Emerging and Re-Emerging Viruses (52 min.)

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In this presentation, Dr. Jeffrey Dvorin discusses the epidemiology of the mpox outbreak. Furthermore, Dr. Dvorin explains the presentation and evaluation of parechovirus in infants. Dr. Dvorin also raises awareness of recent poliovirus infections in the US. The presentation was recorded at the Advances in Pediatric Healthcare Conference on December 9, 2022.

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Jeffrey Dvorin headshotJeffrey Dvorin, MD, PhD
Senior Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

 

 
 

In this presentation, Dr. Jeffrey Dvorin discusses the epidemiology of the mpox outbreak. Furthermore, Dr. Dvorin explains the presentation and evaluation of parechovirus in infants. Dr. Dvorin also raises awareness of recent poliovirus infections in the US. The presentation was recorded at the Advances in Pediatric Healthcare Conference on December 9, 2022.


Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:

  1. Learn epidemiology of mpox outbreak
  2. Learn presentation and evaluation of parechovirus in infants
  3. Gain awareness of recent poliovirus infections in the US

In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Physician
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

MOC II
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity, with individual assessments of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn:

1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program

1.0 MOC points with the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program

Nurse
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 1.0 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy 
Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.

Disclosure Statement

The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients: 

Jeffrey Dvorin, MD, PhD: None

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