CME/CE INFORMATION

Friday, December 13, 2024 | Live CME/CE Webinar
Broadcast starts at 11:00 AM CT

HOW TO CLAIM CREDIT
In order to obtain your CME/CE certificate, please follow the steps below at the conclusion of the event:

• Step 1: Log In
  Access the event here. At the upper right corner, click Login and enter your username (the email address you used to register for the event) and password.
  If you do not know your password, follow the link to reset it.
• Step 2: Complete Evaluation
  Click the Evaluation link located in the gray navigation bar (under the event title). You will see a listing of the session. Click the blue Take Evaluation button and complete the evaluation form.
• Step 3: View and Print Certificate
  After you’ve completed the evaluation, click the Print Certificate button to view and print your CME/CE certificate.

Bridging Gaps in Rural and Underserved Communities:
Enhancing Diagnosis and Treatment Equity for Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Provided by Talem Health and RME Collaborative:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

CREDIT AVAILABLE

• Physicians — maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• Nurses — 1.5 Contact Hours (0.75 contact hour of pharmacotherapy credit)
• Pharmacists — 1.5 Contact Hours (0.15 CEU)

All other healthcare professionals completing this activity will be issued a statement of participation.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity is designed specifically for hospital-based clinicians including physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and physician assistants who care for patients from rural and underserved areas.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify patients with COVID-19 who are at risk for progression to severe disease and may be eligible for treatment
• Apply current guideline recommendations and best practices for treatment of patients with COVID-19 who are at risk for severe illness
• Employ evidence-based strategies for improving access to care and treatment for COVID-19 in rural and underserved settings

FACULTY
Onyema E. Ogbuagu, MBBCh, FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Antivirals and Vaccines Research Program
Yale School of Medicine
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases
Yale-New Haven Health, Yale Medicine
New Haven, CT

Cody A. Chastain, MD, MEHP, FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN

JOINT ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

In support of improving patient care, Talem Health 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 CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Talem Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.5 contact hours. Designated for 0.75 contact hour of pharmacotherapy credit for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.

CONTINUING PHARMACY EDUCATION
Talem Health designates this continuing education activity for 1.5 contact hours (0.15 CEU) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
(Universal Activity Number – JA4008332-0000-24-078-L01-P)
Type of Activity: Application

DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Talem Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to Talem Health policy. Talem Health is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

The faculty reported the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities related to the educational content of this CE activity:

Faculty
Onyema E. Ogbuagu, MBBCh, FIDSA, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: consultant/advisory board member for Gilead Sciences, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and ViiV Healthcare; speakers’ bureau/honoraria from Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Cody A. Chastain, MD, FACP, FIDSA, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Planners, Managers, and Reviewer
The Talem Health planners, managers, and reviewer have nothing to disclose.

DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

DISCLAIMER
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

CONTACT US
For questions about this activity, please contact RME Collaborative (a division of Talem Health) at 800-913-9370 or cme@cmeruralhealth.com.

MEDIA
Internet activity

COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• System checker: Must meet all requirements of BroadcastMed Live Events Platform
• Operating system: Windows or Macintosh
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• Hardware: computer, smartphone, or tablet
• Broadband Internet connection: high-speed connection preferable

FEE INFORMATION
There is no fee for this educational activity.

COPYRIGHT
©RME Collaborative, a division of Talem Health, LLC. All Rights Reserved. These materials may be used for personal use only. Any rebroadcast, distribution, or reuse of this presentation or any part of it in any form for other than personal use without the express written permission of Talem Health, LLC is prohibited.