Program Overview

You are invited to a Medical Detectives™ CME-certified series of interactive, online case-based learning opportunities designed to improve childhood immunization rates.

Faculty
Jay M. Lieberman, MD
Activity Chair
Chief of Infectious Disease, Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, California
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine

Sharon G. Humiston, MD, MPH, FAAP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York

S. Michael Marcy, MD
Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Foundation Hospital,
Panorama City, California
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
University of Southern California and University of California
Los Angeles Schools of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

Clinical Advisor
Carol L. Hondorf, MS, APRN, BC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Golisano Children’s Hospital
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York

Release Date: July 18, 2006
Credit Expiration Date: December 1, 2007

Educational Goals
• Recognize barriers to effective pediatric immunization in the primary care practice setting
• Implement successful strategies for improving immunization rates in their own clinical practice
• Close treatment gaps specific to existing disparities in immunization rates across the variety of primary care practice settings

Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and SCIOS Continuing Education (CE). The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation of Credit
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine designates each case for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Case 1 has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1 Prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins 07/18/06. Term of approval is for one-year from this date, with option for yearly renewal.

Case 2 has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1 Prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins 10/12/06. Term of approval is for one-year from this date, with option for yearly renewal.

Case 3 has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1 Prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins 12/01/06. Term of approval is for one-year from this date, with option for yearly renewal.

These activities are each approved for 1.2 NAPNAP contact hours, of which 0.3 are pharmacology (Rx) content.

These continuing medical education activities have been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and are acceptable for up to 1 AAP credit each. This credit can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Disclosure
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support. Faculty disclosure information will be made available during each patient case activity.

Faculty members are also expected to disclose to participants any discussion of
off-label and/or investigational use of pharmaceutical products or devices.