Treating Infectious Disease

Online CME

9.5 AAFP
Prescribed Credits

Access Through
March 17, 2026

Pathogens evolve to evade. This online CME course gives you immediate access to the latest guidelines and appropriate therapies to treat patients with highly infectious diseases, including:

COVID-19, long Covidand safe use of Paxlovid
Rising cases of congenital syphilis
Other sexually transmitted diseases
Insect vector-borne illnesses
Mindful approaches to antibiotic stewardship

Experts in infectious diseases who are also practicing family physicians translate the science to your own patient population. Study X-rays, charts, pictures and imagery of skin and mucous membranes to enhance your interactive learning experience.

See full list of sessions below.

AAFP Member: $325
New Physician: $275
Student or Resident: $215
Other Health Care Professional: $325
Nonmember: $425

Sessions With Faculty

Challenging Adult Skin Rashes (including Bullous Disorders, STIs and mpox)
Richard Usatine, M.D.

Cutaneous Viral Infections
Edward J. Mayeaux Jr., M.D.

Long Covid: Helping to Manage the Long Haul
Jacob Anderson, D.O.

Outpatient Covid Case for the Family Physician
Kurt Cook, M.D.

Reflection Session with t2p*
Kurt Cook, M.D.

Saying No to Antibiotics
Alan Ehrlich, M.D.

Syphilis in Pregnancy: A Re-emerging Health Threat
Jessica WIllow Dalby, M.D.

The Bug That Bit Me: Insects, Arachnids, Snakes and Scorpions
Benjamin Silverberg, M.D.

Updates in the Management of STIs
Edward J. Mayeaux Jr., M.D.

You Give Me Fever: Infections, the Heart and Family Physicians
David Schneider, M.D.

*Enhance your patient care today and earn up to 2 additional AAFP Prescribed credits when you complete the Translation to Practice^®(t2p^®) process.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this CME activity, you should be able to:

Identify two concerning signs of serious infection in elderly patients.
Diagnose and implement appropriate screenings and treatments for gonorrhea and chlamydia as well as syphilis in pregnant patients.
Identify and use one online tool to identify and manage drug-drug interactions (DDI) when using Paxlovid to treat COVID-19 in patients on multiple medications.
Describe a major infectious cause of cardiac morbidity in the Western Hemisphere and key diagnostic modalities and treatments.
Diagnose and compare treatment options to maximize effectiveness and minimize complications from challenging dermatology cases and cutaneous viral infections.

System Requirements

CME Credit Statement

The AAFP has reviewed Treating Infectious Diseases and deemed it acceptable for up to 9.5 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 3/17/2023 to 3/17/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^™toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as Category 1.

CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.

Following this CME activity, participants will have the opportunity to earn an additional two Prescribed credits for participation in each Translation to Practice^®exercise. Information on Translation to Practice^®will be shared within the activity.