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LIJ Medical Grand
Rounds
Update in Internal
Medicine:
Anticoagulation 2009
Expiration Date February 2011
OBJECTIVES
To understand how Plavix works
To understand why Plavix is used in coronary
stenting
To learn the management of Plavix in the
perioperative period for surgical procedures
To understand the challenged for the
anesthesiologist created by Plavix
To know how the anesthesiologist can help the
patient manage perioperative Plavix issues
To discuss the medications associated with
surgery in the patients with coronary artery
stents
To offer an algorithm for the management of the
surgical patient on anti-platelet therapy
To understand how Plavix affect outcomes in
cardiac surgery
To know the effect of Plavix on transfusion
requirements
To understand the pathogenesis of thrombotic
disease
To know how to use Plavix in vascular surgery
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Mission of Continuing Medical Education
The
Committee For Innovations In Medical Education is committed to providing outstanding patient care and promoting physician
innovations
through excellence in medical education.
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To
achieve this mission, the Committee affirms its
support of the medical staff by endorsing and
providing a comprehensive program of continuing
medical education (CME) designed to address the
identified needs of physicians and other health care
professionals. To keep physicians in the forefront
of current knowledge, the CME program shall be broad
and diverse enough to provide a wide array of
presentations by leading experts. Programs will be
designed to improve scientific knowledge, clinical
skills and professional concern for the interests
and rights of patients. The Committee For
Innovations
In Medical Education , recognizes its responsibility
to utilize its resources to contribute to the
education of the profession regionally, nationally
and internationally to enhance physicians ability
to practice the highest level of medicine. The CME
program accomplishes this goal by supporting
departments and faculty who undertake the design and
development of CME activities that enrich the arena
of professional continuing medical education. The
Committee, through its CME program, is committed to
keeping abreast of, and developing, new methods of
delivering CME, as techniques for accomplishing this
become available to the scientific community. |
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The Committee For Innovations In
Medical Education is committed to promoting physician excellence through innovations in
medical education. |
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The
Objectives of the CME Program are
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Update physicians on new medical
information
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Apply new scientific and
clinical knowledge and new
skills and techniques
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Present up-to-date information
about medical ethics and morals
in medical practice
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Utilize the resources of the The
Committee For Innovations In
Medical Education
to contribute to the education of the profession regionally, nationally,
and internationally
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Enhance practicing physician's
ability to solve medical
problems
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Ensure responsiveness to quality
assurance issues that may
benefit from CME activities
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Add new knowledge in the field
of professional education
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Enhance the overall health of
the community
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Broaden the physician's ability
to care for different types of
patient
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