Spotlight on Internal Medicine
Challenging Cases of Severe COVID-19: Managing High Risk and Unvaccinated Patients
StartActivity Details
0.25 ANCC Contact Hour(s)
0.25 IPCE Credit(s)™
0.25 ABIM MOC Point(s)
Expires: February 27, 2023
Provided By
RMEI Medical Education, LLC
Target Audience
This activity is intended for emergency medicine, hospital medicine, infectious disease, internal medicine, and pediatric clinicians (MD/NP/PA/Nurses) involved in the treatment of patients with severe COVID-19 infection.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Incorporate emergency use authorization status and available clinical trial data into the selection of treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19
- Integrate the unique roles and responsibilities of interprofessional care team members in the management of severe COVID-19 in hospitalized patients
Activity Description
In this activity, an interprofessional panel discusses 2 real-world cases of severe COVID-19 submitted by our learners and offers their insight on how to best approach their care.
Chair
Director, Clinical Infectious Diseases Research and MultiSpecialties
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine (Tulane University)
Associate Professor, University of Queensland/Ochsner Clinical School, Brisbane, Australia
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA
Faculty
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Vice-Chair, Faculty Development
Professor, Medicine
Director, San Antonio Center for Medical Mycology
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Advanced Practice Provider, Pulmonary Critical Care
Chairperson, System Critical Care Integration Council
Ochsner Medical Center
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA
Disclosure of Financial Relationships
RMEI Medical Education, LLC (RMEI) requires instructors, planners, managers, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies over the previous 24 months. All identified financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to RMEI policy.
Faculty
Julia B. García-Díaz, MD, MSc, FACP, FIDSA, CPI, has no relevant
financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Thomas F. Patterson, MD, FACP, FIDSA, has relevant financial relationships with Appili, Basilea, Gilead, Mayne, Merck, Pfizer, Scynexis, Sfunga (Consultant); Cidara, F2G (Researcher).
Fiona A. Winterbottom, DNP, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, ACHPN, CCRN, has relevant financial relationships with Baxter (Advisor); Zoll (Speaker/Speaker’s Bureau).
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated according to RMEI policies.
Planners and Managers
RMEI Medical Education, LLC planners and managers have no relevant financial
relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support
of improving patient care, RMEI Medical Education, LLC 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
Physician Continuing Medical Education
RMEI Medical Education, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum
of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only
the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education
activity is 0.25 contact hour(s).
American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of
Certification
Successful
completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the
evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.25 medical
knowledge MOC point(s) 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.
Interprofessional Continuing
Education
This
activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will
receive 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for
learning and change.
Instructions for Receiving Credit
In order to receive credit, participants must review the activity content and successfully complete both the post-test and evaluation. A statement of credit will be available to print immediately. You must score 100% on the post-test to receive credit for this activity. If you have questions about this activity, please contact RMEI at contact@rmei.com.
Users must:
- Read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures
- Participate in the activity
- Complete the activity evaluation and attest to credit
Physicians claiming ABIM MOC points must provide ABIM ID and month/date of birth and score 100% on the post-test.
For Physicians: MOC points will be submitted to ABIM profiles within 4 weeks of completion.
There is no fee for this educational activity.
Your Feedback is Important!
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CARD!
*The expense for this gift card is solely funded by RMEI Medical Education,
LLC.
No supporter funding was used for the expense of this gift card.
Rules and Regulations
This sweepstakes is managed by RMEI Medical Education, LLC (RMEI), a jointly
accredited provider. The winner will be selected via automated random drawing
on a quarterly basis from among all eligible entries and notified through the
contact information provided. In accordance with our privacy policy, we do
not share your information with any third parties. By entering the
sweepstakes, you grant RMEI permission to use your e-mail address to reach
you for notification and prize fulfillment. Only individuals who complete the
evaluation forms and provide contact information will be eligible to win.
Open to those who have a US postal address and who are 18 years or older.
Only one prize per person and per household will be awarded. The prize will
be a $100 Amazon gift card.
