“Current and Future Practices for the Management of Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia”

                                                                                             Joshua P. Metlay, MD, PhD

                                                                                  Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine

                                                                                         Peter L. Gross Chair in Medicine

                                                                                         Massachusetts General Hospital

                                                                                                Professor of Medicine

                                                                                               Harvard Medical School

                                                                                               8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

                                                               Auditorium E, Rubin Building, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Objectives – Participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the current burden of pneumonia and why it remains a key public health problem

2. Review existing guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and management of adults with pneumonia

3. Summarize new studies identifying future management trends for adults with pneumonia

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education programs for physicians.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.