Recreational Water Illness: What Every Clinician Needs to Know
= Continuing Education Credits
Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Presenter(s):
Michele Hlavsa, RN, MPH
Epidemiologist - Chief of Healthy Swimming Program
National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases
CDC
Sarah Collier, MPH
Analytic Epidemiologist
IHRC, Inc
National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases
CDC
Overview:
Swimming is the second most popular sport activity in the United States. The number of reported disease outbreaks associated with pools, hot tubs, and other recreational water venues has increased in recent years.In 2007, 2.4 million U.S. health care visits resulted in a diagnosis of acute otitis externa (AOE) - also known as swimmer’s ear. Annually, clinicians spend nearly 600,000 hours treating AOE.During this COCA call, a CDC subject matter expert will review updated recommendations related to appropriate interventions to minimize the risk of AOE and other recreational water illnesses (RWIs), and discuss the importance of reporting clusters of RWIs.
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following:
- Describe the basic epidemiology of recreational water–associated disease outbreaks
- List common disease syndromes and the pathogens that cause outbreaks associated with recreational water
- Discuss updated recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of acute otitis externa and other recreational water illnesses
Call Materials
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Additional Resources
- Healthy Swimming/Recreational Water Education and Information for Health Professionals
- Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week; May 23-29, 2011. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), May 20, 2011 60(19),605
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE Minimum system requirements |
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ACTIVITY NUMBER | EC/PD/WD 1648 |
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MATERIALS | PowerPoint Slide Set |
TARGET AUDIENCE | Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacist, Veterinarians, Physician Assistants and Other Clinicians |
PREREQUISITES | None |
FORMAT | Live webcasts and audio conference call on 6/28/11: 3:00 - 4:00 PM Web-on-demand training after34:00 PM on 6/28/11 |
CONTACT INFORMATION | coca@cdc.gov |
SUPPORT/FUNDING | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Risk Communication Branch |
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION | Attend the live conference call or download the materials afterwards |
FEES | There is no charge for COCA continuing education credits |
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:
CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this electronic conference/web-on-demand educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Non-physicians will receive a certificate of participation.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 1 contact hour.
CEU: The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 1 ANSI/IACET CEU for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive up to 1 Category I CECH in health education. CDC provider number GA0082.
ACPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program is a designated event for pharmacists to receive 1 Contact Hour in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 0387-0000-11-063-L01-P 0387and 0387-0000-11-063-H01-P. Course Category: This activity has been designated as Knowledge-Based.
DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.
CDC, our planners, and the presenters for this seminar do not have financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. This presentation does not involve the unlabeled use of a product or product under investigational use. There is no commercial support for this activity.
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- Go to the CDC Training & Continuing Education Online System.
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Page last updated January 20, 2012
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)
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