Friday, February 17, 2012

Quality (Core) Measures


 
Quality (Core) Measures
by
Susan Feger, RN, CPHQ
Quality Management, Affinity Health System

Presented
Wednesday, January 25,, 2012 – 12:00 noon – Mercy Medical Center


OBJECTIVES
Following this CME activity, participants to will be able to:
     1. Identify the Quality (Core) Measures used by the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission (TJC) to guage how an entity provides care to its patients.
     2. Identify the changes to current Quality (Core) Measures and new measures for 2012.
     3. Identify improvement opportunities for Affinity HEalth System (AHS) within the Quality (Core) Measures.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Primary care physicians and other interested specialists and allied health professionals.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
This program is presented for informational purposes only. As of November 22, 2011, Affinity Health System no longer offers CME credit for enduring materials.

Presentation Handout (Affinity access only)
Please be patient. This is a large file that may take a moment to download.

Link to the PowerPoint with Audio as a full screen.
          System Requirements

Link to the Audio Only 

Quality (Core) Measures Audio

by Susan Feger, RN, CPHQ
Quality Management, Affinity Health System

CME Program originally presented on January 25, 2012, at Mercy Meical Center in Oshkosh, WI.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Headache Disorders, October 12, 2011

CME program:   Headache Disorders
By Jonathan Florczak, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin.


Presented
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 – 12:00 noon – Mercy Medical Center

OBJECTIVES
Following this CME activity, participants to will be able to:
1. Identify common headache disorders.
2. Understand headache evaluations and diagnoses.
3. Understand botulinum toxin treatment of chronic migraine disorders.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Primary care physicians and other interested specialists and allied health professionals.

DISCLOSURES
Dr. Florczak discloses a financial relationship with Epocrats, MDLinx.
Planning Committee discloses no financial relationships.

Credit Designation
Certified for Category 1 credit through October 12, 2013.

Affinity Health System is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Affinity Health System designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Handouts
Presentation Handout (Affinity access only)
Please be patient. This is a large file that may take a moment to download.

CME Evaluation Form (Affinity access only)


To receive credit for viewing this CME presentation, complete the CME Evaluations form and send to Carole Carrow at Mercy Medical Center. CME credit provided ONLY for AHS staff.


No Pre- or Post- Tests available for this program.

Link to the Web Video for this program. 

Link to the PowerPoint with Audio as a full screen.
          Not available for this program, due to technical difficulties.

Link to Audio Only.
          Not available for this program, due to technical difficulties.

System Requirements




Headache Disorders

10/21/11 CME by Jonathan Florczak, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Overview of the National Healthcare Safety Network-Defining Healthcare Associated Infections, October 18, 2011

CME program: Overview of the National Healthcare Safety Network-Defining Healthcare Associated Infections
By Gwen Borlag, CIC, MPH, and
Ashlie Dowdell

Presented
Wednesday, October 18, 2011 – 12:00 noon – Mercy Medical Center

OBJECTIVES
Following this CME activity, participants to will be able to:
1. Identify the current CMS requirements for the IPPS hospitals
2. Identify the definitions for HAI per CDC NHSN

DISCLOSURES
Gwen Borlaug and Ashlie Dowdell disclose no financial relationships.
Planning Committee discloses no financial relationships.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Primary care physicians and other interested specialists and allied health professionals.

Certified for Category 1 credit through October 18, 2013.

Affinity Health System is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Affinity Health System designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Presentation Handout (Affinity access only)
    *  Please be patient. This is a large file that may take a moment to download.

More Handouts

CME Form (Affinity access only)

To receive credit for viewing this CME presentation, complete the CME Evaluations form and send to Carole Carrow at Mercy Medical Center. CME credit provided ONLY for AHS staff.

No Pre- or Post- Tests available for this program.

No PowerPoint with Audio for this program due to technical difficulties.

Audio File
Due to technical difficulties this month, we are unable to post the audio for this program.
Please contact the MMC Library (3-0340) for an AudioCD/data disc of this program.

System Requirements


Labels :  healthcare associated infections, catheter associated urinary tract infection, CAUTI, surgical site infections, SSI, central line associated blood stream infection, CLABSI, ventilator associated infection, VAP

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Contemporary Medical and Surgical Management of Erectile Dysfunction

Contemporary Medical and Surgical Management of Erectile Dysfunction
by
Steven M. Baughman, MD
Affinity Medical Group - Urology

Presented
Wednesday, October 26,, 2011 – 12:00 noon – Mercy Medical Center

OBJECTIVES
Following this CME activity, participants to will be able to:
1. Understand the risks exposed by erectile dysfunction.
2. Understand the medical management of erectile dysfunction.
3. Understand the role of the urologist with erectile dysfunction.

TARGET AUDIENCE
Primary care physicians and other interested specialists and allied health professionals.

Certified for Category 1 credit through October 26, 2013.

Affinity Health System is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Affinity Health System designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Presentation Handout (Affinity access only)
Please be patient. This is a large file that may take a moment to download.

CME form (Affinity access only)
To receive credit for viewing this CME presentation, complete the CME Evaluations form and send to Carole Carrow at Mercy Medical Center. CME credit provided ONLY for AHS staff.

No Pre- or Post- Tests available for this program.

Link to the PowerPoint with Audio as a full screen.     Link to Audio only. 

Read about System Requirements to view this program.


