CME Library

Anticoagulation:  A Review of Medication Safety

• Define The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 3
• List the Elements of Performance for NPSG 3
• Describe the mechanism of action, side effects, drug interactions, and monitoring parameters, for Warfarin, Heparin, Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH), and Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
• Review the ACCP dosing and reversal guidelines for Warfarin
• Discuss patient education and documentation requirements for SVMC

Migraine Headaches: Identifying Appropriate Surgical Candidates*

• Describe the basis of a peripherally generated headache and review pertinent head/neck anatomy to identify peripheral nerves involved
• Propose a management algorithm to identify surgical decompression candidates and review the Migraine Disability Assessment used to appropriate treatment plans
• Demonstrate local anesthetic block techniques to identify and abort a peripherally generates migraine

Endometriosis: We've Been Led Down the Wrong Path *

• Discuss signs and symptoms of endometriosis including accurate, non-invasive methods of diagnosis and suspicion of disease
• Identify benefits of excisional surgical treatment of endometriosis for pain and infertility
• Review the natural history of the disease as it relates too long-term hormonal function and implications for general GYN practice

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Prevention of Medical Errors*

• Recognize medical error reduction and prevention
• Describe a root-cause analysis
• Recite the most "misdiagnosed" conditions
• Meet the requirements of FS 456.013 (7)

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Domestic Violence*

• Education about Domestic Violence

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