Enduring Material

• Apply strategies for incorporating evidence into clinical practice
• Utilize recommendations from current clinical guidelines

• Discuss major vaccine preventable diseases
• Identify opportunities to immunize when able

• Nuvance Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• Nuvance Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• Nuvance Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 Nursing Contact Hour(s). Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn up to 1.00 ABPath MOC (Lifelong Learning (Part II) Points in the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABPath MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery's Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABTS credit.

Dr. Stephen J. Scholand explores advancements in vaccine technology, such as mRNA and high-dose vaccines for elderly populations, and their role in combating preventable diseases. He emphasizes ambitious global health goals like eradicating rabies deaths by 2030 and increasing flu vaccination rates among seniors. Historical insights and data illustrate vaccine efficacy, including the eradication of smallpox and control of rabies. The presentation highlights public health challenges like racial disparities in vaccination rates, immune senescence, and accessibility barriers. Statistical analysis underscores the need for education and innovative solutions to improve global vaccination coverage and health equity.

• Infectious Disease - 1 Hour(s)

Stephen J. Scholand, MD has disclosed a financial relationship with one or more ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients:

• Sanofi Pasteur - Speakers Bureau - Relationship Has Not Ended
• Grifols - Advisory Committee Member - Relationship Has Not Ended
• Pfizer - Speakers Bureau - Relationship Has Not Ended

Any financial relationship that was found to be relevant has been mitigated.

• Nuvance Health is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians.

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12/26/2024