St. John CME Activities

Goal

To educate various disciplines in the ongoing effort to improve on and provide excellent screening, diagnosis, and treatment of both malignant and benign breast conditions.

Target Audience

Medical Oncologists, Surgeons, Pathologists, Radiologists, Technologists, Nurses, Social Workers and other interested health care professionals

Learner Objectives:

• Recognize and identify changes that may represent breast cancers
• Interpret digital mammographic images and pathology reports
• Apply this knowledge to provide appropriate care and follow up plans for patients with abnormal mammograms and/or biopsies
• Appropriately manage and plan care for patients diagnosed with breast cancer

Sponsorship:

• PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
• PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.
• Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• This activity meets the criteria for up to 1.5 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Planning Committee:

• Christine Katterhagen, MD, PHMG Longview Surgical Group
• Kelly DeRosier, RN, PHMG Longview Surgical Group

The planning committee selects topics, faculty and objectives for the activity.  All members of the planning committee have attested that neither they nor any immediate family members have a financial relationship/interest with any proprietary entity producing health care goods or services.

Goal

Educate the multi-disciplinary care team in the latest diagnosis and treatment techniques in the ongoing effort to improve care for cancer patients in the Lower Columbia Region

Target Audience

Physicians from a variety of disciplines, i.e.: Oncology, Hematology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pathology, Radiology, and Surgery as well as Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and other interested health care providers

Learner Objectives:

Apply updated knowledge and skills in the diagnosis of cancer and the latest treatment options and healthcare trends in the treatment of cancer
Employ and describe benefits of multidisciplinary staging of cancer cases
Recognize improved attitude and conduct of the provider as related to cancer care

Sponsorship

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 1 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Planning Committee:

• Zafer Yildirim, MD, Oncology, 
• C.R. Kim, MD, Radiation Oncology 
• Rhonda Wrolson, Tumor Registrar
• Shannon Vosika, Tumor Registrar

The planning committee selects topics, faculty and objectives for the activity.  All members of the planning committee have attested that neither they nor any immediate family members have a financial relationship/interest with any proprietary entity producing health care goods or services.

Goal

To educate the multi-disciplinary care team in the ongoing effort to improve care for all patients, based on identified need

Target Audience

Physicians and other interested Health Care Professionals in the Lower Columbia Region

Learner Objectives

• Assess the quality of a clinical review article published in one of the major peer reviewed journals such as Journal of American Journal of Emergency Medicine, The American Journal of Cardiology, Circulation, the New England Journal of Medicine, etc.
• Analyze and interpret presented data
• Apply evidence based data to the treatment of patients, including difficult to treat or treatment resistant disorders
• Dissect and appropriately evaluate statistics used in analysis of original research presented in above mentioned journals
• Appropriately critique conclusions drawn from reviewed articles

Sponsorship

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 1 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Planning Committee

• Brian Hoyt, MD, Medical Director for Emergency Department,
• Daniel Trimberger II, MD

The planning committee selects topics, faculty and objectives for the activity.  All members of the planning committee have attested that neither they nor any immediate family members have a financial relationship/interest with any proprietary entity producing health care goods or services.  Dr. Hoyt and Dr. Trimberger have nothing to disclose.

Goal

To educate the multi-disciplinary care team in the ongoing effort to improve care for all patients, based on identified need.

Target Audience

Physicians and other interested Health Care Professionals in the Lower Columbia Region

Learner Objectives

• Assess the quality of a clinical review article published in one of the major peer reviewed journals such as Journal of American Journal of Emergency Medicine, The American Journal of Cardiology, Circulation, the New England Journal of Medicine, etc.
• Analyze and interpret presented data
• Apply evidence based data to the treatment of patients, including difficult to treat or treatment resistant disorders
• Dissect and appropriately evaluate statistics used in analysis of original research presented in above mentioned journals
• Appropriately critique conclusions drawn from reviewed articles

Sponsorship

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 1 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Planning Committee

• Brian Hoyt, MD, Medical Director for Emergency Department,
• Daniel Trimberger II, MD

The planning committee selects topics, faculty and objectives for the activity.  All members of the planning committee have attested that neither they nor any immediate family members have a financial relationship/interest with any proprietary entity producing health care goods or services.  Dr. Hoyt and Dr. Trimberger have nothing to disclose.

Goal

To educate the multi-disciplinary care team in the ongoing effort to improve care for all patients.

Target Audience

Physicians and other interested Health Care Professionals in the Lower Columbia Region

Sponsorship

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 1 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Planning Committee

Albert Luh, MD, James Crider, MD, Phyllis Cavens, MD.  The planning committee selects topics, faculty and objectives for the activity.  All members of the planning committee have attested that neither they nor any immediate family members have a financial relationship/interest with any proprietary entity producing health care goods or services.

Goal

An easy way to boost patient satisfaction - participants will come away with a personal plan for building patient trust and loyalty

Target Audience

Providers in the Lower Columbia Region

Objectives

• Describe personal communication strengths as well as specific areas of opportunity
• Describe how patients respond to their personal practice style
• Discuss how the CGCAHPS survey measures patient experience and how to effectively impact personal scores
• Apply improvement strategies into action during patient encounters
• Determine behavioral and performance goals that are specific, attainable, realistic and timely

Sponsorship

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center designates this Performance Improvement (or PI) CME activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 20 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Planning Committee

Faculty and planners have been asked to disclose any financial relationships with any commercial interest whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation. They have nothing to disclose.