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5 Things to know about AFM

October 22, 2019 By SPUC

Medscape has released the new CDC Expert Commentary  “5 things to know about AFM.”
Title: 5 Things to Know About Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Expert/Faculty: Janell A. Routh, MD, MHS
Posting Date: October 15, 2019
Link: medscape.com/viewarticle/919704?src=par_cdc_stm_mscpedt&faf=1

Also this month, a paper on AFM was published in Nature Medicine, with main authors from UCSF with CDC as collaborators.
Date: 10/21/19
Type: Journal Article
Title: Pan-viral Serology Implicates Enteroviruses in Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Publication: Nature Medicine
Authors: Schubert RD, Hawes I, Ramachandran PS, et al.

How you can help:
To increase awareness about AFM among healthcare professionals, we need your help to continue to spread the word about AFM:

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  • Post a link to the commentary and the article on your website

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  • Facial Lacerations: Tips & Tricks

    1:00 PM-2:00 PM
    February 4, 2021

    Thursday, February 4, 2021

    Presenter: Alison Kaye MD
    Associate Professor Plastic Surgery
    Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City

    SPUC MEMBERS: CLAIMING CME FOR WEBINAR ENDURING MATERIAL

    • if you have not already done so for a previous webinar, you must create an Ethos Account at https://ocpe.mcw.edu/ before you can claim CME credit for this webinar. Click here for instructions.
    • SPUC Members may claim CME for up to two years after the original posting of the webinar by watching the webinar and scoring 60% or higher on the survey. Log into the Member section, select Archived Weekly Webinars, select the topic for which you wish to claim credit.
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  • Suicidal Ideation in Pediatric Urgent Care

    1:00 PM-2:00 PM
    February 11, 2021

    Thursday, February 11, 2021

    Presenter: Naema Qureshi MD
    Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatrist
    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
    Albany Medical Center
    Trained at Massachusetts General Hospital

    SPUC MEMBERS: CLAIMING CME FOR WEBINAR ENDURING MATERIAL

    • If you have not already done so for a previous webinar, you must create an Ethos Account at https://ocpe.mcw.edu/ before you can claim CME credit for this webinar. Click here for instructions.
    • SPUC Members may claim CME for up to two years after the original posting of the webinar by watching the webinar and scoring 60% or higher on the survey.  Log into the Member section, select Archived Weekly Webinars, then select the topic for which you wish to claim CME.
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  • The Itch That Won’t Go Away: Dermatitis and Other Common Dermatitides

    1:00 PM-2:00 PM
    February 18, 2021

    Thursday, February 18, 2021

    Presenter:
    Stephen R. Humphrey MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Department of Dermatology
    Medical College of Wisconsin

    SPUC MEMBERS: CLAIMING CME FOR WEBINAR ENDURING MATERIAL

    • If you have not already done so for a previous webinar, you must create an Ethos Account at https://ocpe.mcw.edu/ before you can claim CME credit for this webinar. Click here for instructions.
    • SPUC Members may claim CME for up to two years after the original posting of the webinar by watching the webinar and scoring 60% or higher on the survey.  Log into the Member section, select Archived Weekly Webinars, then select the topic for which you wish to claim CME.
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  • Acute & Chronic Abdominal Pain

    1:00 PM-2:00 PM
    February 25, 2021

    Thursday, February 25, 2021

    1:00 PM EST  |  12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

    Presenter:
    Ismaeel Hashemi MD
    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Department of Pediatric & Human Development
    Michigan State UniversityPediatric Gastroenterologist
    Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
    Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Click the link below to register for the webinar:
    https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nBuZSlbXTuyOyhhhHEVAdw
    After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

    **We have changed our preregistration process to ensure that those who participate receive the email information necessary to claim CME credit for participating in the session.**


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    • Complete the survey within 5 days of the webinar and score 60% or better for credit.
    • Credit can only be awarded to those who actively participated in the webinar at the time that it was presented, with the exception of SPUC Members, who have up to two years after the original posting. Log into the Member section, select Archived Weekly Webinars, then select the topic for which you wish to claim credit.
    • Check below after the webinar for the link to complete the post-participation survey and quiz: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AcuteChronicAbdominalPain
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