Topic: Update on the diagnosis and management of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI)
Date/Time: Friday, November 22, noon-1 p.m. CT
Overview: Hear best strategies to diagnose and treat Clostridioides difficile infection with a focus on the prevention within the hospital setting
Speaker:
Robert J. Citronberg, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHE
Executive Medical Director,
Infectious Disease and Prevention, Advocate Health Midwest Region
Moderator:
Jaya Phookan, MD
MEDtalks Planner and Chief Medical Officer Aurora Medical Center - Mount Pleasant
Webinar-specific objectives -
Upon completion of the activity, the learner should be able to:
• Discuss the epidemiology of CDI in both inpatient and ambulatory settings
• Apply stewardship principles to effectively diagnose CDI in the inpatient setting
• Initiate appropriate treatment regimens for CDI
Target Audience: Physicians, APCs, nurses and other interested health care professionals
- 1.00 American Board of SurgerySuccessful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 AttendanceAttendance Credit
- 1.00 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1.00 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.