UTI: Is It or Isn't It? (On Demand Learning)

Instructions for Completion

Date & Location
Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 6:00 PM - Friday, May 9, 2025, 11:59 PM, Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute, Online

Overview

Welcome & Opening Comments – Dr. Tulikangas and Dr. Kershen

Can I ignore that urine culture?– Dr. Kalpana Gupta, Chief of Infectious Diseases at VA Boston Healthcare System and Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine

Rapid Fire Talks

  • When It Isn’t a UTI – Dr. Kershen
  • Impact of the Pelvic Floor – Laura Robbins
  • Interstitial Cystitis – Dr. Tulikangas
  • Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause - Colleen Mellen
  • Anatomic Causes of a UTI – Shanna Gannon
  • Medical Management of OAB – Dr. Cynthia Leung
  • Surgical Management of OAB – Dr. Elena Tunitsky
  • Nocturia – Dr. Robert Dicks

Q & A


Objectives
As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to:

  1. Differentiate diagnosis of a urinary tract infection.
  2. Utilize a multidisciplinary and clinically integrated model/approach to managing UTIs.
  3. Identify practice gaps and contributing factors related to common misdiagnoses of urinary tract infections.

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (2.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (credits designated as AMA PRA Category 1) (2.00 hours)

Target Audience
Specialties - Primary Care

Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Hartford HealthCare 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.

Physicians: Hartford HealthCare designates this activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  
Nurses: This activity is designated for a maximum of 2.00 ANCC contact hours.
Other Learners: All other learners will receive a Certificate of Participation.  Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education.

ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 2.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.


Additional Information

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations received in writing no less than 5 business days before the course will receive a full refund.  No refunds will be made for cancellations received after that date.  All refunds will be made in accordance with the procedures of the HHC Accounts Payable Department, and may take up to 60 days.  Please send cancellation requests to continuinged@hhchealth.org.


Hartford HealthCare reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 
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