OVERVIEW

skINfections Course is organized by the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS). This Online CME Course will be held on Oct 20, 2020.

Time: 12:00-13:00 EDT

How many CME/CE credits can be earned by attending skINfections Course?

Accreditation:
Each individual session has been recommended for 1 credit hour as an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1), as determined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the RCPSC.

What is the significance of the skINfections Course?

Course Description:
This CME course will present an approach to common and regarding skin infections from a morphologic perspective. This will incorporate eruptions and lesions presenting in the following categories: papular, dermatitic, pustular, vesicular, and papulosquamous. An emphasis will be on how to identify these conditions from each other, establishing the diagnosis and first-line management strategies where management is indicated.

James Bergman, MD, FRCPC, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dermatology, University of British Columbia

Key Learning Outcomes:
• Recognize the morphologic group to which general skin infections belong.
• Discover similar looking skin lesions/eruptions from each other using historical and morphologic clues.
• Initiate first-line management for common and concerning skin lesions.

This program was co-developed with Pfizer Canada and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity, and balance.