Where
This is an online event.Contact
Kate Smith, MD, MPHDelaware Academy of Medicine and the Delaware Public Health Association
302-733-5571
ksmith@delamed.org
Continuing Medical Education
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of Delaware and the Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association. The Medical Society of Delaware is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Medical Society of Delaware designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
It is the policy of the Medical Society of Delaware to comply with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education. In keeping with these standards, all faculty participating in continuing medical education provided by MSD are expected to disclose to the activity audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentations.
Joint providership of CME by MSD in no way implies endorsement of any product or service.
This activity is not supported by commercial funding.
2020 Communicable Disease Summit
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Communicable Disease Summit will be held entirely virtually this year, and communicable disease will be discussed in the context of the pandemic. The event will be moderated by Dr. Rick Hong, Medical Director of the Delaware Division of Public Health.
Agenda
8:20 - 8:30 am
Welcome / Housekeeping
8:30 - 9:00 am
Update on Delaware Health
Karyl T. Rattay, MD, MS
Director, Division of Public Health, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
9:00 - 10:00 am
COVID-19: Global Health & Global Response
David Henderson, MD, FSHEA, FIDSA, FACP
President, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
10:00 - 10:10 am
Break
10:10 - 11:00 am
COVID-19: Immunity and Vaccines
Marci Drees, MD, MS, FACP, DTMH
Infection Prevention Officer & Hospital Epidemiologist, ChristianaCare
11:00 - 11:40 am
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
Neil Rellosa, MD
Pediatric Infectious Disease, Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
11:40 - 11:50 am:
Break
11:50 am - 12:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Communicable Disease in the Time of COVID-19
Kelly Gardner, RN; Senior Infection Prevention Manager, Bayhealth
Tim Bowers, MS, CIC, FAPIC, CPHQ; Infection Prevention Manager, ChristianaCare
Neil Rellosa, MD; Pediatric Infectious Disease, Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children
Marci Drees, MD; Infection Prevention Officer & Hospital Epidemiologist, ChristianaCare
James T. Talbott, MPA; Director, Immunization Program & Vaccines For Children Program, Division of Public health, Delaware Department of Health & Social Services
Conference Costs
If you are a health care provider, the $20 cost of your admission includes the cost of continuing education credits. Non-health care providers, as well as residents and students, will only be invoiced $10 if they register but do not attend and/or do not cancel 7 days before the beginning of the conference.
Cancellations made 7 days or more in advance of the event date, will receive a 100% refund minus applicable fees. Cancellations made less than 7 days from the event will not receive a refund, and may be blocked from attending future events.