- Linda Preuss
Series Overview
This forum meets one time per month for 1.5 hours. Medical/surgical specialists from UW-Madison present up-to-date information that enhances medical knowledge that can be applied to their daily medical/surgical practices. A member of Divine Savior's medical staff concludes each session by sharing information/experiences they've encountered with a specific case, or with an interesting medical/ surgical condition or disease process.
Target Audience
MD, DO, DPM, CRNAs, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Quality Improvement and other support staff as appropriate on an ad hoc basis.
Planning Committee
Kenneth Oh, MD, Chair | Brenda Blohm, MD |
Frank Walter, MD, M&M Moderator | Linda Preuss, Coordinator |
Accreditation
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) and Divine Savior Healthcare. 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 Medical Association (AMA)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.15 continuing education units (CEUs) or 1.5 hour.
POLICY ON FACULTY AND SPONSOR DISCLOSURE
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, that the faculty, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this CE activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests in order to allow CE staff to identify and resolve any potential conflicts of interest. Faculty must also disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s).
Detailed disclosures will be available prior to the start of the activity.
After the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe advances in medical knowledge and techniques used in the care and treatment of patients presenting with a variety of illnesses/injuries.
- Apply appropriate practice standards, skills and strateges identified in the research to the care and treatment of patients presenting with illness/injuries that are not always experienced on a regular basis.
- Utilize new practice standard guidelines and quality data to improve delivery of care within the Divine Savior system.