Pregnant Women, Immunization

The 2010 Council on Adult Immunization –
Expert Driven Education to Improve
Immunization Success in Adult Populations

A 32-year-old Pregnant Woman
Seeks Advice for Immunization

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Release Date:   June 8, 2011
Expiration Date:   June 8, 2012

 

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Category 1 Credit

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  2. Complete the CME case-based lesson (each question must be answered correctly).
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Estimated Time of Completion: 1 hour

Description
A 32-year-old pregnant Caucasian female with a history of smoking and asthma needs recommendations on Immunizations.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify common patient concerns, lack of awareness, and misconceptions about vaccines and define the role of providers in addressing these gaps.

  2. Discuss the safety and efficacy data related to adult vaccines and summarize ACIP recommendations.

  3. Identify high risk groups indicated for different vaccines.

  4. Implement strategies to appropriately evaluate and prioritize candidates, appropriately considering risk classification and possible contraindications.

Target Audience
This activity is intended for family physicians, internists, infectious disease specialists, and other primary care practitioners.

Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.

Activity Director
Steven M. Gordon, MD, FIDSA, FACP
Chairman, Department of Infectious Disease
Medicine Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Faculty
Susan J. Rehm, MD
Medical Director,
  National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Vice Chair, Department of Infectious Disease
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Council Members
Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, FACP, FAAP
UAMS Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Program Director,
    Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency
Practice Director, Internal Medicine Clinics
Governor, Arkansas Chapter
    American College of Physicians
Little Rock, Arkansas
  Robert A. Monteleone, MD
Delaware State Surgeon
US Army National Guard
Managing Partner
Private Family Practice
Elkton, Maryland
   
Susan J. Rehm, MD
Medical Director,
  National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Vice Chair, Department of Infectious Disease
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

 

Disclosures
In accordance with the Standards for Commercial Support issued by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education requires resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest to ensure CME activities are free of commercial bias.

The following faculty has indicated that she may have a relationship which, in the context of her presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

  Susan J. Rehm, MD  
    Teaching and Speaking: Genentech
    Membership on Advisory Committee or Review Panels: Merck, Pfizer, sanofi-pasteur

The following faculty have indicated that they have no relationship which, in the context of their presentation, could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:

Steven M. Gordon, MD, FIDSA, FACP
Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, FACP, FAAP
Robert A. Monteleone, MD

All other planners, CME staff, and content reviewers, have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education
acknowledges an educational grant for support of this activity from:

Pfizer, Inc.

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