COCA Conference Calls

October 28, 2009

COCA Conference Calls - TOMORROW and FRIDAY!

● Diabetes and Influenza (both Seasonal and H1N1): What Clinicians need to Know
● Overview of CDC Guidance on Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities (2009 H1N1 Influenza)
● Continuing Education Credit/Contact Hour Information

COCA Conference Call - Diabetes and Influenza (both Seasonal and H1N1): What Clinicians need to Know

Continuing Education Credits/Contact Hours (CME, CNE, CEU and CHES)
are available for this COCA Conference Call!
Diabetes and Influenza (both Seasonal and H1N1): What Clinicians need to Know
Speakers: Suchita Lorick, DO MPH ; Pamela Allweiss, MD MPH; Kristina Ernst BSN

Date: TOMORROW! Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time: 3:00-4:00 PM ET

Call-in number: 800-857-4785
Passcode: 2578516

The PowerPoint Presentation will be available on the COCA website on October 29th: http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp.

Objectives:

After this activity, the participants will be able to:
1. Identify the type of vaccines and antiviral coverage that are appropriate for people with diabetes
2. Describe the key sick day rules health care providers should emphasize to people with diabetes

COCA Conference Call - Overview of CDC Guidance on Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities (2009 H1N1 Influenza)

Continuing Education Credits/Contact Hours (CME, CNE, CEU and CHES)
are available for this COCA Conference Call!

Overview of CDC Guidance on Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities (2009 H1N1 Influenza)
Speakers: Arjun Srinivasan, MD; David Weissman, MD

Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

Call-in number: 800-857-4785
Passcode: 7119244

The PowerPoint Presentation will be available on the COCA website on October 30th: http://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/callinfo.asp

Objectives:
After this activity, the participants will be able to:
1. Identify updates and revisions to CDC interim guidance on infection control measures to prevent 2009 H1N1 flu transmission in healthcare facilities.
2. Understand approaches and importance for facilities to have a comprehensive plan with regard to respiratory protection which is practical.
3. Describe specific recommendations within this guidance including promoting and administering H1N1 vaccine as well as seasonal flu vaccine.

Continuing Education Credit/Contact Hour Information

Continuing Education guidelines require that the attendance of all who participate in COCA

Conference Calls be properly documented. ALL Continuing Education credits/contact hours (CME, CNE, CEU and CECH) for COCA Conference Calls are issued online through the CDC Training & Continuing Education Online system http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/.
Those who participate in the COCA Conference Calls and who wish to receive CE credit/contact hours and will complete the online evaluation within 30 days use the course code EC1265. Those who wish to receive CE credits/contact hours and will complete the online evaluation between 31 days and one year from the date of the call will use course code WD1265. CE certificates can be printed immediately upon completion of your online evaluation. A cumulative transcript of all CDC/ATSDR CE’s obtained through the CDC Training & Continuing Education Online System will be maintained for each user.

PURPOSE: To enhance clinicians knowledge of emerging or re-emerging threats, their effects on human populations and medical evaluation and management of these threats.

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity provides 1 contact hour.

CEU: The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU's for this program.

CECH: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is a designated event for the CHES to receive 1 Category I contact hour in health education, CDC provider number GA0082.

Please remember that if you cannot participate in the live COCA Conference Call, you can still get CE credit/contact hours! Simply download the PowerPoint and follow along with the audio file, both of which will both be posted on the coca website after the call and then complete the on-line evaluation within a year http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/.

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