The Pox Collection by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation

The Pox Collection is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation and will be held from May 03, 2018 - May 03, 2021.

The target audience for this medical event is intended for multiple professions, including nurses and physicians. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hours.

Course Description:
The last outbreak of smallpox in the United States occurred in 1949, and the last naturally occurring case of smallpox in the world occurred in Somalia in 1977 - 10 years after the World Health Organization started a worldwide campaign to eradicate the disease. Unfortunately, the lingering potential for the use of the smallpox virus in an act of terrorism makes it necessary for healthcare providers to keep current with the prevention, presentation, differential diagnosis, and containment of this serious communicable disease.

Conference Objectives:
The goal of this continuing education program is to provide nurses, EMTs and paramedics, laboratory professionals, and physicians an overview of pox diseases, including transmission, clinical presentation, and infection control precautions. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:

• Describe identifying characteristics of smallpox, chickenpox, and monkeypox
• List infection control methods for each illness and their rationale
• Identify at least two potential contraindications to receiving the smallpox vaccine

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.