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.

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 enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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 1.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Target audience: 

Physicians
Allied Health Care Professionals

Learning objectives: 
  1. Address the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and/or treatment of surgical disorders using scientific data and reports.
  2. Identify innovative surgical techniques to manage surgical conditions.
  3. Identify other professionals’ clinical experience with surgical conditions including clinical management, multidisciplinary care and clinical outcomes.
  4. Provide cutting-edge surgical ideas grounded in evidenced-based medicine that will impact local/regional practice patterns with the ultimate goal of improved patient outcomes.
Faculty & credentials: 

Activity Director: Philip Redlich, MD, PhD

Planning Committee: Matthew Goldblatt, MD; David Lal, MD, MPH; T. Clark Gamblin, MD, MS


All persons in control of content have NO relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Contact

Name: 
Heidi Brittnacher
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-1831
Series date: 
01/01/2018 - 7:30am CST to 12/31/2019 - 8:30am CST
Series location: 
The Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 W Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States

Sessions

There are no sessions in this series.