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Mpox: The Ongoing Global Outbreak

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Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide health professionals with a review of the global outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), emphasizing the epidemiology, clinical features, treatment, and public health strategies for preventing infection and limiting spread of the outbreak.

Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

  • Outline the epidemiology and background of mpox globally and in the United States.
  • Describe the transmission, clinical presentation and course of mpox disease.
  • Recognize, assess and manage a patient with suspected mpox.
  • Apply appropriate patient isolation precautions and promote public health measures designed to prevent the spread of mpox.

Pharmacy Technician Learning Outcomes 
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

  • Outline the background and clinical features of mpox disease.
  • Describe measures to diagnosis, treat, and prevent mpox virus infections.

About the Author/Presenter 
John M. Leonard, MD, Professor of Medicine Emeritus, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, completed his post-graduate clinical training at the Yale and Vanderbilt University Medical Centers before joining the Vanderbilt faculty in 1974. He is a clinician-educator and for many years served as director of residency training and student educational programs for the Vanderbilt University Department of Medicine. Over a career span of 40 years, Dr. Leonard conducted an active practice of general internal medicine and an inpatient consulting practice of infectious diseases.


Audience/Accreditations and Approvals 
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details): 
Dental AGD Code: 149, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician

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