Presenters: Mir Mohammad, MD, & Ravi Soni, PharmD
Online CME Credit
Fee: $0.00
Provides 1.00 hour of CE/CME credit (Presented on August 11, 2022; Reviewed August 22, 2022; Expires August 22, 2024)
Antibiotic Treatment, Management, etc., & LIP Communication & Antibiotic for the Common MDROs, Trends in NV | Nevada Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Series
Overview
Antimicrobial stewardship and basic principles of antibiotic management for common clinical syndromes. Basic principles of stewardship communication and feedback to providers.
This session topic is part of a six-part series presented by the Nevada Antimicrobial Stewardship Program focused on the core elements of antimicrobial stewardship. To view all session topics in this series, please click on Nevada Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Series.
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe problems associated with antibiotic misuse and potential adverse effects
- Review basic concepts of antibiotic management and duration of antimicrobial therapy for common clinical situations
- List principles of stewardship communications with health care providers
CE/CME Certificate - Cost is $0.00
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Accreditation Designation Statements
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Division of Child and Family Services. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education Credit
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 1.00 hours of nursing continuing education credit.
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. In order to assure that information is presented in a scientific and objective manner, The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine requires that anyone in a position to control or influence the content of an accredited activity disclose all financial relationships within the prior 24 months with any commercial or proprietary entity producing health care goods or services relevant to the content being planned or presented. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. Following are those disclosures.
All other presenters, planners or anyone in a position to control the content of this continuing medical education activity have indicated that they do not have financial relationships with ineligible companies related to the content of this activity.
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