Case Studies in Environmental Medicine - Seafood Consumption in the Gulf Coast
Original Released for CME: July 25, 2013 Reviewed and approved: July 24, 2013 CME Expires: November 15, 2014 Following the unprecedented release of approximately 4.4 million barrels of oil into the northern Gulf of Mexico as a result of an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon (DH) offshore oil drilling rig, fisheries across the Gulf of Mexico were closed because of concerns about seafood safety. Federal agencies developed a protocol to determine that seafood (including fish, oysters, crabs, and shrimp) from these fisheries was safe, and by April 2011 all Gulf of Mexico federal waters were open to fisheries. However, concerns remain as to the safety of consuming seafood from the Gulf. There is a need to help medical providers evaluate the risks and benefits associated with seafood consumption and convey this information to their patients in a manner that supports both individual health and the economic health of the Gulf region.
Activity format: Interactive web presentation (see technical requirements below)
Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to: • Recognize the benefits and risks of seafood consumption • Identify the populations most susceptible to harm from seafood contaminants, as well as the unique health benefits some of these populations derive from seafood • Explain the concerns about seafood consumption raised by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and how to discuss these concerns with patients • Apply broad population-level health advice to individual patients _______________________________________________________________________________
Fee There is no fee for this activity. _______________________________________________________________________________
Target Audience The intended audience consists of primary care physicians and other health care professionals. _______________________________________________________________________________
Course consists of the following elements: Web-based interactive presentation and self assessment (see technical restrictions below) Evaluation Questions
Participation is accomplished through self-directed viewing of the web-based material. CME credit is obtained upon completion of the program content and submission of the program evaluation. An electronic CME certificate will be available after successfully completing the evaluation. Please be patient while certificate is processing, system will need to refresh your test score and results. This CME course should take approximately 1 hour to complete. _______________________________________________________________________________
Receipt of Credit Once you have completed a course, test and evaluation, you will receive your Statement of Credit and your "My Transcript" page will be updated to reflect the credits earned along with a link to a printable version of the official certificate for that course. You may then submit this certificate to the appropriate accrediting body. _______________________________________________________________________________
Accreditation This endurning material activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of California, Davis Health System and the University of California, San Francisco, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The University of California, Davis Health System is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Physician Credit: The University of California, Davis Health System designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Credits acceptable for multidisciplinary team members
Nursing: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report hours of credit and fill in "CME Category 1" for the provider number).
Physician Assistant: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. Dietitian: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ meets the requirements of the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). ___________________________________________________________________________
Disclosures The authors and reviewers have indicated no financial interest/affiliation that may affect presentations. Authors: Robert Harrison, MD MPH, Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF Rachel Roisman, MD MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF Alyce Ujihara, MA, Research Scientist, California Department of Public Health Elana Silver, MS, Research Scientist, UCSF
Course Reviewer: Course material reviewed for bias and content by Raymond K. Meister, MD, MPH Associate Clinical Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine University of California, San Francisco
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Software Requirements/Compatibility • This course works on most browsers including: Internet Explorer (version 6 or later) Firefox (version 1.x or later) Safari (version 3 or later) Google Chrome Opera (version 9.5 or later)
• Mobile devices such as smartphones, as well as iPads, cannot be used to view all the features of this course.
• If you are unable to view this course on your computer, you may need to download the most recent version of flash player at http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash
Activity contact: Gwenn Welsch at gvwelsch@ucdavis.edu
