Congenital Syphilis
Target Audience:
Family physicians, specialist physicians, medical resident, nurses, and nurse practitioners.
All other allied healthcare professionals are encouraged to attend.
This presentation has passed, to access the recording e-mail amanda.galambos@usask.ca
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Delivered over Zoom
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Recognize clinical manifestations of congenital syphilis
- Describe standard workup for syphilis exposed and likely infected infants
- Formulate a management plan for the infant exposed or infected with syphilis
- Describe best practices for managing syphilis during pregnancy with intent to prevent vertical transmission
- Recognize when to refer to an Infectious Disease Specialist
Presenter:
Rupeena Purewal MD,FAAP, FRCPC
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan
No cost to attend!
For more information contact Amanda Galambos; amanda.galambos@usask.ca
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This presentation will be recorded and sent to registered participants. We encourage learners to attend the live event, however, reviewing the recording is a possibility not to miss out on valuable content!
This presentation has received funding from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health in the form of an unrestricted educational grant.
CME Accreditation
The College of Family Physicians of Canada: This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Continuing Medical Education Division, University of Saskatchewan for up to 2.0 Mainpro+ credits.
Other Healthcare Professionals: Participation in this conference may be included as part of the continuing education and competence programs established by individual professional associations.