Clostridium difficile Infection

Online Activities

Clostridium difficile Infection in Primary Care: Tackling a Virulent Pathogen

This content for this virtual lecture is derived from a live symposium that was held during Pri-Med East on Saturday, November 8, 2008. This activity is designed to assist physicians in managing patients with Clostridium difficile infection.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Clostridium difficile Infection in Long-Term Care: Tailored Approaches to Management

The content of this virtual lecture, for physicians, pharmacists, and nurses, is derived from a teleconference presented on November 19, 2008. This activity is intended to assist physicians, pharmacists, and nurses in understanding how to manage patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the long-term care setting.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Clostridium difficile Infection: Current Challenges and Controversies

The content of this virtual lecture for physicians, pharmacists, and registered nurses, is derived from materials originally presented at a continuing education satellite symposium on Saturday, October 25, 2008, in Washington, DC. This activity is intended to assist physicians, pharmacists, nurses and other infectious disease specialists in understanding how to manage patients with Clostridium difficile infection.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Clostridium difficile Infection: Tools for Treatment and Prevention

The content of this virtual lecture, for physicians, pharmacists, and nurses, is derived from a teleconference presented on October 8, 2008. This activity is intended to assist physicians, pharmacists, and nurses in understanding how to manage patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Clostridium difficile Infection: Tracking a Virulent Pathogen

The content for this virtual lecture is derived from a live symposium held during the 2009 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Annual Conference. Consisting of four expert presentations and a panel question-and-answer session, this activity is designed to improve competence in the management of patients with Clostridium difficile infection.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Clostridium difficile: Changing Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Treatment

The content of this virtual lecture, for physicians, pharmacists, and registered nurses, is derived from materials originally presented at a continuing education satellite symposium on Monday, April 7, 2008, in Orlando, Florida. This activity is intended to assist physicians, pharmacists, and registered nurses in understanding how to manage patients with Clostridium difficile infection.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Interview With GI Experts: Discussions in Clostridium difficile

This virtual lecture, consisting of three expert presentations and panel discussions, is designed to assist gastroenterologists in managing patients with Clostridium difficile infection.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infection in Acute Care Hospitals: An Expert Interview With Dr. Erik R. Dubberke on Practice Recommendations From SHEA/IDSA

The content of this audio activity, certified for physicians and registered nurses, is intended to assist healthcare professionals in understanding how to manage Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Virtual Lectures/Podcasts

Reducing the Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI): Spotlight on Populations at Risk

This virtual lecture is intended to assist physicians and registered nurses who are involved in the care of patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

Certified for physicians and registered nurses.


Clostridium difficile Infection: Tracking a Virulent Pathogen

The content for this podcast is derived from a live symposium held during the 2009 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Annual Conference. Consisting of four expert presentations and a panel question-and-answer session, this activity is designed to improve competence in the management of patients with Clostridium difficile infection.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Interview With GI Experts: Discussions in Clostridium difficile

This podcast, consisting of three expert presentations and panel discussions, is designed to assist gastroenterologists in managing patients with Clostridium difficile infection.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Print Materials

Clostridium difficile Infection: Best Strategies for Care of Older Adults

The content of this self-study monograph is intended to assist nurse practitioners and registered nurses in understanding how to manage patients with Clostridium difficile infection. The program offers 1.0 hour of credit for nurse practitioners and registered nurses.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease in Long-Term Care: A Focus on Infection Control and Treatment

The content of this self-study monograph, certified for registered nurses, was derived from materials originally presented at a continuing education symposium during the 2007 National Conference of NADONA/LTC in Las Vegas, Nevada. This activity is intended to assist healthcare professionals in understanding how to manage Clostridium difficile–associated disease in patients requiring long-term care.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease in Long-Term Care: A Focus on Infection Control Current Concepts in Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease - Series of 3 Newsletters

This self-study newsletter series provides expert perspective on Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD) and is designed to assist primary care physicians in understanding the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of CDAD. Each issue of the newsletter is certified for physicians.

For more information,
Visit www.RMEI.com/CDADnewsletters

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease in the Long-Term Care Setting: Strategies for Identification, Management and Infection Control

The content of this self-study monograph, certified for medical directors and registered nurses, was derived from materials originally presented at a continuing education satellite symposium during the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) 30th Annual Symposium in Hollywood, Florida. This activity is intended to assist healthcare professionals in understanding how to manage Clostridium difficile–associated disease in patients requiring long-term care.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Current Concepts in Clostridium difficile Infection: A Focus on Recurrent Disease (Volume 2, Issues 1, 2, and 3)

This self-study newsletter series provides expert perspectives in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and is designed to assist primary care physicians in understanding relapsing, recurrent, and severe disease, as well as treatment options for geriatric and pediatric patients.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this series.)


Focus on Clostridium difficile: Surveillance and Infection Control Strategies

The content of this self-study newsletter is intended to assist physicians, pharmacists, and registered nurses in understanding how to manage patients with Clostridium difficile infection.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Management of Increasingly Frequent and Severe Clostridium difficile– Associated Disease

The content of this self-study newsletter was derived from materials originally presented at a continuing education satellite symposium during Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2006. This self-study activity is intended to assist physicians, pharmacists and registered nurses in understanding how to manage patients with CDAD.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)


Spotlight on Clostridium difficile Infection: An Educational Resource for Pharmacists

This article is designed to assist pharmacists in understanding the changing epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and the most current recommendations for disease management.

Certified for pharmacists.


Strategies to Prevent Clostridium difficile Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: An Expert Interview With Dr. Erik R. Dubberke on Practice Recommendations from SHEA/IDSA

This audio activity and journal article are designed to assist healthcare professionals in preventing, detecting, and managing Clostridium difficile infection in acute care hospitals.

(Continuing education credit is no longer available for this activity.)