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2/16/23 Anesthesiology Grand Rounds -Intraoperative Positioning Injuries Anatomic and Practical Considerations

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 0.75

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

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

  • Identify peripheral nerves at risk of injury
  • Learn prevention strategies for injuries
  • Learn other organs and systems at risk for positioning injury

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Joint Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.


The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Suggested Additional Reading

  1. Winfree, C. J., & Kline, D. G. (2005). Intraoperative positioning nerve injuries. Surgical neurology, 63(1), 5-18.
  2. Bouyer-Ferullo, S. (2013). Preventing perioperative peripheral nerve injuries. AORN journal, 97(1), 110-124.
  3. McEwen, D. R. (1996). Intraoperative positioning of surgical patients. AORN journal, 63(6), 1058-1079.

Authors:
Yamaan Saadeh, MD — Clinical Lecturer, Neurological Surgery, The University of Michigan
No planners, 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 to disclose.
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™

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