Thu, 10/01/2020 - 8:30am

CME PROGRAM PLANNER: 

Mai Tran, MD

SPEAKER:

TARGET AUDIENCE:  

Adult and Family Medicine Physicians in their second year of TPMG practice.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

8:30 to 9:40 am - Quality Metrics

1. Identify best strategies in delivering QUALITY care every patient every time.
2. Employ efficient workflows in our daily practice so it becomes easy for us to achieve our goals and provide better patient care.

9:50 to 11:00 am - Neuroimaging Appropriateness - Brain MRI & Spine MRI

1. Practice evidence-based appropriate use of diagnostic imaging.
2. Employ reduction of patient’s exposure to ionizing radiation.
3. Eliminate waste associated with inappropriate imaging.

11:10 am to 12:20 pm - Common Foot Pain Referrals

1. Recognize the more common areas of tendinitis of the foot/ ankle.
2. Review primary treatment options for the above.
3. Recognize when to consult podiatry.
    

SERIES OBJECTIVES:

1. Identify areas of clinical/procedural deficiency and provide education and best practice guidelines in order to improve patient care outcomes.
2. Improve collaboration between primary care physicians and sub specialty care physicians in order to improve the evaluation of illness/disease and provide seamless care for the patient.
3. Improve quality of care outcomes for our patients.

STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE:   

Beth Noe, Suzette Salazar, Amit Shah, John Yim and the planners of this activity have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with a commercial interest that constitute a relevant financial relationship.    

A commercial interest is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests - unless the provider of clinical service is owned, or controlled by, an ACCME-defined commercial interest.

AWARD OF CME CREDIT:

CME credit will be granted to participants who attend the conference and complete the evaluation survey.

Accreditation Statement

The Sacramento Valley CME Program is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The Sacramento Valley CME Program takes responsibility for the content, quality and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

Credit Designation Statement

The Sacramento Valley CME Program designates this live activity for a maximum of   3   AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

Nurses may report  3  hour participation toward the continuing education requirements for license renewal by the California Board of Registered Nurses.