These courses are intended for internal hospital staff.

Activity Description:

This is a multidepartment/specialty meeting to discuss upcoming complex surgical spine cases performed at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center. The series will provide an intensive, practical focus on evidence-based approaches to complex everyday problems that span the realm of clinical care with emphasis on recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment strategies needed to improve clinical performance within the complex surgical spine setting. An interactive format will include a didactic presentation with case reviews, and question and answer panel discussions. Clinical case correlations will be discussed during the presentations.

Target Audience:

This course is designed for Anesthesiology, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Psychiatry, Hospitalists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Advance Practice Nurses, Registered Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Physicians and Residents.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this series, learners should be able to:

• Identify concerns associated with high-risk spine surgical patients from a multidisciplinary perspective.
• Examine gaps in current perioperative care for these high-risk spine surgical patients
• Explore recommendations for system changes that improve patient care.

Moderator:

Shay Bess, MD

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation:

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support:  

This Activity was developed without support from any ineligible company.*The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Note: The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests – unless the provider of clinical services is owned, or controlled by, and ACCME defined ineligible company.

Disclosure: 

The HCA Healthcare Continental Division is committed to providing CME that is balanced, objective, and evidenced-based. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Integrity and Independence all parties involved in content development are required to disclose all conflicts of interest with ACCME defined ineligible companies. The HCA Healthcare Continental Division has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all conflicts of interest that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity. The CME planning committee who are in a position to control the content of this CME Activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.