COVID-19: What You Need to Know as a Health Professional (CME Eligible)
COVID-19: Learn the Facts
Release Date: March 16, 2020
Review Dates: March 16, 2020; March 22, 2020; April 10, 2020
Expiration Date: March 16, 2021
Estimated time to complete activity: 3.0 hours
Overview
COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has already resulted in hundreds of thousands of infections and thousands of deaths, with many more anticipated. This course is a go-to resource that will be regularly updated with all of the current information put forth by the CDC, WHO, and other leading agencies and covers the basics, personal protective equipment, diagnostics, and other material.
Target Audience
Health care workers
Credit
This activity was planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association (IPMA) and Osmosis. The IPMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designations
The Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association (IPMA) designates this enduring activity for a maximum 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Commercial Support
None
Disclosure Information
As a provider dedicated to independent education and accredited by the ACCME, IPMA must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. All individuals (including their spouse/partner) with potential to influence the content of this program have submitted Conflict of Interest declarations that have been reviewed according to policy and these declarations are listed below. All individuals with potential conflicts have been contacted as needed by IPMA staff, and issues of conflict have been discussed, managed, and mitigated.
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COI |
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David Bluemke, MD, PhD |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Rishi Desai, MD, MPH |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Evan Debevec-McKenney |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Daniel J Durand, MD |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Sreenath Jagannathan, DO |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Ursula Florjanczyk |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Susan Mani, MD |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Kaylee Neff |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Heidi Ness |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Cheri Olson, MD |
Content Review |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Shuja Rayaz, MD |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Brent Savioe, MD, JD |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Clifford R. Weiss, MD |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Yifan Xiao, MD |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
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Jian Zhang |
Planner |
No Relevant Relationships to Disclose |
CME Contact Information
IPMA
PO Box 5474
Madison, WI 53705
608.231.9045
877.292.4489
Your Instructor
Rishi Desai, MD, MPH is a pediatric infectious disease physician with a public health background who serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Osmosis and previously led Khan Academy Medicine. Osmosis generates engaging health education videos on a personalized learning engine for 900,000+ medical students and clinicians around the world.
Dr. Desai had an accelerated education, completing high school and receiving his BS in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from UCLA by the age of 18. He completed his medical training at UCSF and went on to work at medical centers including Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and Stanford University. He earned his MPH in epidemiology at UCLA, and then spent two years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer investigating disease outbreaks, before beginning his work in online medical education. He currently sees patients through the largest US telemedicine provider AmWell. When he’s not at the park with his wife and 3-year-old son, he can be found eating raspberries and learning Mandarin.
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