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Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC 12th Annual Quality / Patient Safety Symposium: Surgical Safety: Local Insights

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.50

Target Audience:

Physicians, Nurses, Residents, Pharmacists, Professional Ancillary Staff

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Follow patient safety systems and processes to provide safe surgery and reduce adverse events.
  • Incorporate safety procedures and protocols used in Bariatric surgeries for other sub specialty surgeries to increase patient safety by decreasing unintended outcomes.
  • Improve management of patients receiving opiods and sleep apnea.

Authors:
Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, M.P.H., F.A.C.S — Professor of Surgery Director, Minimally Invasive Bariatric & General Surgery University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA
Consultant Apollo Endoscopy, Grant support NIH/NIDDK/PCORI
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.