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Dr. Rebecca Mancoll discusses protecting patients with immunizations, screening for other medical conditions, and screening for other cancers.

Educational objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Implement guidelines for vaccination for S. pneumonia
  • Offer Hepatitis C screening in accordance with USPSTF guidelines
  • Refer patients for cervical cancer screening according to current guidelines.

Reading Resources:

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for adults with immunocompromising conditions: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2012; 61:816.
  2.  Chou R, Cottrell EB, Wasson N, et al. Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med 2013; 158:101.
  3. Moyer VA. Screening for cervical cancer: United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2012; 156:880.
  4. Kim DK, Riley LE, Harriman KH, et al. Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older, United States, 2017. Ann Intern Med 2017; 166:209.
  5. US Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for colorectal cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA 2016; 315(23):2564-75. Copyright © 2016 American Medical Association.
  6. Harpaz R, Ortega-Sanchez IR, Seward JF, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prevention of herpes zoster: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep 2008; 57:1.
  7. Hales CM, Harpaz R, Ortega-Sanchez I, et al. Update on recommendations for use of herpes zoster vaccine. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014; 63:729.

Disclosures:

Dr. Mancoll has reported no relevant relationships with any entities producing health care goods or services

All presenters disclosure of relevant financial relationships with any any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients is listed above.  No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded (0.075) continuing education units (CEU) which are equivalent to .75 contact hour.

For your credit transcript, please access our website 4 weeks post-completion at http://ccehs.upmc.com and follow the link to the Credit Transcript page. If you do not provide the last 5 digits of your SSN on the next page you will not be able to access a CME credit transcript. Providing your SSN is voluntary.

Release Date: 9/21/2017 | Last Modified On: 9/21/2017 | Expires: 9/21/2018

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