The Who, What, When, and Why of Adult Pneumococcal Immunization
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that each year pneumococcal disease kills thousands of adults, including 18,000 adults aged 65 years or older. Thousands more are hospitalized because of pneumococcal disease. Learn about the most recent CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations on pneumococcal vaccinations in adults and the burden of … Read More
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association – September 2018
Instructions To receive two credits of AOA Category 1-B CME, you must: read the articles either in print or online successfully complete the online quiz, answering at least 70% of the questions correctly You will have three opportunities to successfully complete the quiz.
Microbiology Cases: Emerging Pathogens and An Old Friend
This activity explores the challenges of laboratory identification of Candida auris and defines recommended infection control measures. Participants will be able to explain the public health challenges of identifying Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteraciae (CRE), name the laboratory methods used for identification and learn about the select agents that are more commonly encountered in the clinical microbiology … Read More
ENT for the Primary Care Practitioner
Many common ENT conditions can be managed at the primary health care level with the potential for decreasing the financial burden on patients, hospitals, and specialty referrals and improving quality of care. This online activity, available through Dec. 31, 2018, features cost effective demonstrations, procedural learning, and take-home tools to enhance the practitioners’ knowledge, skills, … Read More
Achieving Glycemic Control while Minimizing Cardiovascular Risk: A Patient Centered Approach
This activity will address osteopathic physicians’, as well as other practicing clinicians’, educational needs to improve the management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in their patients by implementing evidence-based practice recommendations within the framework of core osteopathic principles. The activity is designed to improve understanding among osteopathic physicians of 1) the rationale for and … Read More
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association – July 2018
Instructions To receive two credits of AOA Category 1-B CME, you must: read the articles either in print or online successfully complete the online quiz, answering at least 70% of the questions correctly You will have three opportunities to successfully complete the quiz.
Spotlight on Prevention of HPV-Related Cancers
This activity is for DOs and other health care professionals who care for patients across the recommended age span for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination (from children to young adults). Participants will learn about relevant evidence-based information on the burden of HPV, the safety and efficacy of the HPV vaccine, current guidelines for vaccination, and how … Read More