Program Description

The goal of this activity is to inform clinicians about environmental exposures on 9/11 and the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program.

Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Identify exposure-related health risks associated with environmental exposures from the WTC site
2. Describe the lessons learned from the 9/11 disaster response
3. Identify patients who are eligible for care under the WTC Health Program

Faculty/Credentials

• Leigh R. Wilson, DO, MPH, Medical Director, Population Health/WTC Clinic, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Rego Park, New York
• Laurie I. Breyer, JD, MA, World Trade Center Health Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, DC
• Dori Reissman, MD, Associate Administrator, World Trade Center Health Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, DC

Origination Date

March 1, 2017

Expiration Date

March 1, 2019

Target Audience

Administrators, CHES Certified Health Educators, Licenses Practical/ Vocational Nurses, MDs, Medical Assistants, Medical Students, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Technicians, Other Health Educators, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Physician Assistants, Program Managers, Registered Nurses

Format

Enduring Material

Contact Information

World Trade Center Health Program
202-245-0625

Accreditation Statements

CME activities with Joint Providers: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Medscape, LLC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the (ACCME®) to provide medical education for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring material for a maximum of .5 CME AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides .2 CNE contact hours.

CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer .1 CEU's for this program.

CPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This program is a designated event for pharmacists to receive .025 CEUs in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 0387-9999-17-114-H04-P Category: This activity has been designated as Knowledge-based.

Once credit is claimed, an unofficial statement of credit is immediately available on TCEOnline. Official credit will be uploaded within 60 days on the NABP/CPE Monitor.

For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer (1.0) CPH recertification credits for this program.

CDC is an approved provider of CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. Effective October 1, 2013, the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) accepts continuing education units (CEU) for CPH recertification credits from CDC. Please select CEU as your choice for continuing education when registering for a course on TCEOnline. Learners seeking CPH should use the guidelines provided by the NBPHE for calculating recertification credits. For assistance please contact NBPHE at https://www.NBPHE.org

Disclosure

In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, our content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters.

Planning committee reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.

Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Medscape, LLC are jointly providing the CNE for this activity.

CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing education activity.

To receive Continuing Education (CE)

Follow these steps to earn CME/CE:

• Read the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures.
• Study the educational content online or printed out.
• Complete the activity
• Complete the Evaluation at TCEOnline
• Pass the posttest at 100% at TCEOnline

FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.

Hardware/Software Requirements

To access activities, users will need:

• A computer with an Internet connection.
• Internet Explorer 8.x or higher, the latest versions of Firefox or Safari, or any other W3C standards compliant browser.
• Adobe Flash Player and/or an HTML5 capable browser may be required for video or audio playback.
• Occasionally other additional software may be required such as PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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