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Course: Food Insecurity

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: Laura Panko M.D. - Assistant Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.

This episode is Food Insecurity. As always there is free CME credit of up to 0.75 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Define Food Insecurity in Pediatrics and prevalence.
2. Discuss effective patient screening for Food Insecurity.
3. Review effects of Food insecurity on a child's growth and development.

Released: 12/23/2020, Reviewed 12/23/2020, Expire: 12/23/2021

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=22393&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of (0.75) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course: COVID 19 Vaccine - Where are we now?

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: John Williams M.D. - Professor in the Dept. of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: Megan Culler Freeman M.D., Ph.D - Fellow in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.

This episode is COVID 19 Vaccine - Where are we now? As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Review SARS-CoV 2's virology and how it can be applied to vaccine preparation.
2. Discuss Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines that have applied for FDA Emergency Authorization.
3. Discuss how efficacy is measured and what is next in the vaccination creation process for COVID-19

Released: 12/7/2020, Reviewed 12/7/2020, Expire: 12/7/2021

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit: https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=22333&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of (1) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course: Inpatient Management of Children with Down Syndrome

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: Kishore Vellody M.D. - Professor in Dept Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.

This episode is Inpatient Management of Children with Down Syndrome. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Review Downs syndrome incidence and genetics.
2. Review newborn management, testing, potential causes of severe illness and discussion with parents when a child is born with Down syndrome.
3. Review how Down syndrome makes patients higher risk for Respiratory Syncytial Virus causing severe disease.

Released: 12/1/2020, Reviewed 12/1/2020, Expire: 12/1/2021

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=22293&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of (1) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course: Discussion of Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Article

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: Katherine Auger M.D., MSc. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.

This episode is Discussion of Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Article. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Review the figures in the paper Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in the US.
2. Review the reasons for the statistical methods used in the paper Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in the US.
3. Review the implications of the findings in the paper Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in the US.

Released: 9/8/2020, Reviewed 9/8/2020, Expire: 9/8/2021

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=22033&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of (1) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course: The Function of Children as Spreaders in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: Megan Culler Freeman M.D., Ph.D - Fellow in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.

This episode is The Function of Children as Spreaders in the COVID-19 Pandemic. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Reviewed the literature regarding Children spreading the SARS-CoV-2 virus in schools.

2. Review the literature regarding the function of schools in SARS-CoV-2 spread during the COVID-19 pandemic.

3. Review the SARS-CoV-2 R naught and the lockdowns affected it.

Released: 8/24/2020, Reviewed 8/24/2020, Expire: 8/24/2021

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of (1) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course: A Review of Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: Joel Tieder M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Washington

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.

This episode is A Review of Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE). As always there is free CME credit of up to 1.25 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Reviewing the reason for replacing the Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) guidelines with Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE).

2. Review the Lower Risk Brief Resolved Unexplained Events guidelines.

3. Review the Framework for Evaluation of the higher risk infant after an BRUE.

Released: 7/14/2020, Reviewed 7/14/2020, Expire: 7/14/2021

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=21913&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of (1.25) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course: Racism in Medicine Part Two - How is race a social determinant of health?

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: Sylvia Owusu-Onsah M.D. - Assistant Professor in the Dept of Pediatrics, Univ of Pittsburgh

Course Director: Tomar Pierson Brown Esq. - Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusive Excellence, University of Pittsburgh

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.

This episode is Racism in Medicine Part Two - How is Race a Social Determinant of Health? As always there is free CME credit of up to 1.25 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Review how race is a social determinant of health.

2. Review how race is purely a social construct.

3. Review the inequity of under-represented minorities in medicine.

Released: 7/14/2020, Reviewed 7/14/2020, Expire: 7/14/2021

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=21893&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of (1.25) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Please check out the following Podcast for more information on this topic - The Praxis

Course: Racism in Medicine Part One - Critical Race Theory

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: Edwin Lindo J.D. - Assistant Professor for the department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington. Associate director for the Center of Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education (CLIME) at the Univ of Washington.

Course Director: Shaquita Bell M.D. - Clinical Associate Professor for the Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Washington. Medical Director, The Center for Diversity and Health Equity at the Univ of Washington.

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.

This episode is Racism in Medicine Part One - Critical Race Theory. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Review the concept of Critical Race Theory.

2. Review how racism affects medicine.

3. Review difference between prejudice and racism.

Released: 6/18/2020, Reviewed 6/17/2020, Expire: 6/18/2021

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=21874&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of (1) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

THIS EPISODE WAS MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PEDIATRIC OVERFLOW PLANNING CONTINGENCY RESPONSE (POPCoRN) NETWORK

https://www.popcornetwork.org/

Course: Crash Course in Adult Inpatient Medicine - Congestive Heart Failure

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: Nathan McConkey D.O. - Fellow in Cardiology/Electrophysiology at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.

This episode is Crash Course in Adult Inpatient Medicine - Congestive Heart Failure. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Review pathophysiology of adult Congestive Heart Failure.
2. Review Clinical presentation of adult congestive heart failure.
3. Review differential diagnosis and inpatient treatment of exacerbations of adult congestive heart failure.

Released: 4/27/2020, Reviewed 4/27/2020, Expire: 4/27/2021

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

https://cme.hs.pitt.edu/ISER/app/learner/loadModule?moduleId=21673&dev=true

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of (1) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

THIS EPISODE WAS MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PEDIATRIC OVERFLOW PLANNING CONTINGENCY RESPONSE (POPCoRN) NETWORK

https://www.popcornetwork.org/

Course: Crash Course in Adult Inpatient Medicine - Pulmonary

Course Director: Tony R Tarchichi M.D. - Associate Professor in Dept of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh

Course Director: John Kennedy M.D. - Associate Professor in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Course Director: Ahmet Z. Uluer D.O. - Associate Professor in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Disclosures: None

This Podcast series was created for Pediatric Hospitalists or those healthcare professionals who take care of hospitalized children.

This episode is Crash Course in Adult Inpatient Medicine - Pulmonary. As always there is free CME credit of up to 1 AMA category 1 for listening to this podcast and going to the Univ of Pitt site. See the link below.

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Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Review Differences between Asthma in adults and Pediatrics.
2. Review invasive and non-invasive airway procedures for adults with respiratory distress due to COVID-19.
3. Review COPD in adults and acute exacerbation treatments.

Released: 4/13/2020, Reviewed 4/13/2020, Expire: 4/13/2021

If you are new to the Internet-based Studies in Education and Research (ISER) website (which is how you will get your CME credit), you will first need to create an account:

Step 1. Create an Account

https://www.hsconnect.pitt.edu/HSC/home/create-account.do

If you have used the ISER website in the past, you can click on the link below and then log onto in order to complete the evaluation for this training:

Step 2. To access the test for CME credit:

Accreditation Statement:

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

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of (1) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.