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ForwardMeasles: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
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Description
This presentation will educate pediatricians and pediatric providers about the resurgence of measles: how to recognize measles, recommended diagnosis and management of measles, current status, and epidemiology, including vaccination coverage rates in Iowa, and CDC and AAP PFL recommendations for infection prevention and control that are extremely important to prevent the spread of measles and CDC vaccination recommendations.
Learning Objective
- Recognize measles.
- Diagnosis measles cases.
- Discuss infection prevention and control measures.
- Prevent the spread of measles.
Speaker
Ashlesha Kaushik, MBBS, MD, FAAP
Dr. Kaushik is presently the Medical Director of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Unity Point Health, Sioux City, Iowa, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Kaushik is the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) national spokesperson, a member of the Iowa American Academy of Pediatrics Board of Directors, and a recipient of the 2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Immunization Champion Award for Iowa.
Dr. Kaushik is the AAP Iowa Chapter Immunization representative and AAP Iowa Chapter Infectious Diseases Champion and serves on the Iowa AAP Legislative Committee and IA AAP Committee on Immunization. As AAP Iowa Chapter Immunization Representative, Dr. Kaushik has been at the forefront of AAP efforts toward building the Iowa immunization coalition-IA Immunizes and is the chair of the coalition scientific advisory committee and serves on the coalition steering committee. Dr. Kaushik serves as national expert faculty for CDC Project Firstline/American Academy of Pediatrics Infection Prevention and Control ECHO (AAP IPC ECHO) provider education program for COVID-19.
Among her publications, her recent systematic review on SARS-COV-2-associated Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has been cited by World Health Organization Clinical COVID-19 guidance.
Accreditation Statements
MD: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS) through the joint providership of Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences
(DMU) and the Iowa Medical Society. DMU is accredited by IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.- DO: Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences(DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 2-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
- Nurse: Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences is Iowa Board of Nursing approved provider #112. This activity has been reviewed and approved for 1.0 continuing education contact hour(s). No partial credit is awarded.
- Other Healthcare Professionals: This activity is designated for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
EDUCATIONAL GRANTS
No ineligible company provided financial support for this continuing education activity.
DISCLOSURES
The speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals, medical procedures, or devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The activity director is responsible for determining educational content and selecting speakers.
Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have no conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
- Lori Byrd, MS - Activity Director and Planning Committee Member
- Ashlesha Kaushik, MBBS, MD, FAAP - Speaker
- Ryan Roberts - Planning Committee Member
Disclaimer
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only. It is not a substitute for a healthcare provider's independent medical judgment regarding diagnostic and treatment options for a specific patient's medical condition.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 1.00 AOA Category 2A
- 1.00 CE Contact Hour(s)
- 1.00 IBON