Launch date: October 23, 2008 Termination date: October 23, 2010

An interactive online continuing education course for primary care clinicians, nurses and pharmacists.

“The course was interactive and had cases that I certainly see in the office. It was not only easy to use but actually fun as so many important resources were there at my fingertips.” – Michelle Barron, MD
 

OBJECTIVES

 Improving Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections is a free, interactive case-based on-line learning experience that will enhance your ability to:
  • Describe four consequences of the overuse of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections
  • Apply the principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of acute bronchitis, acute sinusitis, pharyngitis and acute otitis media
  • Develop practical strategies to adopt appropriate antibiotic use within your practice.

INSTRUCTIONS

 You may choose to take the course for credit (CME, CNE, or AAFP).

The course has six sections. You must complete each section. Within each section, however, you may choose to complete the pediatric case, adult case or both.

To take the course:

  1. Register with TRAIN, the distance-learning resource for public health. (If you have already registered with TRAIN, you can just sign on at the Member Login and proceed to Step 2).
  • Go to TRAIN (not part of the Get Smart Colorado Web site).
  • From the left column, click "Create Account."
  • Follow the instructions to create your TRAIN account.
  1. Select the course, Improving Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Infections.
  • Select "Course Search" from the buttons at the top of the page or select "By Course ID." Enter 1015038 to take the course.
  • Select the "Registration" tab.
  • Select your credit type and organization (or no credit).
  • Click "Launch" to start the course.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

 You will need:

FACULTY
  • Katherine Anderson, MD – University of Colorado Denver, Primary Care Fellow
  • Deborah Chapman, PA-C – Doctors Care
  • Doug Fish, PharmD – University of Colorado Denver, School of Pharmacy
  • Sunny Linnebur, PharmD – University of Colorado Denver, School of Pharmacy
  • Lon McQuillan, MD – University of Colorado Denver, Primary Care Fellow
  • Linda Shimoda, RN – Littleton Pediatric Medical Center

Disclosure: Members of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment planning team and faculty members have no commercial interests or relationships to disclose. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 This Continuing Education activity is Jointly Sponsored by the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care Office of Continuing Education (CFMC OCE) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

          

 

Grateful acknowledgement is given to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for an unrestricted educational grant in support of this on-line education activity.

CME: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of the CFMC OCE and CDPHE. CFMC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CFMC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CFMC has no financial responsibility for this activity.

 CNE: CFMC is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 1 contact hour to be awarded. AAFP: This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1.5 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins 10/31/08. Term of approval is for two-years from this date, with the option for yearly renewal. ACPE: The University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This application-based program has been accredited for 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) and assigned the ACPE number: 008-999-09-014-H01-P. To receive CE credit, participants
must complete the evaluation and receive a score of at least 70% on the post-test. CE statements of credit will be mailed within 6 weeks of completion of the post-test. Initial release (for pharmacists) 5/1/2009; expiration 10/23/2010.

Contact Get Smart Colorado with questions or comments at:
 GetSmartColorado@state.co.us
303-692-2459

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