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Chair
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Mark R. Schleiss, MD
Minnesota American Legion and Auxiliary Heart Research Foundation Professor
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Faculty
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Karen Fowler, DrPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
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Pablo J. Sánchez, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Nationwide Children’s Hospital - The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Divisions of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Director, Clinical & Translational Research (Neonatology)
Center for Perinatal Research
The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
Virtual Chair
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Shannon A. Ross, MD, MSPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Editor
Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner
Peer Reviewer
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
CME / ABIM MOC / CE
Congenital Cytomegalovirus: Looking Toward the Future
- Authors: Mark R. Schleiss, MD; Karen Fowler, DrPH; Pablo J. Sánchez, MD; Shannon A. Ross, MD, MSPH
- CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 10/31/2023
- Valid for credit through: 10/31/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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Credits Available
Physicians - maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.75 ABIM MOC points
Nurses - 0.75 ANCC Contact Hour(s) (0.25 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology)
You Are Eligible For
- Letter of Completion
- ABIM MOC points
Target Audience and Goal Statement
This activity is intended for infectious disease specialists, obstetricians/gynecologists, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, primary care physicians, nurses, and other clinicians who treat patients with or at risk for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV).
The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to be informed of advancements in CMV research and vaccine updates.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will:
- Have increased knowledge regarding the
- CMV prevalence, burden, and symptom presentation
- Factors associated with CMV serostatus
- Diagnosing CMV during pregnancy and in newborns
- Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
- Appropriately educate patients on risk-reducing strategies
- Diagnosing CMV during pregnancy and in newborns
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Medscape, LLC requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to Medscape policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.
Chair
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Mark R. Schleiss, MD
Minnesota American Legion and Auxiliary Heart Research Foundation Professor
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Faculty
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Karen Fowler, DrPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
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Pablo J. Sánchez, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Nationwide Children’s Hospital - The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Divisions of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Director, Clinical & Translational Research (Neonatology)
Center for Perinatal Research
The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
Virtual Chair
-
Shannon A. Ross, MD, MSPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Heersink School of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Editor
Compliance Reviewer/Nurse Planner
Peer Reviewer
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
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For Physicians
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Congenital Cytomegalovirus: Looking Toward the Future
CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 10/31/2023
Valid for credit through: 10/31/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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