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Knowledge Gap: 
The purpose of this activity is to educate healthcare providers with the most up-to-date information on Rapid Diagnostics in Antimicrobial Stewardship.

Target Audience
The target audience includes all healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals who would like to learn about Rapid Diagnostics in Antimicrobial Stewardship and how it pertains to their respective profession.

 
Release and Expiration Dates
6/15/2017 - 6/15/2020

Objectives

1. Describe the clinical utility of MALDI-TOF in AMS practice.
2. Apply the use of PCR-based technology with treating various infections.
3. Explain how procalcitonin testing can lead to more judicious antibiotic use.

Biographical Info

1. Nolte K, Taylor D, Richmond J.  Biosafety considerations for autopsy. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2002;23(2):107-22.
2. CDC. Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories. MMWR 2012;61: Supplement.
3. Biosafety in the Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratory, 5th Edition 2007  (BMBL)
4. Guerrant RL et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2001;32:331-351.
5. Hatchette TF, Farina D. CMAJ. 2011;183:339-344.
6. Lalonde LF et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013;89:892-898.
7. Lee SD, Surawicz CM. MedGenMed. 2001;3:1-5.
8. Connor BA, Riddle MS. J Travel Med. 2013;20:303-312.
9. CDC. Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States. www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/threat-report-2013/pdf/
10. ar-threats-2013-508.pdf. Accessed February 10, 2014.
11. Owens RC, Ambrose PG. Clin Infect Dis. 2005;41:S144-S157.

Speaker Disclosures:
The planners, speakers, moderators, peer reviewers and /or panelists of this CE activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Planners: 
Kim Miller  
Susan Smith Dodson
Mark Jansen

Speaker:
James Newton, MD, FACP
Janis Thompson, MLS, SM, MPH

Peer Reviewers: 
Kim Miller, MCHES

Instructions to obtain credit:

1.       Launch the activity 
2.       Complete the pre-test 
3.       View the entire activity online 
4.       Complete the post-test 
           (must pass the post-test with a score of 80% to receive credit). 
           You may retake the post-test if you do not receive a passing score.
5.       Complete Evaluation 
Print certificate or transcript (Available in the “My Profile” tab).

ANCC Accreditation Statement:
The Office of Continuing Education, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

Learn OnDemand Contact Us:
For information regarding this educational activity or website, please contact

UAMS Office of Continuing Education
4301 W. Markham #525
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-661-7962 Fax: 501-661-7968

ACCME Accreditation Statement: 
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UAMS Office of Continuing Education 
4301 West Markham Street #525 
Little Rock, AR 72205 
Phone: 501-661-7962 Fax: 501-661-7968

Direct Provider Statement 
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement 
The University of Arkansas for Medical Science Office of Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Policy statement

It is the policy of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Continuing Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all provided and jointly provided educational activities.  All individuals who are in a position to control the content of the educational activity (course/activity, directors, planning committee members, staff, teachers, or authors of CE) must disclose all relevant financial relationships they have with any commercial interest(s) as well as the nature of the relationship.  Financial relationships of immediate family members must also be disclosed, if the nature of the relationship(s) could influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content.  The ACCME describes relevant financial relationships as those in any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest.  Individuals who refuse to disclose are disqualified from participation in the development, management, presentation, or evaluation of the CE activity.