radon: the unknown risk cme series tracey smith, dnp, phcns-bc, ms director of medical student...
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Radon: The Unknown Risk CME Series
Tracey Smith, DNP, PHCNS-BC, MSDirector of Medical Student Education and Community
OutreachDepartment of Family & Community Medicine
SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
Disclosure
This activity is supported by a grant from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
Additional collaborators include the American Lung Association in Illinois, IllinoisPublic Health Association, Illinois Society for Public Health Education, and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
How Many of You Have Been Asked About Smoking at A Doctor’s Visit?
How Many of You Have Been Asked About Radon Exposure at A Physician
Visit?
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What We Don’t Know Makes Us Uncomfortable!
So Why is This?
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CME Series
• Continuing Medical Education• Consists of educational activities which serve to maintain,
develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession.
• CME credits are important to physicians for recertification• CME credits are authorized by the American Medical
Association Physician's Recognition Award and accredited through the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education.
Who Should Take It?
• Health Educators• Respiratory Therapists• Physicians• Nurses
• Mid-Levels (NP, PA)• Radiation Technicians• CHESs• Radon Technicians
CME Series Consists Of?
• 5 modules• Provided by experts in
the field and healthcare providers
• Emphasizes what healthcare providers can do
Credit Given
• AMA PRA Category 1, Contact Hours for nursing, IEMA and general attendance
• Pending: CHES and RT credit• Cost: $5/15 minutes /.25 credits• Entire series is 3.75 credits=
$75.00 charge
Directions
For more information:
SIU School Of MedicineOffice of Continuing Professional
Development217-545-7711
Email: [email protected]