2013-2014 Influenza Season: Updates and Recommendations for Clinicians

= No Continuing Education

Date: Thursday, January 23, 2014

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

Dial-In: 888-233-9077

Passcode: 8207177

Access Webinar: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PW3797988&p=8207177&t=c

Presenter(s):

Angela Campbell, MD, MPHMedical Officer
Influenza Division
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Clinician Panelist(s):

Pauline K. Park, MD, FACS, FCCMProfessor of Surgery
Co-Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
University of Michigan

Lena M. Napolitano MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM
Professor of Surgery
Division Chief, Acute Care Surgery
Associate Chair of Surgery, Department of Surgery
Director, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
University of Michigan

Janet V. Diaz, MD
Consultant, Intensive Care and Pulmonary Medicine
Department of Critical Care Medicine
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Martinez California

Overview:

This influenza season, CDC has received a number of reports of severe respiratory illness among young and middle-aged adults, many of whom were infected with influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 (pH1N1) virus. Multiple pH1N1-associated hospitalizations, including many requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and some fatalities have been reported. For the 2013-14 season, if pH1N1 virus continues to circulate widely, illness that disproportionately affects young and middle-aged adults may occur. Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged 6 months and older, and is the best way to prevent influenza. However, available evidence consistently indicates that antiviral treatment, when initiated as early as possible in patients with confirmed or suspected influenza, can reduce severe outcomes of influenza. During this COCA conference call, critical care physicians will comment on their recent experiences caring for patients with severe influenza, and a CDC subject matter expert will summarize the 2013-14 season to date and review CDC recommendations for health care providers including the use of antiviral medications for the treatment of influenza.

Additional Call Resources:

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE Minimum system requirements	Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 Microsoft Office Live Meeting 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM - 1 GB Recommended Data and voice: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor, Intel Pentium-compatible High-speed Internet connection Super VGA 1024x768 or higher Video card with 64 MB of RAM (video RAM or VRAM) and Microsoft DirectX® 9 application programming interface generation
ACTIVITY NUMBER	WC/WD 2286(SC)
Dates of: ORIGINATION EXPIRATION	Dec 12, 2013 Dec 12, 2015
MATERIALS	PowerPoint Slide Set
TARGET AUDIENCE	Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Veterinarians, Physician Assistants and Other Clinicians
PREREQUISITES	None
FORMAT	Live audio conference call on 01/23/14: 2:00 - 3:00 PM Audio-on-demand training after 3:00 PM on 01/23/14
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 live educational activity for a maximum of 0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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 hours.

IACET 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's 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) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. CDC provider number GA0082.

ACPE: 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 CEUs in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 0387-0000-14-052-L04-P or 0387-0000-14-052-H04-P. This program is knowledge based.

AAVSB/RACE: This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for 0hours of continuing education in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program 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 planners, presenters, and their spouses/partners 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:

Go to the CDC Training & Continuing Education Online System.
Log in as a participant. If this is your first visit, you will need to register and establish a login name and password.
Click on Search and Register.
Under “keyword search” find the course you are interested in by entering:
- “WC2286(SC)” for calls hosted in last 30 days
- “WD2286(SC)” for calls hosted past 30 days
Select your course.
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

Download the PowerPoint or webinar.
Complete the on-line evaluation within a year (and follow the instructions above.)
CE certificates can be printed immediately upon completion of your online evaluation.