Activity information

The certificate of this course includes 1 CME credits. To complete the course you need to pass all quizzes. Only participants with an active Pro Membership will be able to claim CME. If you want to claim CME too, please upgrade to a Pro Membership.

⚠️ ATTENTION! This course will be discontinued and removed from the platform at the end of its credit term. Please complete the course before May 26, 2022.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of CME Consultants and Medmastery GmbH. CME Consultants is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

CME Consultants designates this online enduring material activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Desired Outcomes

  1. Recognize the most common symptoms of COVID-19
  2. Identify risk factors for severe disease or mortality from COVID-19
  3. Appreciate the basic microbiological features of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and how they relate to infection and possible future therapeutics
  4. Track the progression of COVID-19 over time in patients with mild, moderate, and severe illness
  5. Recognize potential non-respiratory complications associated with COVID-19 infection

Target Audience

This activity is geared to meet the educational requirements of Intensive Care Residents, Intensivists, Internal Medicine Residents, Internists, Hospitalists, Intensive Care Residents, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners.

Core Competencies

This activity encompasses the following desirable physician attributes: Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Professionalism, Practice-Based Learning & Improvement, and Systems-Based Practice.

Format

The presentational method for this activity is Lecture.

Instructions for participation

Each participant must watch all the video lessons, successfully pass all quizzes of this activity with a grade of 70% or higher and complete a post-evaluation form. Once completed, your certificate will be made available immediately for download. If you receive a score of 69% or less, you may retake the quiz until successful.

Hardware and software requirements

Medmastery requires a modern Web browser (Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google Chrome) and the latest version of Adobe Flash. Moreover, a PDF-Reader is required in order to view certain downloads. For questions or technical support, please contact [email protected].

Disclosure statement

Planners

The following planners for this activity have stated they have no relevant financial relationships: Franz Wiesbauer, MD, MPH; Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD; Jessica Caporuscio; Asha Daigle; Clemens Lang, MD; Tori O’Daniel; Laura Pacey, PhD; Jessica L. Phillips, MD; Anna Wonnerth, MD; William T. Choctaw, MD, JD; Harold D. Damuth, Jr., MD; Lester Holstein, MD; Michael Marchiano, MD; Nancy Williams; and Priscilla Graham.

Faculty

Franz Wiesbauer, MD, MPH has nothing to disclose. The course content has been peer-reviewed for content validity and found to be evidenced-based, fair, balanced, and free from commercial bias.

Privacy statement

Medmastery is committed to protecting the privacy of personal and other information of its members. Medmastery will not release personally identifiable information to a third party without the individual’s consent, except such information as is required for reporting purposes to the ACCME. Medmastery will keep your personal and credit information confidential when you participate in a CME Internet-based program. Medmastery collects only the information necessary to provide you with the services that you request. Additional information regarding Medmastery’s Privacy Policy can be viewed at: https://www.medmastery.com/privacy-policy

Launch Date

May 26, 2020.

Expiration Date

This activity is valid for credit through May 26, 2022.