Overview

General Surgery Case Review - presented by Timothy Perkins, MD

Accreditation

HealthPartners is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

HealthPartners Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and/or Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Objectives

Regularly attending this series will allow participants to be able to:

• Identify the systems processes that contribute to medical errors and adverse events
• Evaluate contributing factors to near-miss cases, including breakdowns in communication and coordination of care
• Apply evidence-based methods for improving care to patients