Online Primer on Healthcare Epidemiology, Infection Control & Antimicrobial Stewardship

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This online educational course offers any Infectious Diseases practitioner an opportunity to learn the basics of healthcare epidemiology, infection control and antimicrobial stewardship. Written by adult and pediatric experts in the field, case-based information is presented in a dynamic and interactive learning environment intended to highlight the role of the healthcare epidemiologist.

Topics covered include:

  • Pathogen transmission
  • Outbreak management in the healthcare setting 
  • Approach to control of bioterrorism agents 
  • Advanced occupational health management 
  • Implementing antimicrobial stewardship
  • Prevention and management of multidrug resistant organisms including Clostridioides difficile, surgical site infections and device-associated infections.

This is a product of the membership of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America and is endorsed by Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and Pediatric Infectious Disease Society (PIDS).

Pricing Information:

The base price of this course is $149.00. In order to receive ABIM MOC credits, you must select the Physician category pricing. Please select the appropriate category pricing, when purchasing the course, according to your membership status. Member rate applies to SHEA, IDSA and PIDS members.

Fellows/Allied Professionals Member$149.00
Fellows/Allied Professionals Non-Member$199.00
Physician Member$349.00
Physician Non-Member$399.00

 

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Target Audience

This course was developed for the Infectious Diseases Fellow, but could be useful for other physicians or healthcare practitioners interested in increasing and solidifying their understanding of healthcare epidemiology, infection control and antimicrobial stewardship.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

  • Describe the role of the healthcare epidemiologist.
  • Analyze when to involve the healthcare epidemiologist and infection control experts - specifically during outbreaks, bioterrorism threats and advanced topics in occupational health management.
  • Discuss how to implement principles of antimicrobial stewardship.
  • Define the epidemiology, surveillance and prevention of healthcare-associated infections including multidrug resistant organisms, Clostridium difficile, surgical site infections and device-associated infections.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.25 ABIM MOC
  • 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 5.25 Participation
Course opens: 
04/03/2023
Course expires: 
04/02/2026
Cost:
$149.00

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standard for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose all financial relationship(s) with any ineligible company within the prior 24 months for any amount. SHEA identifies and mitigates all conflict of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners. 

Course Directors:

Kavita Trivedi, MD
Principal
Trivedi Consultants, LLC
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Sara Cosgrove, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins University
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Sharon B. Wright, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Thomas Sandora, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School 
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 
Consulting Fee: Community Health Systems
Contracted Research: Sanofi Pasteur, Teva
MedImmune (spouse)
 
All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated

Reviewers/Editors (2019):

Emily Martin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology 
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships 
 
Anurag Malani, MD
Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship
and Infection Prevention & Control
St. Joseph Mercy Health System
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships 
 
Jennifer Hanrahan, DO, MSc
Associate Professor
Metro Health Medical Center
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Julie Trivedi, MD
Medical Director of Infection Prevention 
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships 
 
David Banach, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Uconn Health 
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships

Reviewers/Editors (2023):

Mayar Al Mohajer, MD, MBA
Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Kimberly Claeys, PharmD
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Advisory Board: AbbVie, Melinta, La Jolla Pharmaceuticals, bioMerieux, LabSimply
Speaker/Speaker's Bureau: bioMerieux
 
All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated
 
Marci Drees, MD, MS
Chief Infection Prevention Officer
ChristianaCare
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Molly Fleece, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Matthew Linam, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Emory University
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Lela Luper, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC
Manager, Infection Prevention & Control
Chickasaw Nation Department Of Health
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Elise Martin, MD, MS
Medical Director of Infection Prevention & Hospital Epidemiology
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships 
 
Luci Perri, MSN, MPH, CIC, FAPIC
Infection Prevention Consultant
Infection Control Results
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships 
 
Stephanie Smith, MD
Hospital Epidemiologist/Infectious Diseases
University of Alberta
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Terri Stillwell, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 
Elias Tannous, BSN, MBA, CIC
Senior Infection Preventionist
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships

SHEA Staff:

Jessica Johnson, CMP
Director Education & Meetings
Disclosed no relevant financial relationships
 

Accreditation Statement

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physicians: The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.25 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.

SHEA Content Validation Statements

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America accepts the following Content Validation Statements and expects all persons involved in its professional education activities to abide by these statements with regard to any recommendations for clinical care. All recommendations involving clinical medicine are based on evidence accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contradictions in the care of patients;  and/or all scientific research referred to or reported in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

Disclaimer

The information provided during this CME activity is for continuing education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition.

Successful Completion Statement

In order to receive Physician credit, participants must successfully complete both the post-test with a passing score of 70% or higher and the course evaluation. You will have unlimited opportunities to take the post-tests. For questions please email: learningce@shea-online.org 

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Available Credit

  • 5.25 ABIM MOC
  • 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 5.25 Participation
 
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