The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care professionals to be on alert as the monkeypox outbreak continues to spread across the United States.
As of August 5, there were more than 7,100 confirmed monkeypox cases in 48 states; Washington, D.C.; and Puerto Rico, with those numbers continuing to increase. The outbreak presents a considerable challenge for family physicians as monkeypox is not endemic to the U.S., which could make it difficult to distinguish from other infections, and the information regarding monkeypox testing, prevention, treatment, and vaccines changes rapidly.
Join the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and your family medicine colleagues for a conversation focused primarily on the monkeypox outbreak on Tuesday, August 9, from 8-9 p.m.
This AAFP Live Town Hall Event, Monkeypox Virus: What Family Physicians on the Front Lines Need to Know, will cover how to recognize common symptoms of the virus, best practices on specimen collection and testing methods, vaccines and antiviral treatments, as well as strategies for effectively communicating with at-risk populations.
- Recognize the most common symptoms of monkeypox and determine each symptom, or combination of symptoms, and their level of concern
- Examine best specimen collection sites and methods for testing for the monkeypox virus
- Discuss available monkeypox antiviral treatments, vaccine availability, and deployment strategies
- Discuss strategies for communicating with at-risk populations and ways to best avoid stigma without minimizing risk to other patient groups.
CME Credit Statement
The AAFP has reviewed Monkeypox Virus: What Family Physicians on the Front Lines Need to Know and deemed it acceptable for up to 1 Online live AAFP Prescribed credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to
Additional resources on monkeypox can be found on the AAFP website.