REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Global Health Course
May 5, 2014 through May 30, 2014
2014 LIVE GLOBAL HEALTH COURSE AGENDA:
The Global Health Course is offered in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and consists of four separate weeks, running from May 5 through May 30, 2014. The goal of this Course will be to provide participants with preparatory guidance and the hands-on experience required for the ASTMH Certificate of Knowledge Examination. The Live Global Health Course modules will include didactic lectures as well case presentations, classroom discussions, simulation scenarios, and laboratory sessions. The complete Global Health Course curriculum has been designed to cover all core topics required for the ASTMH Certificate of Knowledge Examination. To meet ASTMH certification exam requirements, week 3 and week 4 of the LIVE Global Health Course modules PLUS all seven Online Global Health Course modules must be completed.
· Immigrant and Refugee Health May 5, 2014 - May 9, 2014 Lectures
· Tropical and Travel Medicine May 12, 2014 - May 16, 2014 Lectures
· Operationalizing Global Health May 19, 2014 - May 23, 2014 Hands-On Activities (Required for ASTMH Exam)
· Operationalizing Global Health May 27, 2014 - May 30, 2014 Hands-On Activities (Required for ASTMH Exam)
2014 LIVE GLOBAL HEALTH COURSE LOCATION:
Location details to be announced.
CME ACCREDITATION:
The University of Minnesota is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Minnesota designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. The determination of the number of credits is pending review of the final agenda. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. Other health care professionals who participate in this CME activity may submit their Statements of Attendance to their appropriate accrediting organizations or state boards for consideration of credit. The participant is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.
2nd Live Course Option…
Asian Clinical Tropical Medicine Course Bangkok, Thailand July 1 - July 10, 2014
ACTMC Optional Extension at the Angkor Hospital for Children Siem Reap, Cambodia July 10-July 13, 2014
Online Course…
1: Introduction to Health Care for Immigrant and Refugee Population
2: Disaster Response and Clinical Medicine in Resource-Limited Settings
3: Public Health and Noncommunicable Diseases in Developing Countries
4: Parasitic Infections
5: Bacterial, Mycobacterial (TB), and Fungal Infections
6: Viral Infections
7: Travel Medicine
COURSE CONTACT:
University of Minnesota - Department of Medicine - Global Health Pathway WEB SITE
