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Continuing Medical Education
School of Medicine, UAB |
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Online CME Courses
Course Catalog > Online Courses |
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Hepatitis
C Virus Infection
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Certified for 1 AMA PRA Category
1 Credit™
Co-Sponsored
by
the
University
of
Alabama
School
of
Medicine
Division of Continuing Medical Education and
The Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation
| Release Date:
March 6, 2006 |
Expiration
Date: March 6, 2009
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| TARGET
AUDIENCE: |
| Primary
care physicians |
| OBJECTIVES: |
| Upon completion
of this CME activity, clinicians should be able to: |
- Identify
current indications for screening for hepatitis C virus
infection
- Become
familiar with the different tests used to diagnose hepatitis
C
- Become
familiar with the current management of hepatitis C infection
- Recognize
hepatitis C virus as a cause of acute hepatitis
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| SOURCE: |
| FACULTY: |
Martin
Rodriguez, MD
Clinical Instructor in Medicine
UAB-Montgomery Internal Medicine Residency Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| DISCLOSURE: |
| Dr.
Rodriguez has no commercial affiliations to disclose. |
| CME
PARTICIPATION: |
| To
participate in this program for CME credit, please review
the objectives before beginning the program. Take the course,
complete the case questions and evaluation before March 6,
2009 to receive CME credit. Your certificate will then be
available online. This process should take approximately
60 minutes. |
| ACCREDITATION: |
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The University of Alabama School
of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.
The University of Alabama School
of Medicine 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.
The boards of nursing in many
states, including Alabama, recognize Category 1 continuing
medical education courses as acceptable activities for
the renewal of license to practice nursing.
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| DISCLAIMER: |
| Dosages,
indications, and methods of use of any drug referred to in
this online course may reflect the clinical experience of
the authors, clinical literature, or other clinical resources.
Therefore, please see the full prescribing information before
using any product mentioned. |
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A 46 year-old
male comes to your office for an initial visit. He has
no significant past medical history other than a splenectomy
and blood transfusion after a motor vehicle accident in
the early 1980s. His social history is negative for previous
use of intravenous drugs and high risk sexual behavior.
He takes no medications. On physical exam his vital signs
are within normal limits and there are no abnormal findings.
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