Patient Safety CD-ROM – Webcast Sessions of the 2006 Clinical Congress

This CD-rom contains 11 Webcast Sessions of the 2006 Clinical Congress all related to Patient Safety. The webcast sessions are viewable using the CD-rom. To take the CME test you will need to connect to the Internet with this CD-rom in your computer. After creating an account, you will be able to take the CME test, fill out the evaluation and print a certificate for each of these sessions.

The American College of Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 19.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

GS14 – Effective Communication: An Essential Competency to Enhance Surgical Care, Promote Safety, and Reduce Liability
Moderator: L. D. Britt, MD, MPH, FACS

GS21 – Accreditation of Surgery Centers to Optimize Patient Care
Moderator: Andrew L. Warshaw, MD, FACS

GS26 – Surgical Errors and Adverse Outcomes: Impact on Surgical Residents
Moderator: Stephen R. T. Evans, MD, FACS

GS32— Evolving Strategies for Patient Safety in the Operating Room: Time-Out and the Debriefing
Moderator: Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, FACS

GS42 – Acquisition and Validation of New Surgical Skills
Moderator: Ajit K. Sachdeva, MD, FRCSC, FACS

GS46 – Surgical Simulators and Continued Learning in Surgery
Moderator: Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD, FACS

GS68 – Practice-Based Learning and Improvement: An Essential Component of MOC
Moderator: Richard J. Finley, MD, FACS

GS78 – The Volume and Quality Conundrum: What Are the Data?
Moderator: Robin S. McLeod, MD, FACS, FRCSC

GS104 – The Disruptive Professional
Moderator: Peter J. Fabri, MD, FACS

GS109 – Improving Patient Safety in the Operating Room
Moderator: Edward J. Dunn, MD, MPH, FACS

NL05 – Ethic and Philosophy Lecture: Disclosing Errors to Patients – A Challenge for Physicians
Lecturer: Wendy Levinson, MD
Presiding Officer and Introducer: Mary H. McGrath, MD, FACS

The Patient Safety CD-ROM is available by calling ACS Customer Service at 312-202-5474, by using the printable CD-ROM order form (105K PDF), or through the ACS Publications and Services Catalog. For additional information please contact Olivier Petinaux, Senior Manager of Distance Education and E-Learning, elearning@facs.org, or toll free at 866-475-4696 or 312-202-5400.

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Online October 5, 2007

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