Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

presents

Frontiers in Clinical Infectious Diseases Symposium

Online Content: Available March 1, 2025

Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 2005
https://washingtondc.jhu.edu/bloomberg-center/

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

DESCRIPTION

Infectious diseases remain a dynamic and fascinating field replete with new challenges facing outpatient primary care providers and hospital medicine practitioners alike. This program is designed to explore major infectious diseases topics of particular relevance.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, advanced practice providers, and allied health professionals in the fields of emergency medicine, family practice, infectious diseases, internal medicine, and public health. 

OBJECTIVES

After attending this activity, the learner will demonstrate the ability to:

• List new guidelines and emerging approaches for the management of drug-resistant gram negative and gram positive pathogens. Acquire proficiency in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of latent TB infection.
• Describe new strategies and emerging concepts in antibiotic stewardship, antibiotic allergies, and pharmacology of antibiotics.Express comprehensive knowledge of antibiotic resistance, driving factors, and its global impact, to define the problem and appreciate its scope and relevance to primary care.
• Recall new approaches to sexually transmitted infections including prevention, application of emerging diagnostics, and management.
• Discuss new developments in the diagnosis and management and public health approaches to tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria.
• Express comprehensive knowledge of emerging concepts in HIV medicine including the usage of long-acting injectables, management of weight gain and metabolic disease.

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

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

POLICY ON PRESENTER AND PROVIDER DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine that the presenter and provider globally disclose conflicts of interest. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place to identify and mitigate relevant conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made prior to presentation of the education.

American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 13.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

PAs may claim a maximum of 13.75 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. 

The Johns Hopkins University has approved this activity for 13.75 contact hours for non-physicians. 

 

REGISTRATION

Registration cut-off date: May 31, 2025 - 5:00 PM EST

Learners must register and submit full payment prior to the start of the activity. The registration fee includes access to the online content, attendance at the in-person conference, downloadable instructional materials, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, and lunches.

You will receive a confirmation by email from Instructure. If you have not received it within 24 hours of registering, email the Office of Online Education to confirm that you are registered.

The Johns Hopkins University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any activity due to unforeseen circumstances. In this event, the University will refund the registration fee but is not responsible for travel expenses. Additionally, we reserve the right to change the venue to a comparable venue.  Under such circumstances registrants will be notified as soon as possible.

REFUND POLICY

Refunds will only be issued for learners who have not yet acessed the online content. Refunds can be requested no later than 11:59 PM EST on May 29, 2025.

HOW TO OBTAIN CREDIT

Post activity, an online evaluation will be available to attendees to evaluate the activity and individual presentations and to identify future educational needs.  Upon completion of the evaluation, the learner must attest to the number of hours in attendance.  Credits earned will be added to the learner’s transcript and immediately available for print. The last day to access the evaluation and attest to your credits is July 21, 2025. 

 

An outcome survey will be sent to all physician attendees within two months post activity to assist us in determining what impact this activity had on the learner’s practice.

CERTIFICATE

After successfully completing the program, learners will receive a certificate of completion from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Division of Infectious Disease. While not conveying academic credit, it will document the learner’s competency in the knowledge and skills delivered in the program and successful completion of course requirements.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.  Please notify us if you have any special needs.

IN-PERSON TOPICS

In-person didactics and interactive case discussions, including:

• Antimicrobial resistance
• Sexually transmitted infections
• HIV
• Tuberculosis—What's hot
• Pneumonia—from COVID to CAP
• Hepatitis B and C
• Vaccination
• Atypical infections
• Diarrheal illnesses
• Microbiome and GI
• Transplant and Immunosupression

For more course specific information, including the agenda, faculty list, hotel information, parking, and transportatin, please visit https://hopkinscme.cloud-cme.com/InfectiousDiseasesCourseDC.