Review of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Diseases

Review of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Diseases is organized by Baptist Health South Florida.

Course opens: 10/01/2017
Course expires: 09/30/2021

Accreditation:
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge 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. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Available Credit:
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
1.00 ABIM MOC
1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
1.00 Nurse Practitioners
1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
1.00 General certificate of attendance

Course Description:
Bacterial, viral and fungal infections are often clinically indistinguishable and cannot be managed appropriately without the aid of diagnostic tests. Molecular diagnostics are increasingly being used for the rapid and accurate establishment of a microbial cause of infections. Dr. Pablo Marcelo Laufer will discuss the importance of promptly diagnosing the infection, identifying the pathogen utilizing appropriate diagnostic tools available, and administering effective treatments in a timely fashion.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe and effectively implement evidence-based tools to achieve timely diagnoses of common infectious diseases presenting in the pediatric emergency department.
• Recognize when interferon gamma release assays (IGRA) are indicated to diagnose/rule out tuberculosis.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.