Best Practices in Telemedicine: Patient Care In Difficult Times 2022

During times of crisis, the delivery of healthcare may need to adapt. Thankfully, the evolution of technology has allowed for many advances in the realm of telemedicine. This course will cover best practices as well as provide materials and guidance to help conduct successful telemedicine visits for both your staff and patients.

Learning Objectives

As a result of this educational session, learners will be able to:

  1. Provide background and significance to our “new normal” of using telemedicine.
  2. Demonstrate the current extent of video-based technology for use in the primary care setting.
  3. Recognize the complexities of performing telemedicine visits (i.e. “the technology is the easy part…”).
  4. Appreciate the importance of having a good “webside manner.”
  5. Identify which pediatric primary care patients are good candidates for telemedicine.
  6. Demonstrate knowledge regarding the unique challenges of adolescent visits.
  7. Identify benefits of telemedicine in pediatric primary care.
  8. Formulate a team for your pediatric primary care telemedicine care.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 MOC: ABP Lifelong Learning Points (Part II)
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
    • 1.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Registration opens: 
12/17/2022
Course expires: 
12/16/2024
Cost:
$0.00
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Tom Brazelton, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a Professor and Vice Chair for Quality in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and serves as the Medical Director for Telehealth at UW Health. Dr. Brazelton earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, completed his pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital Oakland in California, and his Critical Care fellowship at Children's Hospital in Boston.

 

 

 

Megan Neuman, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Her clinical practice is in general pediatrics. She is also a physician informaticist with UW Health. Dr. Neuman earned her medical degree at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and completed her pediatrics residency at Oregon Health and Science University.
 
 
 
 
 
 

FACULTY DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the  speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE).  In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.

Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.

The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.

For this accredited continuing educational activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.

Name

Role

Financial Relationship Disclosures

Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation?

Tom Brazelton, MD, MPH, FAAPSpeaker/AuthorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo
Megan Neuman, MDSpeaker/AuthorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo

Planning Committee Disclosures

Discloser List CME Internal Report

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP 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 Designation Statements

American Board of Pediatrics

Successful completion of this CME activity, which included participation in the activity, with individual assessment of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

American Medical Association (AMA)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hour.  

Continuing Education Units

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 1.00 continuing education units (CEUs) or 0.01 hour.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 MOC: ABP Lifelong Learning Points (Part II)
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
    • 1.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Cost:
$0.00
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