THIS COURE HAS EXPIRED.
Release date: 5/17/2021
Expiration date:7/1/2023
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the needs physicians, physician assistants, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this conference, participants should be able to:
- Describe the biological and/or health effects of electromagnetic fields (extremely low frequencies and/or radio frequencies, as high as 300 GHZ) on humans, animals, plants, or microbes.
- Identify, diagnose, and treat symptoms/adverse health effects that may be associated with EMF exposure.
- Identify the peer-reviewed medical and scientific research on EMF exposure.
- Consider the risk versus benefit of currently described laboratory testing on patients with self-reported electro-sensitivity.
- Assess exposure to EMF using intake questionnaires and review of patient symptoms.
- Identify physical exam findings consistent with EMF overexposure.
- Describe the effects of electrical and magnetic fields (EMF/ELF) and electromagnetic radiofrequency radiation (EMF/RFR) exposure on the dermatologic, immune, nervous, cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
- Write medical letters documenting EMF associated illness to help patients receive greater health protection, access and accommodation.
- Explain and justify the evidence for behavioral changes related to electronic device usage and exposure.
- Discuss studies that show how recurring indoor mold exposure in damp buildings can cause a variety of adverse health effects.
- Recognize how EMF testing is conducted and which mitigations are most effective.
- Recommend EMF protection measures, preventive health practices, self-care and resiliency strategies.
- Discuss existing and proposed public policies related to the wireless communications infrastructure and devices, FCC’s EMF/RFR human exposure guidelines, international organization’s guidelines and the impact of these laws and rules on human health and wellbeing.
Method of Participation
In order to receive credit, participants should watch all session videos, successfully complete all session quizzes and submit the evaluation. The passing score for each quiz is 70%. A certificate will be available upon successful completion of all course elements. If you have questions about this CME/CE activity, please contact AKH Inc. at [email protected].
CME/CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare. This activity is jointly-provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and The Electromagnetic Safety Alliance, Inc.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and The Electromagnetic Safety Alliance, Inc. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 20.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
Credit being awarded: 20.5 ANCC contact hours
Physician Assistants
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 20.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 7/1/2023. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
| DISCLOSURES | ||
| Name | Relationship | Commercial Interest |
| Mary Ackerley, MD, MD(H), ABIHM (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Hillel Z. Baldwin, MD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Fiorella Belpoggi, PhD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Keith Berndston, MD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Riina Bray, MD BASo, MSc, MCFP, MHSc (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Sharon Buccino, Esq. (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Christopher D’Adamo, PhD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Devra Davis, PhD, MPH (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Cecelia (Cece) Doucette, MA (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Sharon Goldberg, MD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Beatrice Alexandra Golomb, MD, PhD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Magda Havas, PhD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Paul Héroux, PhD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Gunnar Heuser, MD, PhD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Nicholas Kardaras, PhD, LCSW (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Elizabeth “Libby” Kelley, MHA (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Henry Lai, PhD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Piero Lercher, MD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Erica Mallery-Blythe, BSBM (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Karl Maret MD, M.Eng (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Kristi Mattson, MD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Stephanie McCarter, MD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Ronald L. Melnick, PhD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Anthony B. Miller, MD, FRCP, FRCP (C), FFPH, FACE (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Cindy Lee Russell, MD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Joseph R. Salvatore, MD (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Theodora Scarato, MSW (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Elizabeth Seymour, MD, MS, BS, FAAFP (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Peter Sierck, CIEC, REA, EMRS, RFSO (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Sheena Symington MA (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Charles Teo, AM, MBBS, FRACS (faculty) | Consultant | Aesculap, Inc. |
| Mary Anne Tierney, RN, MPH (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Doug Wood (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Igor Yakymenko, PhD, DrSc (faculty) | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, CE Director of Accreditations/Lead Nurse Planner | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare Staff and Planners | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| The Electromagnetic Safety Alliance, Inc. Staff and Planners | N/A | Nothing to disclose |
| All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. |
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
Disclosures
It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The planners and faculty must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.” or with the commercial supporter of this accredited continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to the planners/faculty assuming their role in this accredited continuing education activity.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaims responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participant’s misunderstanding of the content.
