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INTRODUCTION
1/31/2023 - Medical Grand Rounds: Infectious Diseases Year in Review
QUIZ
EVALUATION
CERTIFICATE
Credit Hours: CME 1.00
Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe learnings from the mpox epidemic that may improve responses to future infectious diseases outbreaks
- Explain the population risk and transmission patterns of circulating respiratory viruses
- Identify mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in epidemiologically significant bacterial and fungal pathogens
Suggested additional reading:
- Mitja O, Ogoina D, Titanji BK, et a. Monkeypox. Lancet 2023;401:60-74. PMID: 36403582. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(22)02075-x
- Giraud-Gatineau A, Kaba L, Boschi C, et a. Control of common viral epidemics but not of SARS-CoV-2 through the application of hygiene and distancing measures. J Clin Virol 2022;150-151:105163. PMID: 35472752. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2022.105163
- Babiker A, Clark LG, Saul M, Gealey JA, Clancy CJ, Nguyen MH, Shields RK. Changing Epidemiology and Decreased Mortality Associated With Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative Bacteria, 2000-2017. Clin Infect Dis 2021;73:e4521-e4530. PMID: 32990319. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1464
- Castanheira M, et al. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019;6:S23–33.
- Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators Lancet ID 2022;S0140-6736(21)02724-0
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This educational activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Dr. Shields receives grant/research support from Merck, Melinta, Roche, Shionogi, and Venatorx. He is a consultant for Cidara, Entasis, GlaxoSmithKline, Menarini, Melinta, Merck, Pfizer, Roche, Shionogi, and Venatorx.
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