NOTE: This activity is available only as part of a paid subscription series; it is not available for purchase as a single, stand-alone activity.
The goal of this program is to improve preoperative evaluation of surgical patients. After hearing and assimilating this program, the clinicians will be better able to:
1. Use assessment tools to calculate patient risk for postoperative cardiac and pulmonary complications.
2. Differentiate patients whose risk profiles dictate administration of a preoperative stress test from those deemed low risk via clinical assessment.
3. Compare and contrast the effects of β-blockers, aspirin, and statins on potential risks for cardiac complications after surgery.
4. Relate a patient’s functional status to their risk for complications after surgery.
5. Implement preoperative strategies to decrease risk of pulmonary complications after surgery.
- Provider:Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc.
- Activity Link: https://www.audio-digest.org/Specialties/General-Surgery
- Start Date: 2022-08-03 05:00:00
- End Date: 2022-08-03 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 2.0 hours
- MOC Credit Details: ABS - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABS - 2.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Yes
- Measured Outcome: Learner Competence, Learner Knowledge, Learner Performance
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: General Surgery