COVID-19: The Pediatric Perspective

Available May 20, 2020 - December 31, 2020

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This Continuing Health Professional Education eLearning event is presented by the Department of Pediatrics and Division of Infectious Diseases at UMMC. There are no fees for participating in this eLearning activity.

Target audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners, and other interested healthcare providers.

Topics include:

• Overview & Clinical Presentation
  • Presented by April Palmer, MD, Professor and Chief
• SARS-CoV2/COVID-19 Diagnostics
  • Presented by Kengo Inagaki, MD Associate Professor
• Outpatient Counseling & Infection Prevention Management
  • Presented by Robert Santos, MD, Professor
• Research & Collaboration Opportunities
  • Presented by Charlotte Hobbs, MD, Professor

The planners and speakers for this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Describe COVID-19 clinical presentations
• Describe infection control practices for pediatric patients
• Describe pediatric diagnostic best practices
• Describe best practices in outpatient isolation for pediatric patients
• Discuss ongoing research and clinical protocols

AMA- The University of Mississippi School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

As an organization accredited for continuing medical education, the University of Mississippi School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CHPE- The University of Mississippi Medical Center Division of Continuing Health Professional Education will award all participants a maximum of 1.0 credit hours (0.1 CEUS).