OVERVIEW
Patient Safety Highlights - In-Hospital Falls: Are Peripheral Nerve Blocks to Blame? is organized by American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and will be held during Nov 18, 2015 - Nov 17, 2018.
The target audience for this medical event is Anesthesiologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Conference Description:
This conference will begin with an overview of in-hospital falls and benefits of peripheral nerve blocks followed by the debate of whether (or not) peripheral nerve blocks increase the risk of in-hospital falls in orthopaedic patients.
Conference Objectives are:
• Review current incidence of in-hospital falls
• Evaluate the evidence for peripheral nerve blocks and their impact on in-hospital falls
• Evaluate evidence to create ways to decrease in-hospital falls.
SPECIALITIES
AnesthesiologyPublic Health