Infection Control for Physicians

CME Certificate Fee: $25.00 per credit (hour)

AMA/PRA Cat. 1 Credit
2.00 credit(s) / hour(s)

Estimated time to complete this activity:
2.00 hours.

Meets Special CME Requirements in: Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas Learn More >>

This course will help you:

	Use evidence-based risk management practices and current guidelines to control infection in health care personnel.
	Improve your knowledge and skills in blood borne infection, drug resistant organisms, and outpatient respiratory illness.
	Meet state infection control training requirements.

Infection Control for Physicians

AMA/PRA Cat. 1 Credit: 2.00 credit(s) / hour(s)

Current Approval Period: January 27, 2010 - January 26, 2012

VLH Release Date: January 27, 2010

Most Recent Edit by Author: January 27, 2010

Financial Support Received: None

Accreditation

Sponsorship Statement

Sponsored by The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center

ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center and Medical Directions, Inc. The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course was initially released on 01-27-10. The term of approval for this course is two years from the date of last review, 01-27-10.

The comments and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors of this program and are in no way to be considered comments or opinions of The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center.

Approval for Category 1 credit by The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center should not be construed as endorsement of any product.

Any author disclosures regarding commercial relationships are listed in the author's biography.

Faculty/Staff

Activity Director	Robert Amend, M.Ed. Director of Education Programs Medical Directions, Inc. Mr. Amend states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.
COM Planning Member	John M. Harris, Jr., M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Medicine University of Arizona College of Medicine Dr. Harris states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.
OCME Planning Member	Kay O'Neill Program Coordinator Sr. Ms. O'Neill states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.
CME Committee Members	Gail Barker PhD, MBA Dr. Barker states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest. Steven J. Barker MD, PhD Dr. Barker states that he receives grant/research support from Masimo. Sammy Campbell, MD Dr. Campbell states that he receives grant research funding from Novartis, is a consultant for Schering-Plough, and is on the speakers' bureau for Boehringer-Ingelheim, Pfizer, Schering-Plough, and Sepracor. Rifat Latifi, MD, FACS Dr. Latifi states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest. Myra L. Muramoto, MD, MPH Dr. Muramoto states that she receives grant/research support from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi-Aventis. Tom Reichenbacher, MD Dr. Reichenbacher states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest. Todd Vanderah, PhD Dr. Vanderah states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest. Amy Waer, MD Dr. Waer states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest. Frank Walter, MD, FACEP, FACMT, FAACT Dr. Walter states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

Infection Control for Physicians

About the Author, Reviewer, and Editor

Author

Stephen A. Klotz, MD is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Fellowship Program, Section of Infectious Diseases, University of Arizona School of Medicine and the Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Tucson, Arizona. He is the Director of the Special Immunology Program (HIV) at the university. He maintains an active laboratory studying the molecular interactions of Candida albicans with human proteins and cells.

Disclosure: Dr. Klotz states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

Reviewer

Mary Bevan, RN, MS, CIC is an Infection Preventionist at Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital and Academic Center for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. She has been an Infection Control practitioner since 2001 and has been certified in Infection Control since 2003. Ms. Bevan has presented several abstracts on Infection Control and Prevention topics at national conferences.

Disclosure: Ms. Bevan states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

Editor

John Harris Jr., MD, MBA is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the College of Medicine of the University of Arizona. He is the President of Medical Directions, Inc. Dr. Harris has served as the Principal Investigator on multiple NIH-funded studies of online CME. He is the Senior Editor of The Virtual Lecture Hall's online CME programs and the author of a number of professional papers dealing with online CME.

Disclosure: Dr. Harris states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

Infection Control for Physicians

Ratings (336 responses)


How would you rate this program overall? Average Rating: 4.54/5.00

How well were the learning objectives of this program met? Average Rating: 4.62/5.00

How relevant was the information in this program to your clinical practice? Average Rating: 4.35/5.00

Likelihood you will make a change in practice behavior based on your participation in this activity. Average Rating: 4.00/5.00

User Comments


by Sarojini Vijayakumar \| Sep 7, 2010 As a Psychiatrist my contact with infected patients is limited

by michael brown \| Jul 19, 2010 Links to referenced material were good, but some information in that material was difficult to navigate to or find. Eg. CDC recommendations were very lengthy.

by mamatha sundaresh \| Jul 19, 2010 extreemly convenient and excellent resource to learn in a short time.I loved it.thank you.

by meenakshi Jhaveri \| Jul 15, 2010 EXCELLENT TOOL FOR LEARNING.I RECCEMOND THIS HIGHLY TO EVERYBODY. NEVER ENJOYED SO MUCH INFECTION CONTROL TRAINING.

by Anna Lutz \| Jul 7, 2010 The fact that course is interactive had made the course much more agreeable than before. It was nice experience.

by ken kwok \| Jun 22, 2010 REcommend all MDs to take this CME test for fun and education and credits.

Infection Control for Physicians

This course meets general AMA Category 1 CME requirements in states that have a CME requirement.

Based on information from state licensing authorities, this program meets special CME requirements in these states:

	Connecticut Risk Management
	New York Infection Control This course meets the infection control and barrier precautions requirement for New York, as it addresses the six core elements jointly approved by the NY State Education Department and Department of Health. (NY DOH-Approved Infection Control Training Provider Number: TP020-40 - Medical Directions, Inc .)
	Pennsylvania Risk Management / Patient Safety
	Rhode Island Universal Precautions
	Rhode Island Infection Control / Modes of Transmission
	Texas Ethics / Professional Responsibility

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Infection Control for Physicians

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