This CME online activity is designed to address the topic of influenza in children. It discusses transmission, risk factors, complications and prevention, with a specific focus on prevention of infection by immunization. The activity is a case study with a real-life scenario with CME questions nested within the case presentation.

NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS: The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course should take approximately 1 hours to complete.

COST: $20.00 for the average learner. Participants living in emerging nations receive a 50% discount or can register for free. See our International Pricing Page for details.

OVERALL LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Effectively communicate the risks of influenza infection to children and their adult contacts
2. Effectively communicate the benefits of vaccination against influenza
3. Administer influenza vaccine to indicated patients with a resulting decrease in influenza infection rates
4. Develop a strategy for offering influenza vaccination to all eligible patients within the traditional vaccination season

METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:

Registrants participate in the learning process by answering interactive multiple choice questions that are dispersed throughout the case presentation. You must answer a question correctly in order to continue through the course. If you answer a question incorrectly, you will be prompted to try again.

In order to earn credit, physicians must complete the entire educational activity before the termination date (see above). Non-physicians may register for the course but are not eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Instead, non-physicians will earn a certificate of participation after successfully completing the course before its termination date.

COMBINATION OF MEDIA USED:

This internet enduring material is a case-based, interactive presentation comprised mainly of text, interactive questions, and images. A variety of media, including video clips, audio clips, and Flash animation, may be presented. Links to any necessary plugins are provided when necessary, but no plugins are required for general use of the CME website, and you may skip the multimedia presentation(s) within the course if you choose.

back to the top

MARC GRELLA, MD Course Director

Marc J. Grella, MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and a member of the Pediatric Group Practice at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He is a graduate of Amherst College, Class of 1989, and New York Medical College, Class of 1993. He completed his pediatric residency at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Grella has published in the area of pediatric infectious disease. His interests include newborn and adolescent care and AD(H)D. All of Dr. Grella’s clinical time is spent in direct patient care, both inpatient and outpatient. DISCLOSURE: Reported no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities.

back to the top

ELIZABETH BARNETT, MD Reviewer

Elizabeth D. Barnett is Professor of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center and Director of the International Clinic at Boston Medical Center. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at Boston City Hospital and Children’s Hospital Boston, and her fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Boston City Hospital. Her interests are in general pediatric infectious diseases, routine and travel vaccines and vaccine safety, immigrant and refugee health, and tropical medicine. She is the Director of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program at Boston Medical Center, a Site Director for the Boston site of the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, and the author, with Patricia F. Walker, of the textbook Immigrant Medicine. DISCLOSURE: Intercell and Sanofi Pasteur: Research Support in Travel Vaccines, Dengue Novartis: Honorarium for Travel Vaccines

ALLEN LAPEY, MD Reviewer

Dr. Allen Lapey is Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital. DISCLOSURE: Reported no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities.

back to the top

SANJIV CHOPRA, MD Planner

Dr. Sanjiv Chopra is Professor of Medicine and Faculty Dean for Continuing Medical Education at Harvard Medical School and Senior Consultant in Hepatology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. In his role as Faculty Dean for Continuing Education, Dr. Chopra provides oversight and leadership of the Department and oversees the academic development of our programs. Dr. Chopra is an experienced clinician, researcher, and educator. In his research roles, he has served both as a principal investigator as well as co-investigator. He has more than 120 publications and five books to his credit, addressing topics in disease states, patient care, and leadership. Dr. Chopra’s teaching experience is extensive, and he has won numerous teaching awards for his work with medical students, residents and physicians. Currently, he directs and speaks at 10 multiday CME courses, nine of which are through HMS. For his full bio, please click here. DISCLOSURE: Reported no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities

ANDI LONG, EDM Planner

Andi Long directs the Department of Continuing Education’s Distance Learning group, which offers a variety of online continuing medical education programs to health care professionals around the world. Andi develops strategies for new pilot programs and systematically rolls out new distance learning initiatives and has a leadership role in IT planning and other online processes for HMS DCE. She oversees the day-to-day operations of each distance learning activity and ensures ACCME compliance across all enduring programs. She has had the privilege of working with hundreds of Harvard Medical School Faculty members to develop high-quality, engaging online programs that physicians in more than 170 countries have taken part in. Andi earned her Ed.M. in Technology, Innovation, and Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and graduated from Bridgewater State College, summa cum laude, with a degree in English. Her professional interests focus on teaching and learning with new technologies and online course development. DISCLOSURE: Reported no relevant financial relationships with commercial entities

back to the top

NUMBER OF CREDITS: 1 

The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course should take approximately 1 hours to complete.

Within 2 weeks of completing the course, you will receive your certificate via email.

Click the image to view a sample of the certificate

back to the top