Dr. Rebecca Mancoll discusses protecting patients with
immunizations, screening for other medical conditions, and screening for other
cancers.
Educational objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be
able to:
- Implement guidelines for vaccination for S. pneumonia
- Offer Hepatitis C screening in accordance with USPSTF
guidelines
- Refer patients for cervical cancer screening according to
current guidelines.
Reading Resources:
- Centers
for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Use of 13-valent pneumococcal
conjugate vaccine and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for
adults with immunocompromising conditions: recommendations of the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Morb
Mortal Wkly
Rep 2012; 61:816.
- Chou
R, Cottrell EB, Wasson N, et al. Screening for hepatitis C virus infection
in adults: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task
Force. Ann Intern Med 2013; 158:101.
- Moyer VA. Screening for
cervical cancer: United States Preventive Services Task Force
recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2012; 156:880.
- Kim
DK, Riley LE, Harriman KH, et al. Recommended Immunization Schedule for
Adults Aged 19 Years or Older, United States, 2017. Ann Intern Med 2017;
166:209.
- US Preventive Services
Task Force. Screening for colorectal cancer: US Preventive Services Task
Force recommendation statement. JAMA 2016; 315(23):2564-75. Copyright ©
2016 American Medical Association.
- Harpaz
R,
Ortega-Sanchez IR, Seward JF, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prevention of
herpes zoster: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm
Rep 2008; 57:1.
- Hales
CM, Harpaz
R, Ortega-Sanchez I, et al. Update on recommendations for use of herpes
zoster vaccine. MMWR Morb
Mortal Wkly
Rep 2014; 63:729.
Disclosures:
Dr. Mancoll has reported no relevant relationships with
any entities producing health care goods or services
All presenters disclosure of relevant financial
relationships with any any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or
distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients
is listed above. No other planners, members of the planning committee,
speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a
position to control the content of this education activity have relevant
financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation Statement:
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates
this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded
(0.075) continuing education units (CEU) which are equivalent to .75 contact hour.
For your credit transcript, please access our website 4
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Release Date: 9/21/2017 | Last Modified On: 9/21/2017 | Expires: 9/21/2018
