This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and other and healthcare professionals and brings together general surgeons from diverse practice settings to address professional practice gaps and improve surgical quality. By focusing on current practices, outcome variations, and standardizing procedures, the program aims to enhance knowledge and implement best practices. Monthly case reviews will target key areas such as readmissions, mortality, VTE, and surgical site infections, leveraging collaborative discussions to improve patient outcomes.

Course Director:

• Caroline Reinke, MD

  
Overall Objectives:

1. Evaluate process measures that are part of the colon bundle and barriers to use. 
2. Apply learnings from NSQIP Collaborative Discussions to increase process measure utilization for VTE 
3. Analyze NSQIP SARs to understand opportunities for quality improvement.

Target Audience:  
This activity is designed for physicians, nursing, and other healthcare professionals.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Board Recognition Statement(s)

American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.