Program Description:
From the July 2012 issue of The Clinical Advisor: Evaluating and managing pediatric food allergy. An approach involving primary-care clinicians, and specialists—including allergists, gastroenterologists, nutritionists, and counselors—is crucial.
Activity Objectives:
- Name the most common allergenic food in the United States.
- List symptoms associated with an immunoglobulin-E-mediated hypersensitivity response.
- Identify the pediatric food allergies that are typically not outgrown.
- Name the vaccines that are contraindicated in egg-allergic patients.
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Credits
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Type
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Accreditation Statement
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Designation Statement
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0.50
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AAPA Category I CME Credit
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This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Enduring Material Programs and for Commercial Support of Enduring Material Programs.
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This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 0.50 hours of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of July 2012. Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period.
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0.50
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CE for Nurses
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Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.50 contact hours of credit. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Faculty:
Cathy C. Ruff, MS, PA-C
Associate Professor
Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program
Department of Pediatrics
University of Colorado at Anschutz Medical Center
Aurora, Colorado
Disclosures:
The author has no relationships to disclose relating to the content of this article.
Accredited Provider:
Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education and American Academy of Physician Assistants
CME credit earned by Physician Assistants on myCME.com or through The Clinical Advisor is provided by Haymarket Medical. That is the name you should search for when entering your information on the NCCPA site.
Instructions:
The Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.50 contact hours of credit. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Post-tests must be completed and submitted online. You must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken to obtain credit.
This program has been reviewed and is approved for a maximum of 0.50 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. Approval is valid for one year from the issue date of July 2012. Participants may submit the self-assessment at any time during that period.
Post-tests must be completed and submitted online. PAs may register at no charge at www.myCME.com. To obtain 0.50 hour of AAPA Category I CME credit, you must receive a score of 70% or better on each test taken.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution
set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.
MACINTOSH® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20
MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands
of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.