Total Credits: .25 including 0.25 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
In this lecture, you'll learn when antibiotics are appropriate.
Goals & Objectives:
Identify patients to observe and manage symptoms versus initiate antibiotic therapy
Identify indications for urgent referral
Specify when to give antibiotics and when not to
Identify which antibiotics in Missouri are ineffective or causing other issues
List ways to communicate to patients (or parents of patients) why an antibiotic will be ineffective
The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of 0.25 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.
Grievance Policy:
All grievances should be in writing and should specify the nature of the grievance. Initially, all grievances should be directed to MAOPS Executive Director, who will then forward said grievance to the Education & Convention Committee. All grievances will receive an initial response in writing within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, then they can then submit a complaint in writing to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
| Course Materials | 33 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Dr. Megan McBride is board certified in Pediatrics by the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is currently a General Pediatrician with Mercy Clinics Pediatrics – Fenton, in Missouri. She obtained her doctor of osteopathy degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences – College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001. She did her General Pediatrics Residency at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Wetzel Scholar. She is a member of the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Board of Trustees, SLAOPS (past President), and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. McBride is married to Mark Campbell, and they have an 8-year-old son named Harrison. She loves Disney, traveling, and college basketball (Rock Chalk Jayhawk).
Dr. McBride discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.
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