Clinical and Public Health Approaches to Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Diagnosis, Management, and Reporting in California

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PST

This 1 hour event is intended to provide an overview of diagnosis, management, and public health reporting of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a serious neuroinfectious disease syndrome affecting primarily children.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

1. Recognize Acute Flaccid Myelitis's common presenting features.
2. Apply Acute Flaccid Myelitis's diagnostic criteria.
3. Interpret basic do's and don'ts of Acute Flaccid Myelitis management.
4. Report suspected Acute Flaccid Myelitis cases to public health authorities.

The Stanford University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
The Stanford University School of Medicine 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.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to [email protected].

Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: http://lane.stanford.edu/portals/cultural.html

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Megan Morton
     Title: CME Compliance Coordinator
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Ph: (650)-497-8554
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Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.