Upon completion of this module, participants should be better able to:
- Describe the host and how people become infected with the following mosquito-borne diseases relevant to diagnosis and decreasing patient risk: malaria. (Epidemiology)
- Describe key features of case management (clinical syndrome, use of clinical laboratory services, therapy, recovery) of the following mosquito-borne disease: malaria. (Case Management)
- Apply knowledge of epidemiology and case management to identify approaches to decreasing the impact of the following mosquito-borne disease: malaria. (Understanding Context of Practice)
- Integrate approaches to medical care delivery and health team functioning in the tropical environment to inform treatment decisions that respect patient and community values.
In support of improving patient care, University of Nebraska Medical Center 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.
Physicians
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for s.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:
- 2.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
- 2.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pathology's (ABPATH) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and
- 2.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM, ABPATH, or ABP MOC credit.
Disclosures
The accredited provider has mitigated and is disclosing identified relevant financial relationships for the following faculty, planners, and others in control of content prior to assuming their roles.
Faculty and Planning Committee
The following faculty and planning committee member has disclosed the following relationships:
- David Brett-Major, MD, MPH
Consultant: Regional Office for the Americas, World Health Organization (PAHO)
Self-Published Author: "A Year of Ebola"
The following planning committee members have nothing to disclose:
- M. Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD, DTM&H
- Heidi Keeler, PhD, RN
- Renee Paulin, MSN, RN, CWOCN
- Courtney Smith
- Bailey Wrenn, MA
