Are You Up to Date on COVID-19 Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines?

Overview

Clinicians must be up to date on the latest guidelines for COVID-19. The proposed self-assessment initiative utilizes an adaptive learning platform to correct confidently held misinformation, covering the latest COVID-19 testing recommendations, Emergency Use Authorizations for treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19, predominant variants, and patient prioritization strategies.

Target Audience

This activity is designed to educate US-based primary care clinicians, including family medicine, internal medicine, and general medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. 

Learning Objectives

• Describe the importance of timely testing among symptomatic individuals and those exposed to someone who has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2
• Identify nonhospitalized patients eligible for treatment of mild or moderate COVID-19
• Apply national treatment guidelines for the use of antiviral and monoclonal antibodies to treat nonhospitalized patients with mild to moderate COVID-19

Disclosures

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by faculty, and all have been mitigated by Pri-Med Institute.

Eric S. Daar, MD: No relevant financial relationships disclosed.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

CME Information

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been 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 Pri-Med Institute and Integritas Communications. Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Pri-Med Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AANP

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) through the joint providership of Pri-Med Institute and Integritas Communications. Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the AANP as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider Number 040308.

Designation Statement

This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours of continuing education, which includes 0.33 hours of pharmacology.

MOC Credit Information

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 Medical Knowledge 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.

Instructions for Obtaining Credit

To complete this activity, you will be asked a series of questions related to the content, and be provided with feedback for each question. For questions not answered correctly, you will have the opportunity to review them until you respond correctly and confidently. CME/CE credit will be available upon demonstration of competence and confidence across all questions.

Disclaimer

The opinions, ideas, and recommendations expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty only and are not necessarily endorsed by, nor do they necessarily reflect, those of their affiliated institutions, Pri-Med Institute, Pri-Med Institute Advisory Boards and Consultants, DBC Pri-Med, LLC.

Clinical judgment must guide each clinician in weighing the possible risks, benefits, or contraindications of any diagnostics, interventions or treatments discussed. Clinicians should review manufacturers’ product information and consider these with the recommendations of other authorities when applying the assessment and/or clinical management strategies discussed in this activity to the care of their patients. Data, indications, and guidelines presented in this activity are current as of the activity release date and they are subject to change as new information is published.

Statement of Independence

Pri-Med Institute educational activities are developed and conducted in accordance with the ACCME's Essential Areas and Policies. It is the mission of Pri-Med Institute to develop and present educational activities that are timely, fair-balanced, scientifically rigorous, and that serve to improve patient outcomes. To that end, we welcome your comments about how to better serve your needs.

Disclosure Policy and Contacting Pri-Med Institute

Pri-Med Institute Accredited Provider

Pri-Med programs are owned and operated by DBC Pri-Med, LLC, a division of Diversified Communications, Inc. Pri-Med Institute, the accredited division of Pri-Med, is accredited with commendation by the ACCME and approved as a provider of continuing education by the AANP. Pri-Med Institute is the accredited provider for this activity.

Disclosures and Conflict of Interest

PriMed Institute requires all individuals in a position to influence educational content for Pri-Med Institute-certified CME activities to disclose relevant personal financial relationships with commercial interests prior to contributing to its educational activities. Pri-Med Institute assesses disclosed relationships and follows a defined process to resolve real or implied conflicts to ensure, to the best of its ability, that all educational content is free of commercial bias. Financial disclosures are listed in the activity syllabus and will also be printed on the slides and announced at the start of each presentation.

Discussion of Off-Label Uses and Investigational Products

During the course of their presentations, the faculty may mention uses of products that have not been approved in the United States for the indication(s) being discussed. All presenters are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. In addition, specific slides will include notation of the off-label use or investigational agent being discussed. Views presented related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed by Pri-Med Institute or DBC Pri-Med, LLC.

Questions? If you have questions about this activity, please email support@pri-med.com or call (877) 477-4633.

Computer System Requirements

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