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Infectious Disease

Herpes Zoster (HZ) Complications and Prevention Strategies

Herpes zoster is a vaccine-preventable disease that can result in long-term and serious complications. This program will discuss the most potential complications associated with HZ, which people are at high risk of complications, and will also review NACI recommendations for vaccination against HZ. The overall goal of the program is to increase clinicians’ confidence in protecting eligible adults against HZ.

DURATION

45 min

PROFESSION

Physician

# OF CREDITS

0.75

ACCREDITATION

Mainpro+

EXPIRY DATE

2023-11-30

Herpes zoster is a vaccine-preventable disease that can result in long-term and serious complications. This program will discuss the most potential complications associated with HZ, which people are at high risk of complications, and will also review NACI recommendations for vaccination against HZ. The overall goal of the program is to increase clinicians’ confidence in protecting eligible adults against HZ.


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This program has received an educational grant or in-kind support from GSK Grant.

Faculty

Angel Chu, CCFP, MHSc, FRCPC, FCFP, NCMP

Lecia Buys, MD

James Kim, MD, CCFP, MBBCh, PgDip

Arthur Vasquez, MD

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this continuing education program, participants will be better able to:

  • Summarize the prevalence and burden of herpes zoster (HZ)
  • Describe the potential long-term and serious complications of HZ
  • Discuss the available evidence and new indication for RVZ
  • Routinely implement NACI recommendations for HZ prevention into practice

Accreditation

This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 0.75 Mainpro+ Credit. 
Cert+ Program ID#: 198417
Cost of course:  
Free
# of credits: 0.75
Duration: 45 min

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Herpes Zoster (HZ) Complications and Prevention Strategies

45 min

Duration

Physician

Profession

0.75

# of credits

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this continuing education program, participants will be better able to:

  • Summarize the prevalence and burden of herpes zoster (HZ)
  • Describe the potential long-term and serious complications of HZ
  • Discuss the available evidence and new indication for RVZ
  • Routinely implement NACI recommendations for HZ prevention into practice

Mainpro+

ACCREDITATION

Infectious Disease

Learning Category

General

Topic

0

Price

2023-11-30

Expiry Date

CAN-eng

Region/Language

Course Description

Herpes zoster is a vaccine-preventable disease that can result in long-term and serious complications. This program will discuss the most potential complications associated with HZ, which people are at high risk of complications, and will also review NACI recommendations for vaccination against HZ. The overall goal of the program is to increase clinicians’ confidence in protecting eligible adults against HZ.


Don’t miss the other videos in this series:


This program has received an educational grant or in-kind support from GSK Grant.

Faculty

Angel Chu, CCFP, MHSc, FRCPC, FCFP, NCMP

Lecia Buys, MD

James Kim, MD, CCFP, MBBCh, PgDip

Arthur Vasquez, MD

Accreditation

This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 0.75 Mainpro+ Credit. 
Cert+ Program ID#: 198417