Week 32: Practice of Medicine

Welcome to week 32 focused on the practice of medicine!

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of clinicians and non-clinicians involved in the care of patients .

Physician Credit

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 SynAptiv and LearnHealth. SynAptiv is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

SynAptiv designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The content in this program may qualify for pain management credit. Please check with your State Board for proper certification.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

SynAptiv ensures balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all our educational programs. In accordance with this policy, SynAptiv identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by SynAptiv to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing education activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. SynAptiv is committed to providing its learners with high-quality activities that promote improvements or quality in health care and not the business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

All other faculty, planner and/or content managers have nothing to disclose nor do they have any vested interests or affiliations. All conflicts of interest have been resolved 

Method Participation

Participants must 1) read the program information, 2) study the educational activity, 3) complete the posttest by recording the best answer to each quiz question, and 4) complete the evaluation form.

A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed post-test with a score of 70% or better. Statements of credit will be available once the midterm and final exams are completed and evaluation forms submitted.

Media

Internet

Disclaimer

The content, views, and opinions presented in this educational activity are those of the faculty/authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SynAptiv and/or LearnHealth. The faculty/authors have disclosed if there is any discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA in their presentations. Before prescribing any medicine, primary references and full prescribing information should be consulted. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.

Learners are required to adhere to the privacy and confidentiality policy as it relates to the CE activities provided on the Internet. Please see the policy at yourcesource.com/privacy.htm.