Principal Faculty
Patricia L. Meinhardt, MD, MPH, MA
Author of Recognizing Waterborne Disease
and the Health Effects of Water Pollution: A Physician Online Reference
Guide and Physician Preparedness for Acts
of Water Terrorism: A Physician Online Readiness Guide accessible
at www.WaterHealthConnection.org
“I have no relevant financial disclosures
to disclose.”
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PC:
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Macintosh:
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Operating System: Mac OS 10.2 and above
Web browser: Safari 1.2 and above, IE 5.2
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Physician Participation
In order to receive CME credits, participants must read each CME
chapter and then complete the corresponding post-tests and evaluation
forms.
CME/MOC Credits
The American College of Preventive Medicine designates this Enduring
Material for a maximum of 22.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent
of their participation in the activity. CME credit can be earned
for the entire course OR for individual sections. Estimated time
to complete
all available CME chapters
is 22 hours. In addition to CME Credits, ABPM diplomates can
earn lifelong learning Maintenance of Certification
(MOC) credits by
participating in this on-line educational activity. This CME
module contains self-assessment exercises at the
end of each CME chapter.
Completion of these CME self-assessment exercises may be used
by ABPM diplomates as a required component of the
lifelong learning
process. The termination date of this CME module is June 1, 2014.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding CME credits or this process, please
contact Jennifer Edwards, Director of Member Services and Development,
at jedwards@acpm.org.
If you have questions regarding MOC credits, please contact Maya
Nath at mnath@acpm.org.
If you experience any technical difficulties with
this CME module or website, please email us at webmaster@waterhealthconnection.org.
CME/MOC Learning Objectives
Chapter 1: Purpose of Physician Readiness
Guide (Max 1.0 CME/MOC
Credit Hours)
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Understand the clinical challenges
that complicate the accurate diagnosis and management
of waterborne disease and the health effects
of acute and chronic exposure to water pollutants
in patients. |
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Describe the importance of medical practitioners
as sources of information and education regarding
water quality and safety to their patients. |
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Identify the important trends that healthcare
providers will face in the future when attempting
to accurately diagnose water-related disease
in their patients. |
Chapter 2: Focus and Key Points of Physician
On-Line Reference Guide (Max 1.0 CME/MOC Credit
Hours)
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Understand the significant trends
in patient use of the Internet to obtain medical
information and the difficulty of locating online
medical resources. |
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Define the important clinical resources necessary
to accurately evaluate and manage water-related
disease resulting from waterborne pathogen and
chemical contaminant exposure in healthy and
susceptible populations. |
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Identify the unique features and informational
resources available for healthcare providers
faced with attempting to diagnose and treat water-related
disease at www.WaterHealthConnection.org. |
Chapter 3: Introduction to the Problem
of Waterborne Disease
(Max 2.0 CME/MOC Credit Hours)
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Recognize the importance of accurate
and conscientious case reporting of waterborne
diseases and water-related disease clusters by
healthcare providers. |
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Identify the most common etiologic agents designated
as the source of waterborne disease outbreaks
in the US during the most recent reporting period. |
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Describe the role that healthcare providers
play in protecting the water quality and safety. |
Chapter 4: Understanding Water Protection
and Water Pollution
(Max 2 CME/MOC Credit Hours)
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Understand the importance of protecting
water resources from pollution and contamination
and of preventing waterborne disease as the best
approach to protecting the public's health. |
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List the four critical types of water pollution
and contamination that may result in water-related
disease that represent the greatest public health
threat in America. |
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Describe the most recent trends in waterborne
illness and water-related deaths from both drinking
and recreational water exposure in the US. |
Chapter 5: Environmental Contaminant Sources
and Exposure Pathways for Microbial and Chemical
Contaminants
(Max 2.0 CME/MOC
Credit Hours)
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Explain the clinical utility of
understanding the different sources of environmental
contamination and the various routes of exposure
that a patient may encounter prior to clinical
presentation. |
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Define the patient susceptibility factors that
are important to consider when assessing environmental
contaminant exposure and illness. |
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Apply this information to improve environmental
exposure history taking technique in a busy clinical
setting. |
Chapter 6: Evaluation and Management
of Waterborne Diseases Resulting from Waterborne
Pathogens
(Max 3.5 CME/MOC Credit Hours)
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Understand the impact of emerging
and re-emerging microbial pathogens in water
and the challenges that these organisms present
to water quality and safety. |
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Identify the major bacterial, protozoan, and
enteric viruses of public health significance
that may be transmissible through contaminated
water. |
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Describe the critical steps necessary to appropriately
evaluate a patient for possible waterborne disease
resulting from microbial pathogen exposure. |
Chapter 7: Evaluation and Management
of Disease Resulting from Chemical Contaminants
(Max 3.5 CME/MOC Credit Hours)
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Describe the problem of chemical
contamination of water reserves in the US and
the potential public health impact of these chemical
contaminants. |
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List the major inorganic and organic chemicals,
disinfectants and disinfectant by-products, and
radionuclides found in water and regulated by
the EPA that have potential human health effects. |
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Summarize the critical steps necessary to appropriately
evaluate a patient for possible water-related
disease resulting from chemical contaminant exposure. |
Chapter 8: Evaluation and Management
of Water-Related Disease in Susceptible Populations
(Max 3.5 CME/MOC Credit Hours)
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Demonstrate an understanding of
the special health needs of susceptible individuals
who are at increased risk for developing waterborne
disease. |
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Identify the types of susceptible patients
who are at increased risk for developing water-related
disease subsequent to exposure to waterborne
pathogens and chemical contaminants in water. |
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Describe the special clinical resources available
for managing and preventing waterborne pathogen
and chemical contaminant exposure and water-related
disease in susceptible populations. |
Chapter 9: Health Risk Communication
and Patient Risk Evaluation for Waterborne Contaminant
Exposure and Water-Related Disease (Max 2.0 CME/MOC
Credit Hours)
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Understand the important role that
healthcare providers play in communicating the
health risk associated with environmental exposure
to waterborne contaminants for the general public. |
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Define the challenges that healthcare providers
face when asked to explain the health risk associated
with environmental exposure to water contaminants. |
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Describe the health risk communication resources
available to medical practitioners that address
water quality and safety including Consumer Confidence
Reports. |
Chapter 10: Clinician Internet Resource
Guide and Search Engine
(Max 1.5 CME/MOC Credit
Hours)
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Understand the clinical challenges
inherent in the evaluation and management of
waterborne disease including the difficulty of
finding updated and current clinical information. |
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Describe the specialized array of water-related
Internet resources included in the Clinician
Internet Resource Guide and Search Engine accessible
at www.WaterHealthConnection.org. |
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Explain the clinical utility of the comprehensive
Internet resources and search engine tools available
at www.WaterHealthConnection.org that address
various health-related aspects of waterborne
disease. |
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