Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Weekly

Series Director

Rana Afifi, MD

Target Audience and Needs

Physicians, residents, fellows, and community physicians need to be regularly updated with clinical guidelines, technological innovations, and health system QI process changes in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery so they can implement them in clinical practice to enhance the quality of care and improve patient outcomes.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures, case presentations, and panel discussion.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Recognize and implement evidence-based guidelines in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery.
• Demonstrate knowledge of technological innovations in cardiothoracic and endovascular surgery (e.g., arthrectomy devices for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease).
• Implement health system QI processes.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator 

Pearl Adams 
Pearl.Adams@uth.tmc.edu
713-486-5139