On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, Sharon Tsay, MD (Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention); Mary Elizabeth Sexton, MD (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine); and John E. McGowan, Jr., MD (Professor of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health; Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine) presented Medicine Grand Rounds: “Recognizing Your Hospital’s Next Global Outbreak.”
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1) Recognize why the emergence of Candida auris is concerning; namely, what makes C. auris a challenging organism: difficult to identify, multidrug resistance, and outbreak potential.
2) Identify patients at risk for Mycobacterium chimaera infection and discuss signs and symptoms that should lead to dedicated diagnostic testing.
3) Describe several ways that an internal medicine physician could provide early warning about a possible outbreak.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Emory University School of Medicine is an ACCME-accredited sponsor to provide continuing medical education credits to physicians. Emory designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1.0 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This seminar is valid for three years from the original seminar date. Expiration date: September 26, 2020.
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