Advanced Statistics for Infection Preventionists: Diagnostic Accuracy - CME - Guideline Central

CME

Title
Advanced Statistics for Infection Preventionists: Diagnostic Accuracy
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Description
It is imperative that healthcare workers understand statistics in order to increase the likelihood of a correct diagnosis. This presentation reviews statistics used in healthcare – sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, etc.
Target Audience
Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Long-term Care clinicians, Emergency Medicine clinicians, and any other specialty where clinicians need to understand infection prevention and control.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
  • Describe measures of diagnostic accuracy such as sensitivity and specificity
  • Interpret how the sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test can be used to rule in or out disease
  • Describe how prevalence of disease impacts the predictive value of a disease
  • Describe how to interpret the likelihood ratio as it relates to sensitivity and specificity
Estimated Duration
45 minutes
Delivery Mode
Online
Format
Online Learning
Specialties
Preventive Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Primary Care
Keywords
infection prevention programs, Diagnostic Accuracy
Disclosures and Disclaimers
None of the planners, reviewers, and Haymarket Medical Education staff for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accredited Providers
  • Haymarket Medical Education
Activity Expiration Date
June 30, 2026
Credit Information
Credit TypeUnits / Unit TypeBoard
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit0.75 CreditsACCME- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Nursing0.75 Contact HoursAANP- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Pharmacy0.75 Contact HoursACPE- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
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