This activity is designed for physicians and other and healthcare professionals and aims to enhance surgical care by focusing on preoperative optimization and postoperative recovery through coordinated efforts and data-driven insights. By integrating shared decision-making and patient engagement, the program seeks to improve patient-reported outcomes and overall surgical results. This activity will feature evidence-based guidelines to address quality gaps, covering all phases of surgical care, with expert speakers in health services research and implementation science.

Course Director:

• Robert Lim, MD  
• Brent Matthews, MD

Overall Objectives:

1. Evaluate opportunities to improve care through preoperative optimization 
2. Utilize care coordination collaborators for preoperative optimization and postoperative recovery 
3. Integrate data registry review for improved situational awareness of surgical outcomes 
4. Incorporate shared-decision making and patient engagement in patient reported outcomes

Target Audience:  
This activity is designed for physicians 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.

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.