November/December 2020: Forum for Evidence-Based Medicine

Activity description

Practicing evidence-based medicine (EBM) is important in today’s health care environment because this model of care offers clinicians a way to enrich quality, provide patient satisfaction, reduce costs and improve outcomes. A common implementation of EBM involves the use of clinical practice algorithms during medical decision-making to encourage optimal care. This widely recognized practice is designed to address the persistent problem of clinical practice variation with the help of actionable information at the point of care. These E-newsletters will enable health care professionals (HCPs) to put new EBM into practice.

Provided by
This activity is provided by OptumHealth Education.

Commercial support
This activity is supported by OptumCare.
 
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Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, PAs, nurses, nurse practitioners and other HCPs who have an interest in EBM.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Explore the educational content surrounding preoperative cardiac evaluation and management as a means to promote optimal care outcomes.
  • Review recommendations for apixaban as the optimal choice in treating nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
  • Discuss the risk and benefits of bisphosphonate use to prevent osteoporotic fractures.
  • Apply medical management principles grounded in EBM regarding the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and follow-up monitoring of patients with asymptomatic intracranial stenosis.
Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM MOC - Physicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
Activity opens: 
11/17/2020
Activity expires: 
01/31/2021
Rating: 
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Activity planners
Ken Cohen, MD, FACP
Chief Medical Officer
New West Physicians

John Hitt, MD, MBA
Sr. Medical Director 
OptumCare

Geoffrey Heyer, MD
Sr. Clinical Practice Performance Consultant
OptumCare

Sarah Chart, RN
Vice President
OptumHealth Education

Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Activity Manager
OptumHealth Education

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial SupportSM, OptumHealth Education requires all those in the control of activity content to disclose their relevant financial relationships. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if such person (or his/her spouse/partner) has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services relate to the activity content.

OptumHealth Education ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

Ms. Chart and Ms. Gleason have indicated that they are employees of and own stock in UnitedHealth Group.

The remaining activity faculty or planners have no financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation statement
Joint Logo In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by OptumHealth Education. OptumHealth Education 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 health care team.

Credit designation statements
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.00 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.

Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.

Physicians
OptumHealth Education designates this enduring 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.

American Board of Internal Medicine
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) MOC program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Please note, by claiming ABIM points, you authorize OptumHealth Education to share your attendance information with the ABIM.

PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been pre-approved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization with which they wish to obtain credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABIM MOC - Physicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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