Rounding@IOWA: Talking with Your Patients About Monkeypox

Tuesday, June 7, 2022, 5:00 AM - Friday, June 6, 2025, 11:00 PM

No, it's actually not another variant of SARS-CoV-2.  In this episode we'll learn about Monkeypox: what it is, where it originated, how it's transmitted, diagnosed, and treated  (Recorded 6/2/22)

How to complete this course for credit:

1. Listen to the full podcast episode https://uiowace.libsyn.com/45-talking-with-your-patients-about-monkeypox
2. Return here and register for the activity.
3. Go to 'Course Content and Tests' and complete the 'Attestation of Completion.' Click "Finish Test" after you've answered the question.
4. Follow prompts to complete an evaluation. THIS STEP MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR CERTIFICATE.
5. Download your CE certificate.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.25 hours)

1. Recite the pathophysiology of Monkeypox.
2. Convey to their patients accurate statistics on risk of monkeypox infection, how to stay safe and what to do if a monkeypox infection is suspected.
3. Compare Monkeypox with COVID-19 infections regarding transmissibility, morbidity and mortality.

There is no charge to listen to the podcast, but registration is required to obtain a credit certificate, and there is a $3.75 credit fee (no charge for UI Faculty, Staff and Adjuncts).

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Designation
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this enduring material 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.

Nurses
Effective March 18, 2020, Iowa nurses may use participation in ACCME-accredited education toward their CE requirement for licensure. A certificate of participation will be available after successful completion of the course. (Nurses from other states should confirm with their licensing boards that this activity meets their state's licensing requirements.)

Other Health Care Providers
A certificate of completion will be available after successful completion of the course. (It is the responsibility of licensees to determine if this continuing education activity meets the requirements of their professional licensure board.)

Financial Disclosures
Dr. Gerard Clancy, Dr. Jeffery L. Meier, and the members of the planning committee for Rounding@IOWA have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Resources

Beer EM, Rao VB (2019) A systematic review of the epidemiology of human monkeypox outbreaks and implications for outbreak strategy. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 13(10): e0007791. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007791 

CDC: Monkeypox information for healthcare professionals
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/index.html

CDC: US monkeypox situation summary
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/response/2022/index.html

WHO: Monkeypox information and situation summary
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/monkeypox 

Gerard Clancy, MD
Senior Associate Dean for External Affairs
Professor of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine