ACCREDITATION INFORMATION

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this activity, learners will be able to:

• Pearls: Apply surgical pearls in clinical practice —including knee and shoulder especially in sports injuries, and total joint replacement in resource-limited environments, and new approaches to managing PVNS — to improve outcomes, reduce morbidity, and reduce reoperation rates / healthcare cost
• Innovations: Apply emerging innovations — including transformative KP operating rooms, hormone-enhanced therapies, and PVNS — to improve patient outcomes in orthopedic practice
• Registries: Translate salient findings and recommendations from KP Registry publications into current practice regarding ACL reconstruction, hip fracture, shoulder arthroplasty, hip / knee arthroplasty, spine, medical device surveillance
• Subspecialties: Discuss quality, cost-savings initiatives, and the latest evidence-based medicine recommendations to influence practice behavior for each Orthopaedic subspecialty

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The Southern California Permanente Medical Group is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

The Southern California Permanente Medical Group designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION

Non-Physician Participants:  Attendees can report up to 4.50 hours of participation towards their accrediting body (licensure). In lieu of the provider number Attendees can write ‘CME’ in the space provided, if applicable.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Orthopaedic Surgeons