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ForwardGateway Medical Society Provider Healthcare Symposium
Target Audience
Healthcare professionals from hospitals, health systems, clinics, medical groups and policy makers; also, anyone with an interest in eliminating health disparities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Learning Objectives
To understand the effects of COVID-19 vaccine on the population especially in the African American population.
To understand the effects of Flu and COVID-19 can potential have on the African American Population.
To understand treatment options for COVID-19 and the effect on the African American Population.
To understand how to interpret the Data collected concerning COVID-19.
Additional Information
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 2020 Conference Handout (003) APPROVED.pdf | 130.25 KB |
Saturday, December 5, 2020
11:00 am - 11:05 am Welcome remarks
Lisa Issac, MD
President, Gateway Medical Society
11:05 am-12:05 pm COVID-19 Physician Updates
Virginia A. Caine, MD
Director and Chief Medical Officer
Marion County Public Health Department
Bicentennial Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Indiana University School of Medicine
12:05 pm-1:05pm Using Data to Understand the Pandemic’s Impact in Allegheny County
Bob Gradeck
Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center
University of Pittsburgh Center for Social and Urban Research
1:05 pm-1:20pm Questions from audience
1:20pm Closing Remarks
Anita Edwards, MD, MBA, FAAP
Program Chair, Gateway Medical Society
1:30pm Adjournment
Faculty Disclosure:
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity including members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, and/or content reviewers have disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.
The following relevant financial relationships were disclosed:
Virginia Caine, MD.-Speaker Bureau Gilead & Glaxo Smith Kline
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation and credit designation statements
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and Gateway Medical Society. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 2.5 contact hour.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 2.50 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 2.50 Attendance