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During this program our Presenter discusses the anatomy of e-cigarettes/vapes and their evolution over time, epidemic of vaping among youth and epidemic of vaping induced lung injury. In the USA, vaping usage makes up only 1% of the total population. However the CDC reported as of February 18, 2020, a total of 2,807 hospitalized e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) cases or deaths have been reported to them from 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories (Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands). Making this a rapidly growing concern among adolescents whose usage outpaces adults.

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Learning Objectives:

• Provide a detailed timeline of E-Cigarettes/Vapes and how they turned into an epidemic.
• Recall the details about the epidemic of E-cigarettes/vaping in youth and young adults.
• Discuss the epidemic of vaping associated lung injury, diagnosis and treatment.

Your Speaker: Dr. Trushil Shah

	Dr. Shah trained in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. His particular focus and research interests are in pulmonary hypertension and critical care medicine. Since 2016, he serves as the Assistant Professor in the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

 

 

Disclosure:

Dr. Trushil Shah has no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose that is related to this educational activity. The planners of this course have declared no relevant conflicts of interest that relate to this educational activity. Relias LLC guarantees this educational activity is free from bias.

Accreditation and Credit Designation:

ANCC: Relias LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Contact hours [1.0] will be awarded to participants who meet the criteria for successful completion. California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP#13791.

ACCME: Relias LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Relias LLC designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Launch Date:

This CE activity available for streaming on April 16th, 2020

Expiration:

This CE activity is valid until April 16th, 2023