Infectious Disease Alert: Online

Each issue of Infectious Disease Alert includes 6-8 abstracts of current literature combined with expert physician commentary. Coverage includes hospital epidemiology, microbiology, travel medicine, HIV and AIDS. Updates, a monthly feature, delivers the latest developments in infectious diseases in brief form.

A 1-year subscription includes 12 issues per year. Earn up to 36 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ annually with your subscription. Click here to see all recently published issues/articles from Infectious Disease Alert.

Infectious Disease Alert Covers:

• Hospital epidemiology
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Infections in immunocompromised hosts
• Antibiotic formulary reviews
• Microbiology
• Travel Medicine
• HIV and AIDS
• And much more...

Additional Benefits of Subscribing to Infectious Disease Alert Include:

• 12 Issues per year
• 36 AMA PRA Category I Credits ^™
• 3 American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points (up to 36 annually)

Faculty:

Physician Editor:

Stan Deresinski, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Stanford University

Co-Editor:

Joseph F. John, Jr., MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Lowcountry Infectious Diseases
Charleston, SC

Peer Reviewers:

Patrick Joseph, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Chief of Epidemiology
San Ramon (CA) Regional Medical Center

Kiran Gajurel, MD
Division of Infectious Diseases
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, NC

Editorial Board:

Brian Blackburn, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine

Philip R. Fischer, MD, DTM&H
Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Department of Pediatrics
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Dean, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Kalamazoo, MI

Carol A. Kemper, MD, FIDSA
Section Editor: Updates
Medical Director, Infection Prevention
El Camino Hospital
Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Richard R. Watkins, MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA, FISAC
Professor of Medicine
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Rootstown, OH

Dean L. Winslow, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medical Disciplines
Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine

Objectives:

• Discuss the diagnosis of infectious diseases.
• Explain current data regarding the use of new antibiotics for commonly diagnosed diseases and new uses for traditional drugs.
• Discuss the latest information regarding risks, benefits, and cost-effectiveness of new and traditional diagnostic tests.
• Discuss new information regarding how infectious diseases are transmitted and how such information can lead to the development of new therapies.

Target Audience:

This CME activity is intended for the infectious disease specialist.

Accreditation:

In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC 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.

Credit Designation:

Relias LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (36 annually). 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 3 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 provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

This activity is in effect for 36 months from the date of the publication.

Instructions for Participation:

Physicians participate in this CME activity by reading the issues, using the provided references for further research and studying the questions at the end of each issue. Participants will then be directed to a website, where they will complete an online assessment to show what they've learned. They must score 100 on the assessment in order to complete the activity, but they are allowed to answer the questions multiple times if needed. After they have successfully completed the assessment and an evaluation, they will receive their credit letter.