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Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Investigation Update: Information and Guidance for Clinicians

Continuing Education = No Continuing Education

Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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

Presenter(s):

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Melissa K. Schaefer, MD
Medical Officer
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention

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Tom Chiller, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne & Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention

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Peter G. Pappas, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Disease
Department of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham  

Overview:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to work closely with state public health departments on a multistate investigation of fungal meningitis among patients who received an epidural steroid injection. These cases are associated with a potentially contaminated steroid medication prepared by New England Compounding Center (NECC), located in Framingham, Mass. During this COCA Call, subject matter experts will provide updates to the current epidemiology of the outbreak, describe clinical presentation and features of fungal meningitis, and review CDC’s recommended treatment guidance.

Call Materials:

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Additional Resources:

 

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  • Microsoft Office Live Meeting
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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 audio conference call on 10/16/12: 2:00 - 3:00 PM

Web-on-demand training after 3:00 PM on 10/16/12

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 0AMA 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 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 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 0 Category I CECH in health education. CDC provider number GA0082.

ACPEACPE: 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 0 Contact Hour in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is NONE and enduring NONE. Course Category: This activity has NOTbeen designated as Knowledge-Based.

AAVSB/RACE:  This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for 0 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.

To earn continuing education/contact hours:

  1. Go to the CDC Training & Continuing Education Online System.
  2. Log in as a participant. If this is your first visit, you will need to register and establish a login name and password.
  3. Click on Search and Register.
  4. Under “keyword search” find the course you are interested in by entering:
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  5. Select your course.
  6. CE certificates can be printed immediately upon completion of your online evaluation.

If you cannot participate in the live COCA Conference Call, you can still get continuing education/contact hours

  1. Download the PowerPoint or webinar.
  2. Complete the on-line evaluation within a year (and follow the instructions above.)
  3. CE certificates can be printed immediately upon completion of your online evaluation.
    Page last updated October 14, 2012
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