Reemerging Infectious Conditions Online CME
Infectious disease continuing medical education
Recognizing it is step one. Knowing what to do next is everything.
If you see a case of measles, latent tuberculosis, rubella, candidiasis or congenital syphilis, will you know what to do? Clinicians are seeing a resurgence of infectious conditions many have rarely encountered in practice. Patients have questions and concerns about vaccines. This online infectious conditions helps you stay ahead of both—at your own pace and from wherever you learn best.
Turn uncertainty into confident clinical decisions.
This isn’t a typical lecture-based course. In a roundtable-style format, expert faculty respond to participant-style questions, share real-world case studies and personal experiences and challenge each other with the kinds of clinical questions that come up in practice.
- Diagnose, manage and treat outbreaks
- Climate and emerging threats
- Cutting-edge prevention
- Addressing patient concerns
- And more
Recognizing it is step one. Knowing what to do next is everything.
If you see a case of measles, latent tuberculosis, rubella, candidiasis or congenital syphilis, will you know what to do? Clinicians are seeing a resurgence of infectious conditions many have rarely encountered in practice. Patients have questions and concerns about vaccines. This online infectious conditions helps you stay ahead of both—at your own pace and from wherever you learn best.
Turn uncertainty into confident clinical decisions.
This isn’t a typical lecture-based course. In a roundtable-style format, expert faculty respond to participant-style questions, share real-world case studies and personal experiences and challenge each other with the kinds of clinical questions that come up in practice.
- Diagnose, manage and treat outbreaks
- Climate and emerging threats
- Cutting-edge prevention
- Addressing patient concerns
- And more
Learning Objectives
Identify and assess reemerging infectious diseases in primary care using current epidemiologic data, structured exposure histories, and evidence-based diagnostic and management strategies.
Develop patient-centered care plans that integrate prevention, vaccination guidance, public health principles, community resources, and equitable communication strategies.
Apply diagnostic testing, antimicrobial stewardship, infection-control, and escalation-of-care principles to guide appropriate treatment, referral, and notification of public health authorities
Integrate surveillance, early outbreak detection, and outpatient infection prevention practices into primary care workflows to reduce transmission and support timely public health response.
Use complex case-based reasoning to manage uncertainty, address misinformation, and support risk mitigation for patients and communities affected by reemerging infectious disease events.
Sessions with details
Peter Ziemkowski, MD, FAAFP
Module 1: Vaccine-Preventable Disease Resurgence, Measles Readiness, and Vaccine Confidence Santina Wheat, MD, MPH, FAAFP; James Bigham, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Peter Ziemkowski, MD, FAAFP
Review why measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases are returning, how to recognize measles from prodrome to rash, current MMR routine, catch-up, and travel recommendations, and a four-step approach to vaccine conversations built on trust.
Module 2: TB, Outpatient Infection Prevention, Reporting, and Public Health Coordination Amanda Norwood, DO, MPH; Michele Kowalski-McGraw, MD; William Nettleton, MD, MPH
Differentiate latent TB infection from active TB, choose among short-course LTBI treatment options, apply updated isolation guidance, and learn what to report and when, and how your local health department can help.
Module 3: STI Updates, Syphilis in Pregnancy, HIV Prevention, PrEP, nPEP, and DoxyPEP Amy Wiser, MD, FAAFP, IBCLC, MSCP; Kevin Wang, MD; Nyasha George, MD
Normalize sexual health conversations with the CDC's 5 Ps, identify candidates for doxyPEP, apply universal syphilis screening in pregnancy, and compare oral and injectable PrEP and nPEP options. Includes case-based panel discussion.
Module 4: Climate-Sensitive, Waterborne, Travel-Related, and Tick-Borne Infectious Diseases, Including Tetanus Ben Showalter, MD; Erika Austhof, PhD; Sky Blue, MD; Tiffany Leonard, MD, FAAFP; Benjamin Silverberg, MD
Explore how a warmer, wetter climate is shifting waterborne, mosquito-borne, tick-borne, and fungal infections, plus tetanus risk after storms. Learn which exposure questions to ask and when to escalate care.
Module 5: Complex Case Integration and Practice Implementation Ben Showalter, MD; Amanda Norwood, DO, MPH; Amy Wiser, MD, FAAFP, IBCLC, MSCP; Peter Ziemkowski, MD, FAAFP
Work through four cases (a child with fever, cough, and rash; a positive TST after travel; STI and HIV prevention counseling; and a febrile returned traveler) to tie diagnosis, infection prevention, reporting, and communication together.