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As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: DESCRIBE the major types of immigration to the US, with focus on the origins of refugees arriving in Ohio; and OUTLINE the framework of medical screening that occurs inside and outside the US during immigration.
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Today on MedNet21, we're going to discuss Immigrant Medicine. This presentation is meant to provide primary care physicians a context for caring for newly arrived immigrants and refugees to Ohio. It describes the general types of immigration and major sources of refugees arriving in Ohio. It details the medical screening that occurs at each step of immigration inside the US andoutside the US, and how the results of these screenings are reported. In addition, it provides a framework for understanding assimilation to a new country and issues newly arrived immigrants may face in obtaining health care.
The Ohio State University Center for Continuing Medical Education (CCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Ohio State University Center for Continuing Medical Education (CCME) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.