Live Online CME on Infectious Disease Presented by Johns Hopkins

Live Infectious Disease Online Congress on November 16th & 17th at www.IDCareLive.com

Boston, MA November 16 - The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine today announced a complimentary online CME program which will be available live Wednesday, November 16th and Thursday, November 17th at www.IDCareLive.com.  The program is titled Top 10 Topics in Key Areas of Infectious Disease: A Snapshot of What’s New, Important, and Changing. This complimentary online congress is supported by educational grants from Abbott Laboratories, Astellas and Cubist Pharmaceuticals.

This Continuing Medical Education (CME) program offers 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Johns Hopkins, through its programs at ID Care Live, enables health care professionals to stay current on the latest diagnostic tools and treatment protocols by connecting with leading faculty live via streaming video presentations online from the convenience of any computer. There are no costs and no prerequisites.

Live programming for this two-day congress begins Wednesday, November 16th at 9:00 AM EST with subsequent sessions beginning on the hour and concludes on Thursday, November 17th at 2:00PM EST. Practitioners who attend live may text in questions to be addressed live online by presenting faculty, who are all respected leaders in infectious disease.
To register to view these or other CME session, visit ID Care Live.

ABOUT ID CARE LIVE
www.IDCareLive.com, the world’s largest online infectious disease congress, is presented by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and produced by PlatformQ. IDCareLive enables epidemiologists, hepatologists, HIV specialists, internal medicine and primary care physicians and other healthcare practitioners interested in understanding and utilizing the latest diagnostic procedures and treatment therapies for infectious disease to learn, connect and interact in real time. Johns Hopkins University offers Continuing Medical Education (CME) at no cost at www. IDCareLive.com, providing high quality learning opportunities which feature video presentations, panel discussions and real-time interactive Q&A all from the convenience of a computer.

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Each session has been approved for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENTS
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0AMA PRA Category 1 Creditsâ„¢. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

OTHER CREDITS
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Creditâ„¢ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Creditâ„¢ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Creditâ„¢ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 7.0 hours of credit for completing this program.

DATE OF RELEASE/EXPIRATION
Live sessions will be available November 16, 2011 from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM (EST) and November 17, 2011 from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM (EST). LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After participating in this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:

• Identify appropriate therapies for antibiotic resistant bacterial infections based on patient and disease characteristics, local epidemiology, and expert recommendations
• Integrate infection control procedures in their daily practices and consider implementing screening for antibiotic resistant pathogens on admission
• Judiciously apply newly approved antibiotic agents to effectively eradicate resistant pathogens and improve patient outcomes
• Recognize and better manage infections due to C. difficile
• Incorporate new therapies and recommendations into current management practices for their patients with HIV
• Implement new developments in the area of HCV management
• Incorporate recent expert recommendations into immunization and treatment plans for influenza that are tailored to specific at-risk patient populations within their practices
• Integrate current vaccination guidelines and schedules for adult and pediatric patients, with careful attention paid to recommendations for specific patient groups, such as the elderly and immunocompromised individuals
• Assess and utilize new molecular diagnostic tests appropriately
• Implement new guidelines on STD prevention and treatment

TARGET AUDIENCE
The congress is planned to meet the CME needs of infectious disease specialists, hepatologists, primary care physicians, family and internal medicine practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in caring for patients across the spectrum of infectious disease.

FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY AFFECTING CME ACTIVITIES
It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the faculty and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the course handout materials.

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