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EVENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Discuss the public health importance of the investigations presented.
  2. Describe the EIS officers’ role in the development of investigational studies presented.
  3. Describe the epidemiologic methods used during the EIS officer’s investigations.
  4. Identify the limits on conclusions from available data.
  5. Discuss any unresolved issues related to the EIS officer’s investigation.
  6. Describe control and prevention recommendations based on investigation results.
  7. Discuss the collaboration between laboratory and epidemiology disciplines.
  8. Describe the importance of inter-professional collaboration in public health, the field and emergency response.

 ACCREDITATION STATEMENT:

Jointly Accredited Provider. Interprofessional Continuing Education

In support of improving patient care, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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. 

CME:  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE:  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 21.25 nursing contact hours.

CEU:  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 2 CEU’s for this program.

CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 22.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 0. CDC provider number 98614.

AAVSB/RACE: This program was reviewed and approved by AAVSB RACE program for 25 hours of continuing education. Participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program if you have any comments or concerns regarding this program’s validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession. 

For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 25 CPH recertification credits for this program. 

DISCLOSURE:

  • In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use.
  • CDC, our planners, and presenters wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
  • Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use with the exception of Dr. Kahn’s discussion on the Group B Strep vaccines. She will be discussing the investigational maternal Group B Strep vaccines as context for the analytical approach she developed.
  • CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.

Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)

To receive continuing education (CE) for CM4767- 2024 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference (In person & Virtual) please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps before May 27, 2024.  

Complete the activity.

Complete the Evaluation at www.cdc.gov/GetCE.

FEES: There are no fees for CE.

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