Program Description: 

This educational activity is designed to incorporate evidence-based pathophysiology, diagnosis, and/or treatment of surgical disorders into clinical practice. Speakers will utilize their personal, institutional, and evidence-based experience to address patient health care conditions requiring clinical and surgical treatment. Speakers will also utilize departmental quality improvement data, M&M data, and patient safety data to improve outcomes of surgical disease and other aspects of surgical patients’ general health. Evidence-based data regarding the changing aspects/newer approaches to surgical disease will be analyzed, and critical issues related to surgery within the broader scope of American health care will be discussed.

Key Words: 

  • Surgery
  • Surgical innovation
  • Surgical education
Target audience: 
  • Physician
  • Physician Assistant
  • Nurse
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Fellows, Residents, Medical Students
Learning objectives: 

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

  • Critique current patterns of communication that do little to assist decision making or prepare patients for surgery.
  • Articulate novel strategies to engage patients in decision making.
Faculty & credentials: 
In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
 
Tracy Wang, MD, MPH 
Professor, Department of Surgery
Vice-Chair of Strategic and Professional Development
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin

The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed via the MCW conflict of interest resolution process and resolved.

Name

Company

Role

Gretchen Schwarze, MD 

University of Wisconsin

Morgridge Endowed Professorship in Vascular Surgery; Chair, University of Wisconsin Hospital Ethics Committee

Contact

Name: 
Theresa Neitzel
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-1829
Email: 
tneitzel@mcw.edu

ACCME Accreditation Statement:

The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:

The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:

The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals. 

 

Session date: 
02/23/2022 - 7:30am to 8:30am CST
Add to calendar: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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