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Infectious Disease
Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas
8-Night Southeast Asian Cruise Conference
from Hong Kong to Singapore
October 23 - 31, 2012
BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
13.5 AAFP Prescribed Credit(s)
14 Contact Hours
Fees: Physicians - $695
Other Professionals - $450.00
Cancellation Policy for Course
30-days-None; 7-29 days-50%; 7 days or less-100%
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| Faculty |
Dr. Tan is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOMP). At NEOUCOMP, he is co-course director of the Infection and Immunity Course and vice-chair of the Infectious Disease Section of the Principles in Medicine Course. Dr. Tan is Medical Director of Summa Physicians Infectious Disease at Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio, where he is also a Clinical Physician, Infectious Diseases and HIV. Dr. Tan is board certified in infectious disease and internal medicine. He obtained his medical degree from the Northeastern Universities College of Medicine and completed his residency training at Summa Health System. He then completed a fellowship in Infectious Disease at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.
Dr Tan is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA). He is the Membership Chair and Vice President for the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Physicians and has also been appointed to the ACP Membership Management Advisory Committee.
Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.
| Target Audience |
Primary Care Physicians, Nurses, NPs, PAs
| Program Purpose / Objectives |
- Determine history of cosmetic procedures and decisively diagnose and treat associated infections
- Diagnose and treat sexually transmitted disease
- Discuss infectious disease case studies
- Diagnose and treat MRSA
- Discuss new therapeutic options and length of treatment for pneumonia
- Appropriately recommend influenza vaccination and treatment
- Discuss management, drug interactions and various disease patterns of HIV
- Discuss the pathophysiology of Hepatitis B,C and D along with testing and prevention modalities
- Be able to accurately diagnose TB and effectively isolate patients and administer therapy to patients’contacts
- Combine different medications to fight MDR infections
- Identify the presenting symptoms of the most common biological weapons agents
- Properly diagnose sepsis and treat appropriately
- Diagnose vaginitis
- Infectious Complications of Aesthetic Medicine
- Vaginitis/Cervical Cancer
- STDs
- Case Studies in STDs
- MRSA: Asian Perspective
- Pneumonia: Asian Perspective
- Influenza: Our Greatest Public Health Hazard
- HIV Update
- Infectious Hepatitis
- Tuberculosis
- Travel Medicine for Physicians
- Nosocomial Infections: A Threat to Emerging Nations
- Bioterrorism
- Sepsis
Key Applications:
- Apply update guidelines in treatments of STDs.
- Recognize and treat atypical infections associated with aesthetic medicine and cosmetic procedures.
- Utilize new diagnostic criteria and treatment options for MRSA infections, pneumonia, and influenza.
- Educate patients how to prepare for international travel.
- Apply new treatment guidelines and diagnosis of TB, HIV, and Hepatitis
- Recognize and diagnose life-threatening bioterrorism infections, nosocomial infections, and sepsis
| Accreditation |
Accreditation: Continuing Education, Inc is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation: Continuing Education, Inc designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Creditstm. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.Accredited status does not imply endorsement by Continuing Education, Inc/University at Sea or ANCC of any commercial products displayed or used with an activity.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
| Cruise Itinerary |
DATE |
PORT OF CALL | ARRIVE |
DEPART |
Tue Oct 23 |
Hong Kong, China | - |
6:00pm |
Wed Oct 24 |
Xiamen, China | 11:00am |
8:00pm |
Thu Oct 25 |
At Sea Cruising Lectures 9:00am – 12noon, 1;30pm – 4:30pm |
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Fri Oct 26 |
Manila, Philippines | 8:00am |
6:00pm |
Sat Oct 27 |
Boracay, Philippines | 8:00am |
6:00pm |
Sun Oct 28 |
At Sea Cruising Lectures 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
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Mon Oct 29 |
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | 7:00am |
4:30pm |
Tue Oct 30 |
At Sea Cruising Lectures 8:00am – 12noon |
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Wed Oct 31 |
Singapore | 8:30am |
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