Free Online CME

Addressing the Impact of RSV and Vaccine Hesitancy

RSV Infections: Clinical Considerations

Release date: 08/19/24
Renewal date: 10/15/24
Expiration date: 08/18/26

Estimated Time of Completion: 1 hour

Education was updated and renewed to reflect the CDC’s updated RSV guidelines.

Description

In the Addressing the Impact of RSV and Vaccine Hesitancy educational series, we explore the efficacy of RSV vaccines and discuss preventive strategies aimed at reducing the occurrence of severe RSV respiratory illness in infants, children, and older adults. Participate in case-based reviews of RSV management strategies and engage in decision-point knowledge checks.

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss signs and symptoms of RSV infection.
  • Describe the epidemiology of RSV infection.
  • Outline diagnostic testing of persons with possible RSV infection.

Target Audience

Geriatricians, infection disease physicians, intensivists, nurse practitioners, nurses, obstetricians/gynecologists, pediatricians, pharmacists, physician assistants, primary care physicians, pulmonologists, and other prescribing and non-prescribing providers

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing 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.

Physicians / American Medical Association (AMA)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.

Nurses / American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hours.

Physician Assistants / American Academy of PAs (AAPA)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Pharmacists/Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 1.0 hours. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion.  

Universal Activity Number List: Pharmacist UAN: JA0000192-0000-24-576-H06-P

Certificate of Participation
A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with their professional boards and/or associations.

Faculty

Cleveland Clinic Planning Committee

Cecile Foshee, PhD
Co-Activity Director
Director, Office of Interprofessional Learning

Steven Gordon, MD
Co-Activity Director
Chairman, Infectious Disease Department

Kaitlyn Rivard, PharmD
Co-Activity Director
Department of Pharmacy 

Nichole Brown, MSN, RN, CHSE-A, PhD(c )
Nursing Institute

Neal Chaisson, MD
Department of Critical Care Medicine
Department of Pulmonary Medicine 

Frank Esper, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital 

Debra Kangisser, PA-C
Director of Education
Physician Assistant Services

Aanchal Kapoor, MD, Med
Department of Critical Care Medicine
Department of Pulmonary Medicine

Steven Kawczak, PhD, CHCP, FACEHP
Co-Medical Director, Center for Continuing Education

Neil Mehta, MBBS, MS
Center for Technology-Enhanced
Knowledge and Instruction
Associate Dean of Curricular Affairs, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of
Medicine

Anne Vanderbilt, APRN
Senior Director, Advance Nursing Practices
Center for Geriatric Medicine

Hannah Wang, MD
Director, Molecular Microbiology & Virology

Faculty

Susan J. Rehm, MD, FIDSA, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Vice Chair of Infectious Disease
Executive Director of Physician Health
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

CME Disclaimer

The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In no event will The Cleveland Clinic Foundation be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this CME activity.

Disclosures

In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education mitigates all relevant conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty have indicated that they may have a relationship, which in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:


Neal Chaisson, MD  

Merck

Teaching and Speaking

United Therapeutics Corporation

Consulting
Teaching and Speaking

Bayer

Advisor or review panel participant
Teaching and Speaking

Frank Esper, MD  

Procter & Gamble

Advisor or review panel participant

Susan Rehm, MD  

Amgen, Eli Lilly, Merck, Pfizer

Ownership interest (stock, stock options in a publicly owned company)

Kaitlyn Rivard, PharmD  

Pfizer, Inc.

Advisor or review panel participant

Hannah Wang, MD  

Cepheid

Research: Research: Cepheid may be providing reagents and financial support for a study on which I am principal investigator. The contract is currently under negotiation.

Hologic

Research: Research: Hologic is providing reagents for a study in which I am a co-investigator.

The following faculty have indicated they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Nichole Brown, MSN, BSN
Cecile M Foshee, PhD
Steven Mark Gordon, MD
Debra Kangisser, PA-C
Aanchal Kapoor, MD
Steven Kawczak, PhD
Neil Mehta, MD
Anne Vanderbilt, APRN

Acknowledgment

The Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education acknowledges an educational grant for support of this activity from ModernaTX, Inc.

 

This CME activity was produced by the Cleveland Clinic’s Education Institute.