USF 2020 Symposium Update in Allergy and Immunology

USF 2020 Symposium Update in Allergy and Immunology is organized by USF Health’s Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD) and will be held from Jan 17 - 18, 2020 at USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning & Simulation (CAMLS), Tampa, Florida, United States of America.

Target Audience:
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of internal medicine, (ABIM, MOC Points available) pediatrics (ABP MOC Part 2 credit available), family medicine, emergency medicine, allergy/immunology specialists and other physicians. The target audience also includes pharmacists, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, residents, medical students and any other healthcare practitioner who cares for patients with allergic and immunologic disorders.

Accreditation:
Physicians ACCME:
USF Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP:
This Live activity, USF Health Allergy and Immunology 2020 Symposium Update in Allergy and Immunology, with a beginning date of 01/17/2020, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 13.25 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Points:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 13.00 MOC points 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. 

ABP MOC Credits:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 13.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Pharmacists:
Day One:
USF Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This live program has been approved for 8.5 contact hours (0.85 CEUs).
Day Two:
USF Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This live program has been approved for 4.5 contact hours (0.45 CEUs). 

Nurses (Florida Board of Nurses):
USF Health is an approved provider of continuing education for nurses through FBN 50-2970. This program has been approved for 13.00 contact hours. 

Description:
The conference will focus on the breakthrough advances in allergy and immunology. A rhinoscopy breakout skills session is available the first morning.

Learning Objectives:
As a result of participating in this activity, participants should be able to: 
• Perform a diagnostic examination of the upper airway with a flexible rhinoscope (for those participating in the rhinoscopy workshop only).
• Recognize and manage severe asthma.
• Recognize and treat temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction and headaches.
• List the important aeroallergens, including fungi, which cause allergic disease.
• Recognize different drug reactions.
• Discuss diagnosis and/or treatment guidelines of obstructive sleep apnea in children and adults.
• Describe the diagnosis and treatment of vocal cord dysfunction and mastocytosis.
• Discuss the difference between food intolerance and food allergy.
• Discuss innate and adaptive immunity and associated diseases.