Infectious Disease Review

14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
14 Contact Hours

Course Fees
Physicians and doctoral level degrees - $695.00
Other Professionals - $450.00

Plus the cost of the cruise

Program Purpose / Objectives

Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this CME activity is to outline the management of infectious challenges in clinical practice including emerging infections and antibiotic/preventive choices.

Following attendance at this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Define risk factors for complicated UTIs
• Discuss the new vaccination recommendations for 2011
• Outline the CDC prevention guidelines for STDs
• Discuss the increasing need for antiviral agents in the US today
• Recognize the increasing significance of fungal infections
• Outline three options for treating GAS carriers
• Describe emerging resistance to problem pathogens
• Summarize the guidelines for managing community-acquired pneumonia
• Review the history of MRSA
• List the characteristics of MRSA, the new C diff strain and SARS

Conference Sessions generally take place during the days at sea (as cruise itinerary allows) to avoid conflicts with Ports of Call or evening entertainment.