Strategies in Influenza Management: A 62-Year-Old High-Risk Patient With New Onset Illness
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
Overview
Provider Statement
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Support Statement
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
Activity Description
In this case-based Curbside Consult, Drs. Russell and Toscano discuss the diagnosis and treatment of high-risk groups for influenza complications including the efficacy and safety of available antiviral options for flu in high-risk adults.
Target Audience
The intended audience for this activity is emergency medicine physicians, family medicine physicians, general practice physicians, internists, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates in these specialties, and other healthcare professionals involved in the management of patients with or at risk for influenza.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Characterize evidence-based techniques that allow for timely differential diagnosis of influenza.
- Select the best-suited influenza antiviral treatment or prophylactic based on efficacy, safety, healthcare resource utilization, and patient preference data.
- Diagram interprofessional strategies that enhance the outcomes for patients with influenza, including treatment coordination and patient education.
Activity Chair
John J. Russell, MD, FAAFP
Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency
Jefferson Abington Health
Abington, PA
Faculty
Joseph D. Toscano, MD, FCUCM
Emergency Physician
Chief, Emergency Medicine
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Planners/Reviewers
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
Linda A. Giarraputo, BS, PA-C
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Vindico Medical Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation
Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:
- 0.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; or
- 0.25 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
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Vindico Medical Education has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until December 30, 2025. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Nurse practitioners can apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB). AANPCB will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.
This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, December 31, 2024, to December 30, 2025.
How to Participate in This Activity and Obtain CE Credit
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Disclosures
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Relationship information is accurate at the time of content development.
Activity Chair and Faculty report the following relevant financial relationship(s)
John J. Russell, MD, FAAFP
Advisor: GSK
Consultant: GSK
Joseph D. Toscano, MD, FCUCM
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Planners/Reviewers report the following relevant financial relationship(s)
Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Linda A. Giarraputo, BS, PA-C
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relevant financial relationship(s)
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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