Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 8:00 AM - Friday, November 16, 2018, 11:59 PM


Program for Ambulatory Care (EM)

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Release Date: November 16, 2015
Expiration Date: November 16, 2018
Each Module is 60 minutes.

TO VIEW THE PRESENTATIONS:
Course content is available by logging into the module website:

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DESCRIPTION

This activity has been designed to help clinicians in ambulatory health systems develop health information technology systems, safety surveillance; improve communication among providers and patients, develop and implement interventions to better prepare and support patients. Performance data on each module will be used to assess the educational impact. This data will be collected by pre test vs. post-test performance.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity is intended for internal medicine residents and practicing internists.

OBJECTIVES

After participating in this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:

• Diagnose and manage medical problems commonly encountered by the practicing internist.
• Identify appropriate practices for prescribing medication.
• Describe acceptable preventive care practices for the practicing internist.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 47 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NOTICE ABOUT OFF-LABEL USE PRESENTATIONS
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/Program for Ambulatory Care may include presentations on drugs or devices, or use of drugs or devices, that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or have been approved by the FDA for specific uses only. The FDA has stated that it is the responsibility of the physician to determine the FDA clearance status of each drug or device he or she wishes to use in clinical practice.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is committed to the free exchange of medical education. Inclusion of any presentation in this program, including presentations on off-label uses, does not imply an endorsement by Johns Hopkins of the uses, products, or techniques presented.

JOHNS HOPKINS STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT
The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own. This enduring material is produced for educational purposes only. Use of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine name implies review of educational format design and approach. Please review the complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combination of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings and adverse effects before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.

INTERNET CME POLICY
The Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is committed to protecting the privacy of its members and customers. Johns Hopkins University SOM CME maintains its Internet site as an information resource and service for physicians, other health professionals and the public. Continuing Medical Education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will keep your personal and credit information confidential when you participate in a CME Internet based program. Your information will never be given to anyone outside of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s CME program. CME collects only the information necessary to provide you with the services that you request.

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FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY AFFECTING CME ACTIVITIES
As a provider approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), it is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME) to require signed disclosure of the existence of financial relationships with industry from any individual in a position to control the content of a CME activity sponsored by OCME. Members of the Planning Committee are required to disclose all relationships regardless of their relevance to the content of the activity. Speakers are required to disclose only those relationships that are relevant to their specific presentation. The following relationships have been reported for this activity:

No speaker has indicated that they have any financial interests or relationships with a commercial entity whose products or services are relevant to the content of their presentation(s).

No planner has indicated that they have any financial interests or relationships with a commercial entity.

Note: Grants to investigators at the Johns Hopkins University are negotiated and administered by the institution which receives the grants, typically through the Office of Research Administration. Individual investigators who participate in the sponsored project(s) are not directly compensated by the sponsor, but may receive salary or other support from the institution to support their effort on the project(s).

HIPAA STATEMENT CONFIDENTIALITY DISCLAIMER FOR CME CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
I certify that I am attending a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine CME activity for accredited training and/or educational purposes.

I understand that while I am attending in this capacity, I may be exposed to "protected health information," as that term is defined and used in Hopkins policies and in the federal HIPAA privacy regulations (the "Privacy Regulations"). Protected health information is information about a person's health or treatment that identifies the person.

I pledge and agree to use and disclose any of this protected health information only for the training and/or educational purposes of my visit and to keep the information confidential. I agree not to post or discuss this protected health information, including pictures and/or videos, on any social media site (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.), in any electronic messaging program or through any portable electronic device.

I understand that I may direct to the Johns Hopkins Privacy Officer any questions I have about my obligations under this Confidentiality Pledge or under any of the Hopkins policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations related to confidentiality. The contact information is: Johns Hopkins Privacy Officer, telephone: 410-735-6509, e-mail: HIPAA@jhmi.edu.

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For CME Certificates, please call (410) 502-9634.
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Office of Continuing Medical Education
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COURSE FORMAT – METHOD OF PARTICIPATION
This enduring material is expected to take one hour per module to complete, with a maximum of 47 modules.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Confirmation/Certificates: (410) 502-9634
General Information: (410) 955-2959
E-mail the Office of CME: cmenet@jhmi.edu

TO OBTAIN CME CREDIT
Once you have successfully completed the module(s) and posttest, click the CME Application Link. Follow the links to the HopkinsCME website where you will register for the appropriate modules and complete the post-activity evaluation. Upon confirmation that you have successfully passed the post-test for the appropriate module(s) you will receive your certificate of credit.

Release Date: November 16, 2015
Expiration Date: November 16, 2018

1. Diagnose and manage medical problems commonly encountered by the practicing internist.
2. Identify appropriate practices for prescribing medication.
3. Describe acceptable preventive care practices for the practicing internist.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.