AUDIO Contemporary Medical and Surgical Management of Erectile Dysfunction

Contemporary Medical and Surgical Management of Erectile Dysfunction
by
Steven M. Baughman, MD
Affinity Medical Group - Urology

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Rabies, the Other Neglected Tropical Disease - PowerPoint with Audio

CME  by  Robert E. Dedmon, MD MPH FACP FACOEM
Clinical Professor, Institute for Health and Society-Global Health Program

Link to the PowerPoint with Audio as a full screen.

Rabies Audio

Sept. 14, 2011. CME by Robert E. Dedmon.

Rabies, The Other Neglected Tropical Disease

CME Program : Rabies, The Other Neglected Tropical Disease
by
Robert E. Dedmon, MD MPH FACP FACOEM
Clinical Professor, Institute for Health and Society-Global Health Program

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 – 12:00 noon – Mercy Medical Center

Certified for Category 1 credit through September 14, 2013.

Affinity Health System is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide  continuing medical education for physicians.

Affinity Health System designates this educational activity for a maximum of one (1) AMA PRA Category 1 credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Presentation Handout (Affinity access only) 
          Please be patient. This is a large file that may take a moment to download.
          Please be aware that the handouts contain more slides and info beyond the 48 minutes that Dr. Dedmon presented on today.

CME Form (Affinity access only)

To receive credit for viewing this CME presentation, complete the CME form and send to Carol Carrow at Mercy Medical Center. CME credit provided ONLY for AHS staff.

Additional Handouts / Articles

Clifton M. How not to Fight a Rabies Epidemic : A History in Bali. Asian Biomedicine.    August 2010. 4(4) : 663-670. Link to Article.  

Clifton M. How to eradicate Canine Rabies : A Perspective of Historical Efforts. Asian Biomedicine. August 2011. 5(4) : 559-569.  Link to Article.   
Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2008.    MMWR Vol.57, No.RR-2 April 18, 2008
Link to Article

Compendium of Animal Rabies, Prevention & Control, 2011. Memorandum. National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. 31 May 2011. Link to document.  

Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public  Settings, 2009.   MMWR Vol.58. No.RR-5 May 1, 2009. Link to Article.    

The Continuing Scourge of Human Rabies in South and Southeast Asia. Asian Biomedicine. August 2011 ; 5(4) : 431.  Link to Article. 
Costa P et al. World Rabies Day outreach to Asia : empowering people through education. Asian Biomedicine. August 2009. 3(4) : 451-457.   Link to Article

Dedmon RE. Mad dogs and Englishmen. Asian Biomedicine. February 2008. 2(1) :  27-24.  Link to Article.  

Fatal Human Rabies due to Duvenhage Virus from a Bat in Kenya.   PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 3(7) e428 July 2009. Link to Article. 

Furious Rabies after an Atypical Exposure.   PLOS Medicine 6(3) ; e1000044. Link to Article. 

Human and Dog Rabies Prevention & Control : Report of the WHO/Bill & Melinda Gates  Foundation Consultation, Annecy, France. October 2009.  Link to this Document. 

Human Rabies Prevention--United States, 2008.  MMWR Vol.57, No.RR-3 May 23, 2008.  Link to this Article. 

The Immunologic Basis for Immunization Series Module 17 : Rabies.   World Health Organization, 2011.  
Link to this Document. 

Imported Episodic Rabies Increases Patient Demand for and Physician Delivery of  Antirabies Prophylaxis.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 4(6) ; e713 June 2010.  Link to this Article.

Rabies in the 21st Century.   PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 4(3) e591 March 2010.  Link to this Article.

Rabies, Still Neglected after 125 Years of Vaccination.  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 4(11) ; e839 November 2010. Link to this Article. 

Rabies Vaccines : WHO Position Paper.  WHO Weekly Epideimiological Record. 6 Aug 2010. 32(85) ;  309-320.  Link to this Article. 

Table 1. Cases of rabies in the United States, by state and category, during 2010.  Draft Release.  Link to this Document.   Affinity access only.

Use of a Reduced (4-Dose) Vaccine Schedule for Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent  Human Rabies.   MMWR Vol.59, No.RR-2 March 19, 2010.  Link to this Article. 

All Article Links were live and working as of 20 September 2011. 

Friday, September 2, 2011

Macular Degeneration - PowerPoint with Audio

CME  by  Gerald P. Clarke, MD
Co-Medical Director, OptiVision Eye Care

Link to the PowerPoint with Audio as a full screen.

Macular Degeneration, August 24, 2011

CME program:
Macular Degeneration
by   
Gerald P. Clarke, MD
Co-Medical Director, OptiVision Eye Care

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 – 12:00 noon – Mercy Medical Center

Certified for Category 1 credit through August 24, 2013.

Affinity Health System is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Affinity Health System designates this educational activity for a maximum of one (1) AMA PRA Category 1 credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with  the extent of their participation in the activity.

Presentation Handout (Affinity access only)
 Please be patient.  This is a large file.


CME form (Affinity access only)


To receive credit for viewing this CME presentation, complete the CME form and send to Carol Carrow at Mercy Medical Center. CME credit provided ONLY for AHS staff.

Macular Degeneration - Audio

CME by Gerald P. Clarke, MD, Co-Medical Director, OptiVision Eye Care.

Originally presented on August 24, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh, WI.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Accurate Coding Audio

CME by William Sickels, MD

The Importance of Accurate Coding - PowerPoint with Audio

Importance of Accurate Coding CME by William Sickles, MD, AHS Coding Liaison

Link to the PowerPoint with Audio as a full-screen.