Providers/Grant Support
Supported by an education grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.
Credits Available
- Physicians – maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- Physician Associates — maximum of 0.25 AAPA Category 1 CME Credits
- Nurses — 0.25 Nursing Contact Hours
All other healthcare professionals completing this course will be issued a statement of participation.
Target Audience
This initiative is designed to address the professional needs of NPs, PAs and nurses involved in the care of adult patients.
Program Overview
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is increasingly recognized as a key source of respiratory illness in older adults. In a 2022 Call to Action, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) noted approximately 177,000 RSV-related hospitalizations each year in older adults, adding that patients ages 65 and older carry a much larger RSV-associated mortality burden than do children. Continuing education that brings clinicians on the front lines of preventative primary care up to speed on RSV immunization recommendations for adults and strategies for increasing vaccination rates in this population can contribute to an improved rate of coverage—and ultimately fewer adverse respiratory outcomes.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this education, learners will be able to:
- Summarize key aspects of current ACIP recommendations for RSV vaccinations in older adult patients, including patients at increased risk for severe RSV
- Review the most recent efficacy and safety data on FDA-approved RSV vaccines
- Identify underlying causes of vaccine fatigue and vaccine hesitancy
Faculty
Mary Koslap-Petraco DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Stony Brook University School of Nursing
Stony Brook, New York
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented by Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center and QDcme. Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation
Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center designates this activity for 0.25 nursing contact hours. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Disclosures of Conflict of Interest
The "Policy on Identification, Mitigation, and Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships" at Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center mandates that all individuals, including faculty, who have control over content in CME/CE activities, must disclose any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies*, or the absence of such relationships, from the past 24 months to the audience. Any individual in control of content who refuses to disclose, or their disclosed relationships prove to create a conflict of interest will be recused.
All financial relationships of individual(s) in a position to control the content of this CME/CE activity has been identified and mitigated prior to this educational activity.
*The ACCME defines an ineligible company as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Mary Koslap-Petraco DNP, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, FAANP does not have any relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies during the past 24 months.
Núria Waddington Negrão, PhD does not have any relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies during the past 24 months.
Sapana Panday, MPH does not have any relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies during the past 24 months.
Una Hopkins, DNP does not have any relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies during the past 24 months.
Instructions for Participation and Credit
There are no fees for participating in and receiving CME credit for this enduring activity. To receive CME credit participants must:
- Read the CME/CE information and faculty disclosures.
- Participate in the online activity.
- Submit the evaluation form.
Certificates will be immediately available to the participant.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center requires that faculty participating in any CME activity disclose to the audience when discussing any unlabeled or investigational use of any commercial product or device not yet approved for use in the United States.
Disclaimer
This activity is designed for educational purposes. Participants have a responsibility to utilize this information to enhance their professional development to improve patient outcomes. Conclusions drawn by the participants should be derived from careful consideration of all available scientific information. The participant should use his/her clinical judgment, knowledge, experience, and diagnostic decision-making before applying any information, whether provided here or by others, for any professional use.
Contact Information
For CME questions please contact: [email protected]