These courses are intended for internal hospital staff.

Activity Description:

This is a virtual CME-certified educational event designed to address the identified gaps related to identification of geriatric patients presenting with possible hip fracture. The online format will allow for convenient access and thus reach a broad audience of medical professionals. In the next 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau projects adults over 65 will outnumber children for the first time in history. Knowing this, it’s inevitable EMS will experience an increase in response for elderly falls. Coupled with the management of multiple chronic conditions and physical or cognitive limitations, geriatric patients present for increased challenge in assessment and management for pre-hospital providers. The potential for a seemingly innocuous fall to lead to a life threatening condition makes it crucial for EMS providers to stay up to date in knowledge and skill in managing the hip injured patient. This CME will assist pre-hospital providers with gaining knowing in identification, assessment and management of geriatric patients presenting with a hip injury or fracture.

Target Audience: 

Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistance, Residents, Medical Students, Emergency Medical Services

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize common mechanisms and injury patterns in geriatric hip trauma.
• Evaluate the scene or environmental for hazards potentiating a fall or hip injury.
• Identify key clinical presentations or assessment findings suspicious for fracture or dislocation.
• Discuss pre-hospital management and communication to optimize hospital receipt of the hip injured patient. 

Moderator:

Raul Gosthe, MD Orthopaedic Surgeon

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.