Influenza Prevention and Control for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

= Free Continuing Education

Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012

Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Eastern Time)

Presenter(s):

Henry H. Bernstein, DO
Professor of Pediatrics
Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine
Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York

Lawrence Rhein, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director UW Center for Pain Relief
Director of Center for Healthy Infant Lung Development
Children’s Hospital, Boston

Overview:

Children with underlying medical conditions, to include neurological disorders, are at higher risk for influenza-associated complications. During the 2009-2010 Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic, children with neurological disorders experienced a greater burden of morbidity and mortality. Influenza prevention and control strategies in this at-risk population should include coordinated care among clinicians and the children’s families. During this COCA call, subject matter experts will discuss subspecialist and primary care pediatrician collaborations regarding influenza prevention and control strategies for improving care for high-risk children.

Objectives:

At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following:

Identify gaps and opportunities to improve influenza prevention and control for children and youth with special health care needs
Describe which children are at highest/increased risk for influenza complications
Discuss the importance of developing partnerships between medical subspecialists and primary care pediatricians to promote medical homes for children
Identify specific strategies to enhance influenza prevention and control for children with neurologic and other chronic medical conditions

Call Materials:

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Transcript: Read Now

Additional Resources:

Blanton, L., Peacock, G., Cox, C., Jhung, M., Finelli, L., & Moore, C. (2012). Neurologic Disorders Among Pediatric Deaths Associated with the 2009 Pandemic Influenza. Pediatrics, 130, 390-396.

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE Minimum system requirements	Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office Live Meeting 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM - 1 GB Recommended Data and voice: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor, Intel Pentium-compatible High-speed Internet connection Super VGA 1024x768 or higher Video card with 64 MB of RAM (video RAM or VRAM) and Microsoft DirectX® 9 application programming interface generation
ACTIVITY NUMBER	EC/PD/WD 1648
Dates of: ORIGINATION RENEWAL EXPIRATION	NOV 1, 2007 DEC 18, 2011 DEC 18, 2013
MATERIALS	PowerPoint Slide Set
TARGET AUDIENCE	Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Veterinarians, Physician Assistants and Other Clinicians
PREREQUISITES	None
FORMAT	Live webcast and audio conference call on 9/27/12: 2:00 - 3:00 PM Web-on-demand training after 3:00 PM on 9/27/12
CONTACT INFORMATION	coca@cdc.gov
SUPPORT/FUNDING	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Risk Communications Branch
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION	Attend the live conference call/webinar or download the materials afterwards
FEES	There is no charge for COCA continuing education

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this electronic conference/web-on-demand educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Non-physicians will receive a certificate of participation.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 1.0 contact hour.

CEU: The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 ANSI/IACET CEU for this program.

CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive up to 1.0 Category I CECH in health education. CDC provider number GA0082.

ACPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is a designated event for pharmacists to receive 1.0 Contact Hour in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 0387-0000-12-134-L04-P and enduring 0387-0000-12-134-H04-P. Course Category: This activity has been designated as Knowledge-Based.

AAVSB/RACE: This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for 1.2 hours of continuing education in the jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval. Please contact the AAVSB Race Program at race@aavsb.org if you have any comments/concerns regarding this program’s validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession.

DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, and the presenters for this seminar do not have financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. This presentation does not involve the unlabeled use of a product or product under investigational use. There is no commercial support for this activity.

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