Vaping Associated Lung Injury
Course Overview
The EVALI outbreak is recent and relatively sudden,
taking the respiratory community off guard. There is an urgent need to educate
the community to 1. Recognize the problem, 2. Report cases to CDC, and 3.
Clinically manage the patients to recovery and to prevent recurrent exposure.
Faculty
David
C. Christiani, MD, MPH, MS
Elkan
Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public
Health
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
Intended Audience
Physicians and other health care professionals
Objectives
After participating in this activity, you should be able to:
- To recognize the epidemiology of the EVALI epidemic of 2019
- To become familiar with the clinical presentation and pathology of EVALI
- To articulate the toxicology of putative culprits
- To review and recognize the regulatory history of E-cigs and vaping
Accreditation and Credit Information
Accreditation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this enduring internet activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
MOC Approval Statement
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties ("ABMS") ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Maintenance of Certification ("MOC") Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory , this activity has met the requirements as an MOC Part II CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards:
Allergy and Immunology
Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Medical Genetics and Genomics
Nuclear Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistant (NCCPA).
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 1.25 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
You must complete the exam at the end of the course to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Course Fees
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Physician Member: $25.00
MMS Resident/Student Member: $0.00
Non-Member Physician: $56.25
Non-Members Resident/Student: $12.50
Allied Health Professional/Other: $20.00
Format & Estimated Time to Complete: Video, 1.25 hours
Activity Term
Original Release Date: May 13, 2020
Review Date (s): N/A
Termination Date: May 13, 2023
System requirements:
Desktops/Laptops
Windows 10
Mac OSX 10.6 higher
Most modern browsers including:
IE 11+
Firefox 18.0+
Chrome latest version
Safari 12+
Mobile/Tablet
iOS devices beginning with OS version 10 or higher (includes, iPhone, ipad and iTouch devices)
