ACTIVITY INFORMATION
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Expiration Date: December 31, 2009
Activity Code: 09HC08-DE01
Sponsor
Sponsored by the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach Education. This activity is supported by an educational grant from NJDHSS Division of HIV/AIDS Services through a MOA titled “Education and Training for Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals in the Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS.”
Grantor Acknowledgement
This activity is supported by an educational grant from NJDHSS Division of HIV/AIDS Services through a MOA titled “Education and Training for Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals in the Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS.”
Target Audience
This activity is designed for physicians and nurses, and for other health care professionals in New Jersey who are involved in the care of persons with HIV/AIDS and others at risk of infection.
Statement of Need
An estimated 424,000 persons in the United States, aged 12 or older injected heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines or other stimulants during 2005. These needles and syringes are usually shared with other injection drug users, which may result in the transmission of infectious diseases and skin and bone infections.
This article is designed to increase knowledge among healthcare professionals about the common diseases which may be acquired through injection drug use (IDU), and the screening and patient education that could reduce the transmission of disease among individuals who inject drugs.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this learning activity, the reader should be able to:
- List common routes of injection for drug use.
- Identify diseases which can be transmitted through injection drug use (IDU).
- Discuss the role of Staphylococcus aureus in soft tissue infections.
Method of Instruction
Participants should read the learning objectives and review the activity in its entirety. After reviewing the material, complete the self-assessment test consisting of a series of multiple-choice and True/ False questions.
Upon completing this activity as designed and achieving a passing score of 70% or more on the self-assessment test, participants will receive a credit letter and the test answer key four (4) weeks after receipt of the self-assessment test, registration, and evaluation materials. Estimated time to complete this activity as designed is 1.0 hour.
Accreditation
Physicians:
UMDNJ–Center for Continuing and Outreach Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UMDNJ–Center for Continuing and Outreach Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 hour of AMA PRA category 1 credit™. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
Nurses:
UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is awarded 1.0 contact hours. (60 minute CH.)
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13780.
Review
The activity was prepared in accordance with the ACCME Essentials. This activity was reviewed for relevance, accuracy of content, balance of presentation, and time required for participation by Patricia C. Kloser, MD, MPH, FACP. This activity was reviewed for relevance, accuracy of content, balance of presentation, and time required for participation by Bonnie Abedini, RN, MSN; Mary C. Krug, RN, MSN, APN-C; and Ella Shaykevich, APRN, MSN,MPA.
Faculty
Debbie Y. Mohammed, MS, MPH, APRN-BC, AACRN, is an Advanced Practice Nurse, providing care and treatment to PLWHA and is Project Director for Targeted Rapid HIV Testing at University Hospital, Newark. She serves as Vice Chair of the Priority Setting Committee at Newark EMA and President of ANAC-NJ. She may be reached at mohammdy@umdnj.edu.
Patricia C. Kloser, MD, MPH, FACP is Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine and Public Health, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and School of Public Health; and Medical Director, Division of AIDS Education, UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach Education.
Faculty Disclosure Declarations
The following have no financial relationships to disclose: authors: Debbie Y. Mohammed, MS, MPH, APRN-BC, AACRN, Patricia C. Kloser, MD, MPH, FACP; editor: Kimi Nakata, MSW, MPH and field testers: Bonnie Abedini, BSN, MS; Mary C. Krug, RN, MSN, APN-C; and Ella Shaykevich, APRN, MSN,MPA.
Off-Label Usage Disclosure
This activity does not contain information
of commercial products/devices that are
unlabeled for use or investigational uses
of products not yet approved.
Disclaimer
The views expressed in this activity are those of the faculty. It should not be inferred or assumed that they are expressing the views of NJDHSS-Division of HIV/AIDS Services, UMDNJ, or any manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. The drug selection and dosage information presented in this activity are believed to be accurate. However, participants are urged to consult the full prescribing information on any agent(s) presented in this activity for recommended dosage, indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and adverse effects before prescribing any medication. This is particularly important when a drug is new or infrequently prescribed.
Copyright© 2008 UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach Education. All rights reserved including translation into other languages. No part of this activity may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from UMDNJ-Center for Continuing & Outreach Education.
Editor’s note:
Following the American Medical Association guideline, UMDNJ-CCOE will list trade names with capital letters but will no longer note ® and T status of medications, as the US Federal Dilution Trademark Act does not require these designations in publications. |
