Diseases of Poverty Online Course, 2nd Edition, Continuing Education Information

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Target Audience

This course is broadly designed for healthcare professionals, and students of the healthcare professions, who are engaged in diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Time Required to Complete Course

Course participants on average should expect approximately 10 hours are required to complete this course and final examination.

Computing Requirements

The following are the minimum computing requirements for participating this course. Students must have ready access to and be functionally proficient with:

• A personal computer with an up-to-date operating system and ample memory for downloads
• A web browser, preferably the most up-to-date version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari
• Applications capable of opening Microsoft Word documents and of viewing PDFs
• An Internet connection, preferably high speed

Successful Completion

The following are the minimum requirements for successfully completing the course:

• Complete pretest
• Complete all readings and interactive in course content
• Complete post-test with a minimum score of 80%
• Complete evaluation
• Complete course credit claims form if registered for continuing education

Competency Objectives

At the completion of this INMED course learners will be able to:

• Review the most prevalent and generally unfamiliar diseases associated with poverty
• Describe a useful rationale for collecting clinical information and making diagnoses
• Restate the particular challenges of chronic dieases in low-resource settings
• Analyze the utility of syndrome management protocols

Continuing Education

Physicians Continuing Education

Institute for International Medicine is accredited by the Missouri State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Institute for International Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Accreditation Launch Date: September 01, 2019

Course Accreditation Renew Date: September 01, 2022

ACCME Enduring Materials Definition and Requirements

No commercial support received.  No relevant financial relationships with ACCME – defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.

There is no conflict of interest for anyone with the ability to control the content of this activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals

An AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ certificate of completion will be issued for completing this program. Certificates may be submitted to applicable State Boards for recognition.

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