“Climate Change and the Emergence of New Infectious Diseases. A Focus on Candida Auris”

Dates and Times

Start: 5/1/2024 8:00 AM
End: 5/1/2024 9:00 AM

Objectives

• What is Climate Change/Global Warming?
• What are the health impact of Global Warming?
  • Focus on Infectious Diseases
  • One Health

• Candida Auris: What do I need to know about it for clinical care?
• What are the infection control measures we need to prioritize to control this drug resistant high risk pathogen?
• Is the emergence of C. Auris a reflection of the pressure of global warming?
• What changes can we make now to curb these impacts?

Speakers

Accreditation

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ^™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Maintenance of Certification

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 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.