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ForwardClearing the Air: A Comprehensive Exploration of Pneumonia
In this online course, Nuwan Thilina Gunawardhana, M.D. describes the different types of pneumonia; identify various etiologies and explain exposure risks to infectious respiratory diseases; classify cellular morphology, host defenses, extent of disease and portal of entry; and describe the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia.
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Baptist Health gratefully acknowledges the educational grants provided by ICU Medical.
Target Audience
Internal Medicine Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Obstetricians, Hospitalists, Fellows, Physician Assistants/Physician Associates, Residents, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Nurses, Clinical Laboratory Personnel, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and all other interested healthcare providers.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate the types of pneumonia, focusing on causes, symptoms, and treatment.
- Identify causes of infectious diseases and assess related exposure risks.
- Classify cellular morphology, host defenses, disease extent, and entry points of pathogens.
- Explain the pathogenesis, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of pneumonia.
Nuwan Thilina Gunawardhana, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York
Nuwan Thilina Gunawardhana, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
John Rubin, M.D., conference director for this educational activity, indicated that he is a shareholder in AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb.
All the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*
*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 Medical Knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Your participation information will be shared with specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS reporting system. Successful completion of a course examination is required. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.
Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ABIM MOC II
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 General certificate of attendance
- 1.00 Florida Board of Laboratory Personnel
- 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
- 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
- 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Your participation information will be shared with specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS reporting system. Successful completion of a course examination is required. Submissions are recorded in approximately 48 hours. You will receive an email when your credits have been processed.
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