Emerging Infections in Clinical Practice and Public Health

Format: Live Webinar

This activity is planned and hosted by the University of Minnesota Department of Medicine.

Preventing, controlling and treating emerging infections have become an essential focus for clinicians, infection control and public health practitioners, and laboratorians. The 2021 conference will provide new insights and new approaches to controlling COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases. This continuing education conference in its 27^th year, provides a forum for authoritative presentations and discussions on the epidemiology, prevention and control of infectious diseases

1. Understand and defuse vaccine hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines
2. Discuss clinical challenges associated with COVID-19
3. Describe the applications of CRISPR/Cas9 for treatment of infectious diseases
4. Discuss mRNA vaccines under development

Credit Designation Statements

American Medical Association (AMA)
The University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
This activity is awarded up to 5.25 ANCC contact hours.

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
This activity is eligible for 5.25 ACPE contact hours. Pharmacists must ensure that their profile in CE Portal includes their NABP # and month and date of birth; this is the information OCPD will use to upload completion data to The Monitor®. OCPD will complete the upload within four weeks of the conclusion of the activity. Due to required limits on reporting data to the Monitor, failure to include this information may prevent your completion data from being uploaded to the Monitor.

American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PACE Credit for this event will be provided by the UMN Medical Laboratory Sciences Program using the ASCLS CE Organizer.

Other Healthcare Professionals
Other healthcare professionals who participate in this CE activity may submit their statement of participation to their appropriate accrediting organizations or state boards for consideration of credit. The participant is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.

Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel your registration, the registration fee, less a $50 administrative fee, will be refunded if we receive a two-week notice prior to the activity. No refunds will be made after that. 

UMN Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD) and/or our partner in providing the activity reserves the right to cancel any activity due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event the activity is cancelled, registration fees will be refunded. UMN OCPD and/or our partner in providing the activity is not responsible for any travel-related costs, charges, or expenses, including but not limited to fees assessed by airline, travel, or lodging agencies.

Special needs can be indicated when registering for an activity. If you missed the special needs field, please email [email protected] with your special needs request as well as the activity you will be attending. Please note requests cannot always be honored on-site.

It is the policy of the University of Minnesota Office of Continuing Professional Development to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. All individuals who have influence over activity content are required to disclose to the learners any financial relationships with an ineligible company (formerly known as a commercial interest). Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to mitigate any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure information for each presenter, course director, and planning committee member will be shared with learners prior to the start of the course. Persons who fail to complete the disclosure in advance of the course are not eligible to be involved in this course.

Member Information

Role in activity

Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)

Ruth Lynfield, MD
MN Dept of Health

Co-Director

Nothing to disclose

Susan E Kline, MD, MPH
University of Minnesota

Course Director

Nothing to disclose

Craig J Bierle, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Richard N Danila, PhD
Epidemiology Consultant
Minnesota Department of Health

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Emily R Harrison, MD
Children's Minnesota

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Stacy Holzbauer, DVM, MPH
Minnesota Department of Health

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Zeke J McKinney, MD, MPH, MHI, FACOEM
Program Director
HealthPartners

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

William F Pomputius III, MD
Infectious Disease Consultant
Children's Minnesota

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Radha Rajasingham, MD
University of Minnesota

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Jose Romero, MD
Arkansas Department of Health

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Wendy M Smith, MD
Mayo Clinic

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Ryan W Stevens, PharmD, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
Mayo Clinic - Rochester

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Andrew Thompson, MD

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Paschalis Vergidis, MD
Mayo Clinic

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Lynn Bahta, BSN, MPH, CPH
Minnesota Dept of Health

Faculty, Nurse Planner

Nothing to disclose

Dimitri Drekonja, MD
Chief, Infectious Disease Section, Minneapolis VA
Minneapolis VA Health Care System

Faculty, Planning Committee Member

Nothing to disclose

Mark R. Schleiss, MD
Professor
UMN Medical School

Faculty, Planning Committee Member

Consulting Fee-Moderna Vaccines

Kimberly Varejcka Boeser, PharmD
Pharmacy Supervisor, System ID & Antimicrobial Stewardship
M Health Fairview

Pharmacist Planner

Nothing to disclose

Pritish K Tosh, MD
Mayo Clinic

Planning Committee Member

Nothing to disclose

Abinash Virk, MD
Mayo Clinic

Planning Committee Member

Nothing to disclose

Friday, November 19, 2021