The Baptist Health COVID Experience: Opening Our Doors

Critical care physician Javier Perez Fernandez, M.D., and hospitalist Andres Soto, M.D., discuss the COVID Unit experience at Baptist Hospital and the CDC infection prevention and control recommendations in place to safely open our doors to the community.

Target Audience

Hospitalists, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Internal Medicine Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and all other interested healthcare professionals.

Learning Objective

Identify the CDC infection prevention and control recommendations in place to protect employees and patients at Baptist Health facilities and apply these recommendations to their clinical practice setting.

Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
Course opens: 
06/01/2020
Course expires: 
05/31/2021

Javier Perez Fernandez, M.D. 
Critical Care Medicine Physician and Pulmonologist
Intensive Care Unit
Baptist Hospital 

Andres Soto, M.D. 
Medical Director 
Hospitalist Program 
Baptist Hospital 

Jonathan Fialkow, M.D. 
Moderator
Chief Population Health Officer
Baptist Health South Florida 

Javier Perez Fernandez, M.D., and Andres Soto, M.D., have indicated that neither they nor their spouses/partners have relevant financial relationships with commercial interest companies, and they will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in their presentations or discussions.

Jonathan Fialkow, M.D., moderator, is a member of the speakers bureau with Amgen and Amarin. 

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
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