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CME

Selection, preparation, and use of appropriate topical hemostatic agents in minimally invasive surgery

Faculty: Traci Ito, MD, Elizabeth Peralta, MD, FACS, Adam Reid, MD

This program was accredited for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

CME accreditation expired on March 22, 2023, and is no longer available

Overview

This CME activity explores the management of surgical hemostasis with a focus on the appropriate clinical factors to consider for proper selection and application of topical hemostatic agents during minimally invasive procedures for a given operative patient and procedure.

Supported by an independent educational grant from Pfizer

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Module 1:

Animation

0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Time: 8 minutes

Learn about the coagulation cascade pathway and the various sites of action targeted by the MOAs of topical hemostatic agents.

Module completed

Module 2:

Meet the Patient

0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Time: 20 minutes

Devika is a young women with abdominal pain. How will you manage this patient’s surgical bleeding? Practice your skills in this interactive patient case.

Module completed

Module 3:

Meet the Patient

0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Time: 20 minutes

Harold presents to his surgeon with gastroesophageal disease (GERD). How will you manage this patient’s surgical bleeding? Practice your skills in this interactive patient case.

Module completed

Module 4:

Infographic

0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Time: 7 minutes

Explore this artful digital resource guide designed to showcase the key concepts of topical hemostatic agents and mechanisms of action (MOAs).

Module completed

Credit(s) earned:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Credit(s) earned:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Faculty
Accreditation
Learning objectives
Instructions
Funding

Traci Ito, MD

University of California
San Francisco, CA
Disclosure: Dr. Ito has no relevant relationships to disclose

Elizabeth Peralta, MD, FACS

Sutter Health
Santa Rosa, CA
Disclosure: Dr. Peralta discloses royalties from UpToDate.

Adam Reid, MD

Southern Illinois University Medicine
Springfield, IL
Disclosure: Dr. Reid has no relevant relationships to disclose

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by HMP Education and Springer Healthcare. HMP 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 healthcare team.

Disclosures

Springer Healthcare, LLC, requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount, occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner, that could create a conflict of interest.

Editors

Elizabeth Samander, PhD

Medical Director, Springer Healthcare

Disclosure: Elizabeth Samander has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Springer Healthcare, LLC staff have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Julie Schroeder

Schroeder Communications

Disclosure: Julie Schroeder has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CME Editor

Randy Robbin

President, HMP Education

Greaton Sellers

Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, HMP Education.

Credits Available

HMP Education designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Target Audience and Activity Goal

This educational activity will target surgeons and other HCPs involved in performing minimally invasive procedures (including robotically assisted procedures) in multiple disciplines, including but not limited to general surgery, colorectal surgery, bariatric surgery, surgical oncology, gynecologic surgery, obstetric surgery, urologic surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, otolaryngology/head and neck surgery, and orthopedic surgery.

The proposed educational program will focus on improving knowledge of the coagulation cascade pathway, the mechanism of action (MOA) of each class of topical hemostatic agents (THAs), and clinical decision-making strategies for selecting the most appropriate TH agent for a given operative patient and procedure. This knowledge will be taken into the context of the surgical conditions and the patient-specific conditions that lead to medical decision-making.

After successful completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

Describe the coagulation cascade.
Explain the clinical implications of surgical bleeding.
List the clinical factors that should be assessed when selecting topical hemostatic agents (THAs).
Apply knowledge of the coagulation cascade along with the MOA for each THA to select the most appropriate agent for the clinical setting.
Evaluate and select the most appropriate THA for a given patient and procedure.

Instructions for Participation and Credit

There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this online educational activity. For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board.

This activity is designed to be completed within the time designation on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1.5 Credit^TM, you must correctly answer questions in the post-test for each component.

Follow these steps to earn CME/CE credit:

Read about the target audience, learning objectives and author disclosures.
Study the educational content online or printed out.
Online, choose the best answer to each test question. To receive a certificate, you must receive a passing score as designated at the top of the test. We encourage you to complete the Activity Evaluation to provide feedback for future programming.
Your certificate will be made available immediately upon successful completion of each activity in the program, or you can accumulate credits and download a single certificate showing all credits earned.

Supported by an independent educational grant from Pfizer

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