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*UPDATED REGISTRATION INFORMATION*
Please note, as of November 7, 2019, this class is full.
However, we are accepting Wait-List registrations.
Please email alohaidconference@gmail.com to be added to the Wait-List.
CONFERENCE INFORMATION:
This conference is intended for physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals.
AGENDA OVERVIEW:
12:00-12:30 PM Registration/Lunch
12:30-1:30 PM Sheldon Kaplan, MD
"Impact of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Pneumococcal Infections in Children"
1:30-2:00 PM Sarah Park, MD
"Measles: We Thought We Had It Beat"
2:00-2:15 PM BREAK
2:15-2:45 PM Marian Melish, MD
"New From the Infectious Disease Literature"
2:45-3:15 PM Natascha Ching, MD
"Congenital Infections: Toxoplasmosis and Syphilis in Hawai'i"
3:15-3:30 PM BREAK
3:30-4:15 PM Raul Rudoy, MD, MPH
"Immunizations 2019"
4:15-5:00 PM Clinical Cases Discussion and Workshop
OBJECTIVES:
1. Interpret the epidemiology, clinical features, prevention and management of patients with Measles.
2. Implement the most recent recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of congenital infections.
3. Recognize the impact of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Pneumococcal Infections in Children.
4. Identify new Perspectives in the Pediatric ID literature.
5. Recognize changes in the immunizations schedule and develop a rational approach to answer common parental concerns regarding immunizations.
6. Apply strategies to improve inter-professional collaboration to increase pediatric vaccination rates.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
In support of improving patient care, Hawai‘i Pacific 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.
Hawai‘i Pacific Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ for physicians. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Hawai‘i Pacific Health designates this live activity for 4.0 contact hours for nurses.
Hawai‘i Pacific Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is assigned JA Universal Activity Number (UAN) JA4006398-0000-19-030-L04-P and is accredited for 4.0 contact hours for attendance at the entire CE session. This activity is assigned JA Universal Activity Number (UAN) JA4006398-0000-19-030-L04-T and is accredited for 4.0 contact hours for pharmacy techs.
Keynote Speaker: Sheldon Kaplan, M.D.
•Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Chief Infectious Disease, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
FACULTY:
•Marian Melish, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, University of Hawai`i, John A. Burns School of Medicine
•Natascha Ching, M.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Hawai`i, John A. Burns School of Medicine
•Sarah Park, M.D. State Epidemiologist. Chief, Disease Outbreak Control Division Hawaii Department of Health
•Raul Rudoy, M.D., M.P.H. Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, University of Hawai`i, John A. Burns School of Medicine
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Please email alohaidconference@gmail.com.