Activity information

The certificate of this course includes 5 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.

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 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Desired Outcomes

  1. Discriminate between inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthropathies
  2. Master the use of basic inflammatory markers in the assessment of cardiovascular risk
  3. Decide if skin and soft tissue rashes are likely to be associated with systemic inflammatory conditions
  4. Determine the progress of treatment in skin and soft tissue infections
  5. Discriminate between pneumonia and non-inflammatory causes of shortness of breath
  6. Discriminate between inflammatory and non-inflammatory colitis and enteritis
  7. Discriminate between inflammatory and non-inflammatory nephropathies
  8. Determine if endocarditis is the cause of your patient’s inflammation
  9. Master the use of basic inflammatory markers in the assessment of cardiovascular risk

Target Audience

This activity is geared to meet the educational requirements of internal medicine residents, family doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.

Core Competencies

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

Format

The presentational method for this activity is Lecture.

Disclosure statement

Commercial Support

There is no commercial support for this activity.

Planners

The planners of this activity have nothing to disclose.

Faculty

Pete Yunyongying, MD, FACP 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.

Launch Date

November 16, 2021.

Expiration Date

This activity is valid for credit through November 16, 2023.