Infection Control CME

Enhance Your Infectious Disease Knowledge with Online CME

Directed by James H. Maguire, MD, The Brigham Board Review in Infectious Diseases is comprehensive continuing medical education that covers a wide range of topics in a relevant and rapidly evolving field.

Through case-based lectures and in-depth discussions, this expertly designed review sheds light on the entire gamut of issues related to infectious diseases. It’s online CME that will help you to better:

• Assimilate and demonstrate improved overall knowledge of infectious diseases
• Correlate pathophysiology and pathobiologic principles with clinical presentations
• Evaluate the latest therapeutic strategies, their risks and benefits
• Appraise the management of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, zoonoses, viral hepatitis, etc.
• Incorporate new knowledge into daily practice to provide paramount care to the patients
• Prepare for ABIM Infectious Diseases certification/recertification examinations

Learning Objectives

After viewing this activity, participants will demonstrate the ability to:

• Integrate and demonstrate increased overall knowledge of infectious diseases
• Identify and improve knowledge and clinical competence-based practice gaps in infectious diseases
• Correlate pathophysiology and pathobiologic principles with clinical presentations
• Describe optimal therapeutic strategies and their risks and benefits
• Apply the knowledge and strategies gained through participation in this activity to the board exam and daily practice

Intended Audience

This educational activity was designed for practicing infectious disease specialists, internists with an interest in infectious disease, and fellows and trainees who are preparing to become board certified, maintaining their certification, or who seek CME activities to improve patient care in the area of infectious disease.

Infection Control for Physicians will help you to:
• Use evidence-based risk management practices and current guidelines to control infection in health care personnel;
• Improve your knowledge and skills in blood borne infection, drug resistant organisms, and outpatient respiratory illness; and
• Meet state infection control training requirements.

Meets Special CME Requirements in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (Universal Precautions), Rhode Island (Infection Control / Modes of Transmission) and Texas.

Target Audience: Physicians focusing on Infection Control.