Grand Rounds - Dec. 16, 2022
"Strong Body & Mind: Best Practices for Perioperative Care for Older Surgical Patients"
Speaker: Katie Schenning, MD, MPH, MCR. Associate Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine; Assistant Medical Director, Perioperative Medicine Clinic, Oregon Health & Science University.
Objectives
- Review the definition and prevalence of frailty and pre-existing cognitive impairment.
- Understand the importance of preoperative frailty and cognitive screening using formal tools.
- Describe the risk factors for postoperative delirium.
- Quantify the costs of frailty/postoperative neurocognitive disorders to a health system.
- Introduce delirium prevention pathways.
- Advocate for a coordinated, interdisciplinary approach to reversing frailty and preventing postoperative delirium in Central Oregon and SCHS.
Accreditation: St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. St. Charles Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
The period to claim credit for this activity expires one year after its original publication. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Target Audience: Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Allied Health Professionals
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