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
- Physician
- Nurse Practitioner
- Physician Assistant
- Nurse
Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to
- Explore new and innovative approaches to Aortic disease
- Empower families affected by aortic disease to navigate challenges with greater understanding
- Improve education and awareness of aortic disease
Activity Director:
Tracy S. Wang, MD, MPH
Professor
Department of Surgery
Medical College of Wisconsin-Froedtert
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 S. Wang, MD, MPH
Thomas L. Forbes, MD
Surgeon-in-ChiefJames Wallace McCutcheon Chair
Sprott Department of Surgery
Vice Chair, Finance and Advancement
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed via the MCW conflict of interest mitigation process and addressed.
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- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 1.00 Hours of ParticipationHours of Participation credit.