October 4, 2022 Treating Beyond the Surface

Treating Beyond the Surface:

What Providers Need to Know About Treating Wounds Among People Who Inject Drugs

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 from 9:00 am - 10:30 am.

This program will be held online.

This program will explore the evaluation and treatment of complex wounds and related infections associated with injection behavior. Dr. Sara Keely Schultz, MD, FACP, FIDSA will share her perspective as an infectious disease provider at Temple University Hospital and discuss myths and best practices associated with diagnosing complex wound infections, prescribing appropriate antibiotics, escalating care to the hospital, and implementing harm reduction with patient-centered care.

Learning Objective:

• Describe the evaluation and treatment of complex wounds and related infections associated with injection behavior

Presenters:

Sara Keely Schultz, MD, FACP, FIDSA

Current Credit Offered:

CME, & Nursing

Accreditation Information:

CME Program Code: 23257

TARGET AUDIENCE: Medical providers (MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs) and nurses who provide care for people who use drugs.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe the evaluation and treatment for wounds from drug injection.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Drexel University College of Medicine and the Health Federation of Philadelphia. The Drexel University College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement: The Drexel University College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA: This program is eligible for 1.5 credits in Category 2A of the American Osteopathic Association.

NURSING STATEMENT: This nursing educational program is jointly provided by The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) and the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center of the Health Federation of Philadelphia. ANAC is providing 1.5 contact hours for the successful completion of this program. ANAC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. To claim nursing contact hours, attendees must:

• Be registered as a participant.

• Be present during the online participant check-in and for the duration of the activity

• Complete the post training evaluation.

A link to an online survey will be emailed to you after the training. Complete and submit the online survey. The last step of the survey will allow you to download and print a certificate of completion. The deadline to claim contact hours is January 4, 2023.

Individuals in a position to control the content of this educational program are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Any relevant financial relationships must be mitigated by ANAC prior to the presentation and announced to the audience. Presenters will announce any disclosures prior to their educational session. NCPD planning committee members Julie Schexnayder, DNP, PhD, MPH, ACNP-BC, Kristin Walker MSN, CNM, ACRN, and Lane Taylor MPH have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

It is the policy of Drexel University College of Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. Speakers at continuing medical education activities are required to disclose to the audience any relevant commercial interest (which is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients). Any conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the presentation and announced to the audience. The intent of this disclosure is to allow participants to form their own judgments about the educational content of this activity and determine whether the speaker’s commercial interests influenced the presentation. In addition, speakers are required to openly disclose any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Sara Keely Schultz, MD has no financial relationships to disclose.

CME PLANNING COMMITTEE DISCLOSURES: Debra D’Alessandro, MPH, Jennifer Kolker, MPH, and Andrew Best Jr., DPA, MPA, MSS, LSW have no commercial relationships to disclose.

Requirements to receive credits: Continuing education credits will be awarded to those who sign the discipline-specific sign-in sheet, attend the entire program and complete a program evaluation.

FUNDING ACKNOWLEDGMENT: This program is funded in part by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.