures being discussed are off-label, unlabeled, experimental, and/or investigational (not FDA approved); and any limitations on the information that is presented, such as data that are preliminary or that represent ongoing research, interim analyses, and/or unsupported opinion. Faculty in this activity may discuss information about pharmaceutical agents that is outside of US Food and Drug Administration approved labeling. This information is intended solely for continuing medical education and is not intended to promote off-label use of these medications. If you have questions, contact the medical affairs department of the manufacturer for the most recent prescribing information.

 

Commercial Support Acknowledgment
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

 

Disclaimer
The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education and The France Foundation present this information for educational purposes only. The content is provided solely by faculty who have been selected because of recognized expertise in their field. Participants have the professional responsibility to ensure that products are prescribed and used appropriately on the basis of their own clinical judgment and accepted standards of care. The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Continuing Education, The France Foundation, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals assume no liability for the information herein.

 

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Contact Information
If you have questions about this CME activity, please contact The France Foundation at 860-434-1650 or info@francefoundation.com.