Interim Clinical Guidance during the Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Investigation
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Date: Thursday, October 25, 2012
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Eastern Time)
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Presenter(s):
Janet Woodcock, MD
Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Food and Drug Administration
Melissa K. Schaefer, MD
Medical Officer
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention
Tom Chiller, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist
Division of Foodborne, Waterborne & Environmental Diseases
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention
Overview:
CDC, in collaboration with state and local health departments and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is investigating a multistate fungal meningitis outbreak among patients who received contaminated steroid injections. Close follow-up of these patients is needed to understand important clinical questions, such as the optimal medications, dosage, and duration of treatment. To provide guidance on these important clinical issues, CDC, in consultation with experts in the diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections, has drafted interim treatment guidelines for persons exposed to potentially contaminated steroid products. During this COCA Call, subject matter experts will provide updates to the current epidemiology of the outbreak and discuss CDC’s recommended treatment guidance and rationale.
Call Materials:
Audio: Listen Now
Transcript: Read Now
Additional Resources:
- Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak - Interim Guidance for Treatment; Oct 19, 2012. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). 61(41); 842-842
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CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) - Issuance of Guidance on Management of Asymptomatic Patients Who Received Epidural or Paraspinal Injections with Contaminated Steroid Products Oct 23, 2012
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CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) - Update: Update: Multistate Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis and Joint Infections Associated with Contaminated Steroid Medications Oct 17, 2012
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CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) - Update: Multistate Outbreak of Meningitis and Stroke Associated with Potentially Contaminated Steroid Medication Oct 8, 2012
- Diagnostic Testing for Septic Arthritis and Specimen Submission to CDC – Outbreak Associated with Injection of Potentially Contaminated Steroid Products
- Diagnostic Testing and Specimen Shipping for Central Nervous System and Parameningeal Infections
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ACTIVITY NUMBER | EC/PD/WD 1648 |
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MATERIALS | PowerPoint Slide Set |
TARGET AUDIENCE | Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Veterinarians, Physician Assistants and Other Clinicians |
PREREQUISITES | None |
FORMAT | Live audio conference call on 10/25/12: 2:00 - 3:00 PM Audio-on-demand training after 3:00 PM on 10/25/12 |
CONTACT INFORMATION | coca@cdc.gov |
SUPPORT/FUNDING | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Risk Communications Branch |
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION | Attend the live conference call/webinar or download the materials afterwards |
FEES | There is no charge for COCA continuing education |
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 0AMA 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 Contact Hour in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is NONE and enduring NONE. Course Category: This activity has NOTbeen designated as Knowledge-Based.
AAVSB/RACE: This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for 0 hours of continuing education in the jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval. Please contact the AAVSB Race Program at race@aavsb.org if you have any comments/concerns regarding this program’s validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession.
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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Page last updated October 29, 2012
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