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| Estimated Time of Completion |
45 minutes |
| Description |
Each lesson within the Disease Management Clinical Decisions series includes a related chapter from The Cleveland Clinic Disease Management Project; an interactive case; and an evaluation.
Throughout the interactive case-based lesson, you may proceed to the next question once you answer each question correctly. In addition to allowing you to proceed, the correct answer also reveals the rationale for the answer. |
| Objectives |
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Define community-acquired pneumonia and describe how it differentiates from other types of pneumonia.
- List the pathogens known to be causative agents of pneumonia.
- Explain the pathogenic mechanism of pneumonia.
- Describe the diagnostic workup, risk factor scale, and rationale for hospitalization in community-acquired pneumonia.
- List the medications used to treat community-acquired pneumonia and outline their recommended use.
- Differentiate between empiric and pathogen-specific treatments.
- Discuss the problems of antibiotic resistance and medication use in the outpatient setting.
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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 educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity may be submitted for American Osteopathic Association Continuing Medical Education credit in Category 2. |
Target Audience |
Directed to primary care physicians including family practitioners and internists. |
Activity Director |
William D. Carey, MD
Director, Center for Continuing Education
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio |
Author / Faculty |
W. Jeanne McKibben, MD; George W. Meyer, MD |
Faculty Disclosure |
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 he/she has no relationship which, in the context of their presentation(s), could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
William D. Carey, MD
W. Jeanne McKibben, MD
George W. Meyer, MD |
This CME activity was produced by The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Center for Continuing Education and UNITECH Communications®.
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