COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE
OBJECTIVES
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Explain the role of surveillance in
a communicable disease emergency or disaster-response situation and cite
why diseases are reportable to the Department of Public Health
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Demonstrate increased knowledge and
understanding of privacy principles and bioethical issues in everyday
medical practice
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Balance patient privacy rights with
the need for public health information and surveillance
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Discuss the human rights aspects of
pandemic and emergency preparedness
COURSE CREDIT
Deadline for completing the course
is October 31, 2008.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
designates Balancing Your Practice: Protecting the Public Health and
Preserving Your Patients' Privacy for a maximum of 2.5
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
This program meets the criteria of
the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk
management study.
Participants will receive a
confidential report of their examination score. You must receive a score
of 70% or better to receive AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™. A confirmation of credit will be issued at the
end of the course to those who successfully complete the
examination.
The Massachusetts Medical Society
is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
*Presentation 1: The Need for
Public Health Information and Surveillance is designated for 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and Presentation 2:
Privacy Principles and Bioethics of Medical Practice is designated
for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
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COURSE
FEES
Balancing Your Practice:
Protecting the Public Health and Preserving Your Patients' Privacy
course and all associated course materials are available free of
charge. An opportunity to complete an exam and receive AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit for a nominal fee is available at the end of the
course. The course fees are as follows:
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS)
Member: $10 per module credit
Non-MMS member: $20 per module
credit
COURSE FACULTY
Alfred DeMaria, Jr., M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Director, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
State Epidemiologist
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Wendy E. Parmet, Esq.
Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law
Northeastern University of Law
ONLINE DEVELOPMENT
Nancy L. Bennett, Ph.D., Education
Consultant
Kathleen Bellisle, Manager of
Distance Learning, MMS
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COURSE
MATERIALS
While viewing the course you will
have the option to print the slides and transcripts by going under
"documents" in the tabs within the recording window or you download a
copy of the pdf files below.
Presentation 1: The Need for
Public Health Information and Surveillance
Presentation 2: Privacy
Principles and Bioethics of Medical Practice
(Requires free Adobe Reader download)
 
Free Flash download is available at
beginning of course.
DISCLOSURE/COMMERCIAL
SUPPORT
Disclosure
The following faculty have no financial
interests or relationships with commercial manufacturers to
disclose:
Alfred DeMaria, Jr., M.D.
Wendy E. Parmet, Esq.
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Off-label Disclosure:
This course does not include any discussion of
an off-label use of a commercial product or an investigational use not
yet approved for any purpose by the FDA.
Commercial Support
No commercial support was received for this
online program.
Content Disclaimer
The views expressed are not necessarily those of
the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Contact us at continuingeducation@mms.org.
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