Faculty/Authors
ADEKUNLE SANYAOLU, PHD
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH 
Abuja, Nigeria
 
STEPHANIE PRAKASH, MD 
ALEKSANDRA MARINKOVIC, MD, MS
SAINT JAMES SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 
Anguilla
 
ZAHEEDA HOSEIN, MD 
CARIBBEAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY CURACAO CAMPUS
Willemstad, Curaçao
 
NAFEES HAIDER, MD
ALL SAINTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Roseau, Saint George, Dominica  
 
CHUKU OKORIE, MBBS, MPH
UNION COUNTY COLLEGE 
Plainfield, New Jersey

CME or CMLE Credit: 2.0
Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Physician Competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge

Eligibility for CME/CMLE credit: Max three attempts. You will have a maximum of three attempts to meet the following criteria:

• Module ≥80% = CME credit
• Module <80% = No CME credit, after a maximum of three attempts

Default Credit Type: None (You must meet the eligibility requirements in order to obtain CME credit.)

Accreditation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Credit Designation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Instructions

1. Review the Technical Considerations.
2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
3. Click Access to begin the course.
4. Choose the CME Activity to earn CME credit or the CMLE Activity to earn CMLE credit.

To claim CME credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Educational Activity.
2. Complete and submit the Post Exam. You will have a maximum of three attempts to obtain the required score. You will be notified if you have met the credit requirements after each attempt.
3. Submit the course Evaluation.
4. Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME to register credit.

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Educational Activity.
2. Complete and submit the Post Exam.
3. Submit the course Evaluation.
4. Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME to register credit.

Faculty Disclosures

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 08/31/2022
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

• describe the causative agent, risk factor, and transmission of COVID-19;

• discuss the clinical presentation of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection;

• discuss the global epidemiology of the COVID-19 variant Omicron;

• discuss the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 in relation to the viral mutation seen in Omicron and its sublineages and subvariants; and

• describe the implication of the Omicron mutation of the virus on transmission, diagnosis, prevention, control, treatment/management, and vaccination.