Statement of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
Activity Details
0.25 ANCC Contact Hour(s)
0.25 IPCE Credit(s)™
0.25 ABIM MOC Point(s)
Expires: February 27, 2023
Provided By
RMEI Medical Education, LLC
Target Audience
This activity is intended for emergency medicine, hospital medicine, infectious disease, internal medicine, and pediatric clinicians (MD/NP/PA/Nurses) involved in the treatment of patients with severe COVID-19 infection.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Incorporate emergency use authorization status and available clinical trial data into the selection of treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19
- Integrate the unique roles and responsibilities of interprofessional care team members in the management of severe COVID-19 in hospitalized patients
Activity Description
In this activity, an interprofessional panel discusses 2 real-world cases of severe COVID-19 submitted by our learners and offers their insight on how to best approach their care.
Chair
Director, Clinical Infectious Diseases Research and MultiSpecialties
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine (Tulane University)
Associate Professor, University of Queensland/Ochsner Clinical School, Brisbane, Australia
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA
Faculty
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Vice-Chair, Faculty Development
Professor, Medicine
Director, San Antonio Center for Medical Mycology
UT Health San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Advanced Practice Provider, Pulmonary Critical Care
Chairperson, System Critical Care Integration Council
Ochsner Medical Center
Ochsner Health
New Orleans, LA
Disclosure of Financial Relationships
RMEI Medical Education, LLC (RMEI) requires instructors, planners, managers, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies over the previous 24 months. All identified financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to RMEI policy.
Faculty
Julia B. García-Díaz, MD, MSc, FACP, FIDSA, CPI, has no relevant
financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Thomas F. Patterson, MD, FACP, FIDSA, has relevant financial relationships with Appili, Basilea, Gilead, Mayne, Merck, Pfizer, Scynexis, Sfunga (Consultant); Cidara, F2G (Researcher).
Fiona A. Winterbottom, DNP, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, ACHPN, CCRN, has relevant financial relationships with Baxter (Advisor); Zoll (Speaker/Speaker’s Bureau).
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated according to RMEI policies.
Planners and Managers
RMEI Medical Education, LLC planners and managers have no relevant financial
relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support
of improving patient care, RMEI Medical Education, LLC 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
Physician Continuing Medical Education
RMEI Medical Education, LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum
of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only
the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
Continuing Nursing Education
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education
activity is 0.25 contact hour(s).
American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of
Certification
Successful
completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the
evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.25 medical
knowledge MOC point(s) 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.
Interprofessional Continuing
Education
This
activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will
receive 0.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for
learning and change.
Instructions for Receiving Credit
In order to receive credit, participants must review the activity content and successfully complete both the post-test and evaluation. A statement of credit will be available to print immediately. You must score 100% on the post-test to receive credit for this activity. If you have questions about this activity, please contact RMEI at contact@rmei.com.
Users must:
- Read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures
- Participate in the activity
- Complete the activity evaluation and attest to credit
Physicians claiming ABIM MOC points must provide ABIM ID and month/date of birth and score 100% on the post-test.
For Physicians: MOC points will be submitted to ABIM profiles within 4 weeks of completion.
There is no fee for this educational activity.
Your Feedback is Important!
COMPLETE THE EVALUATION FORM
AND YOU WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING FOR A $100* AMAZON GIFT
CARD!
*The expense for this gift card is solely funded by RMEI Medical Education,
LLC.
No supporter funding was used for the expense of this gift card.
Rules and Regulations
This sweepstakes is managed by RMEI Medical Education, LLC (RMEI), a jointly
accredited provider. The winner will be selected via automated random drawing
on a quarterly basis from among all eligible entries and notified through the
contact information provided. In accordance with our privacy policy, we do
not share your information with any third parties. By entering the
sweepstakes, you grant RMEI permission to use your e-mail address to reach
you for notification and prize fulfillment. Only individuals who complete the
evaluation forms and provide contact information will be eligible to win.
Open to those who have a US postal address and who are 18 years or older.
Only one prize per person and per household will be awarded. The prize will
be a $100 Amazon gift card.
Statement of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.