OMEW : Outcomes Management Educational Workshops

Improving Outcomes in Acute Otitis Media

This CME Program is an interactive-multimedia presentation designed to enhance skills in the diagnosis and management of otitis media in children. The program provides hands-on experience in the use of traditional and recently developed diagnostic aids.

Educational Objectives
This program will allow participants to:

Assess their ability to diagnose otitis media.
Describe the role and value of pneumatic otoscopy, tympanometry, and acoustic reflectometry.
Perform diagnostic tympanocentesis on mannequin models.
Identify the role of first and second line antibiotics in otitis media.

PART I. Diagnostic Skills (Interactive Video)

Review the normal tympanic membrane (TM) and middle ear anatomy and physiology
Examine variations in common pathological conditions

PART II. Interactive Hands-On Training

Demonstrate tympanocentesis in the office/clinic setting
Tympanocentesis: Infant head mannequins with changeable tympanic membrane (TM) inserts are used to simulate the "look and feel" of popping through the TM

PART III. Antimicrobial Management Lecture
The lecture "Antibiotic Selection for Acute Otitis Media in an Era of Rising Bacterial Resistance," emphasizes the role of first and second line antibiotics in acute and recurrent otitis media management.

A 3 hour multimedia presentation
Interactive diagnostic videos
Antibiotic selection criteria in era of rising resistance
Hands-on tympanocentesis training
3.0 CME credits
"World-renowned" faculty

Michael E. Pichichero, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Department of Microbiology/Immunology
Rochester, NY

Michael D. Poole, MD PhD
Professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, TX

*Faculty*
Richard Aghababian, MD	Arthur Hengerer, MD
Michael Biavati, MD	Candice Johnson, MD
Stan Block, MD	Jerome Klein, MD
Jeffrey Blumer, MD PhD	Colin Marchant, MD
Itzhak Brook, MD	Stephen Pelton, MD
Janet Casey, MD	Michael Pichichero, MD
Manford Gooch, MD	Michael Poole, MD
James Hadley, MD	Lawrence Sher, MD
Christopher Harrison, MD	Ellen Wald, MD
James Hedrick, MD

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and Outcomes Management Educational Workshops, Inc. (OMEW). The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Training Certification - Level III Tympanocentesis Proctor Readiness Certificate. This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 3.0 hours of prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

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