80043038 - Perioperative Management- Now In Its 33rd Year (Enduring Material)

Perioperative Management was specifically created to address the needs of clinicians who provide care for patients before, during, and after surgery. As the established leader in perioperative medicine, this online enduring activity aims to provide practitioners with the most up-to-date knowledge necessary to deliver effective, evidence-based care by affecting healthcare practices at the level of the individual and the larger health system.

Target Audience: This activity is intended for anesthesiologists, internal medicine specialists, hospitalists, surgeons, family practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Method of Participation: The learner’s transcript will be provided after successful completion of the activity evaluation

Overview
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DESCRIPTION
This CME activity is based on lectures presented at the Johns Hopkins Perioperative Management-Now in its 33rd Year activity that took place on March 5-8, 2017. This enduring material was specifically created to address the needs of clinicians who provide care for patients before, during, and after surgery based on current literature, feedback from course participants, and the opinion of experts from multiple institutions.. It will take 18 hours to complete (including taking the post-test and completing the evaluation).

TARGET AUDIENCE
This enduring material is intended for anesthesiologists, internal medicine specialists, hospitalists, surgeons, family practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

NOTICE ABOUT OFF-LABEL USE PRESENTATIONS
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/(EM) Perioperative Management-Now in its 33rd Year, may include presentations on drugs or devices, or use of drugs or devices, that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or have been approved by the FDA for specific uses only. The FDA has stated that it is the responsibility of the physician to determine the FDA clearance status of each drug or device he or she wishes to use in clinical practice.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is committed to the free exchange of medical education. Inclusion of any presentation in this program, including presentations on off-label uses, does not imply an endorsement by Johns Hopkins of the uses, products, or techniques presented.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT
The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own. This enduring material is produced for educational purposes only. Use of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine name implies review of educational format design and approach. Please review the complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combination of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings and adverse effects before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.

INTERNET CME POLICY
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
All rights reserved - The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. No part of the syllabus may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

TO OBTAIN CME CREDIT

1. You must purchase the content from Oakstone.  Please visit the Oakstone website:
   www.Oakstone.com/241D  or call 800.633.4743
2. Register and log in to the Hopkins CME website Course  Page:  https://hopkinscme.cloud-cme.com/aph.aspx?EID=10206&P=3000&CaseID=100068
3. You will be asked to pay the $45 fee
4. Take the Post Test (located under the Content/Tests tab)
5. Complete the evaluation and attestation
6. Receive your CME transcript

1. Describe current guidelines for preoperative cardiac and pulmonary risk assessment and list several ways to predict and prevent cardiac and pulmonary complications using preoperative testing, and intraoperative and postoperative interventions.
2. Describe bleeding and thrombotic risks in surgical patients and list several strategies to reduce complications through evidence-based use of blood conservation methods, transfusion, coagulation testing, anticoagulant reversal agents, and management of antithrombotic drug therapies.
3. Describe the perioperative complications associated with diabetes, renal insufficiency, hepatic dysfunction, delirium, and frailty, and list management strategies to optimize outcomes in patients with these medical conditions.
4. Recognize how to prevent, diagnose, and treat common healthcare associated infections that complicate surgical procedures.
5. Recognize the impact of structural and cultural factors related to the healthcare system (e.g. provider stress, safety culture, communication strategies) on the safety and quality of healthcare delivery, and describe the potential of various multidisciplinary programs (e.g. enhanced recovery after surgery, perioperative surgical home, CUSP) to improve health outcomes.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM _.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.