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Protecting Patients Before Travel webinar Wednesday, June 18th @ 1:00pm provided by the NFID

Posted 23 days ago

Our thanks to our PR Event Coordinator/ Education Chairperson, Dr. Denise Makri-Werzen, PUBH:CH HP RN/MT(ASCP) CSN/HT Ph.D. MS BS for sharing that there is a webinar from the National Foundation for Infectious Disease (NFID) on Wednesday, June 18th at 1:00pm. Registration is required. Please see the details below:

"Join the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) for a discussion on the importance of travel vaccines to help protect international travelers. Speakers will review current recommendations for travelers and will share implementation strategies. 

 NFID Medical Director Robert (Bob) H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, will moderate the discussion with NFID President Jeffery A. Goad, PharmD, MPH, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Chapman University School of Pharmacy, and ACIP Member Lin H. Chen, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Travel Medicine Consultant at Mount Auburn Hospital Travel Medicine Center.   

At the conclusion of the activity, participants will be able to:

  • Discuss vaccine recommendations for international travelers

  • Identify successful strategies for implementation of travel vaccine recommendations

 To register please click here.

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

NFID designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

 This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc. NFID policies restrict funders from controlling program content. "