OVERVIEW

Cribsiders Episode #136: Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses is organized by VCU Health Continuing Education.

Date:
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 4:00 PM - Saturday, April 15, 2028, 11:59 PM

Description:
Are you missing cases of measles, mumps, rubella, or varicella in your clinical practice without even knowing it? With declining vaccine rates, it is more important than ever to spot vaccine-preventable illnesses, diseases you may have only ever seen on board questions! Dr. Walter Dehority, a pediatric infectious disease physician at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and an expert in vaccines, walks us through need-to-know pearls about the MMR-V suite, including how to spot measles before your colleagues do and which complications should make you think mumps, even without the stereotypical swelling.

Objectives:
After listening to this episode, listeners will be able to:

  • Recognize that disparities in vaccine uptake rates are present and dynamic.
  • Compare and contrast the common presentation of measles and rubella.
  • Describe the complications of mumps infections.
  • Learn the post-exposure prophylaxis for varicella in immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals.
Credits

Accreditation:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The Cribsiders and VCU Health. VCU Health 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.

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this internet enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.25 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.25 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

It is the responsibility of the participant to provide the correct information [ABIM /ABP ID Number and DOB (in MMDD format)] in order to receive MOC credit for participating in a CE Activity.

Credits:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.25 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (1.25 hours), ABP MOC Part 2 (1.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.25 hours)

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 1.25 MOC
  • TARGET AUDIENCE

    PhysicianPhysician AssistantPediatricians

    SPECIALITIES

    PediatricsPediatric Infectious Disease

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