Total Credits: .5 including .5 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
This program will expire and must be completed by 11/19/24.
Physicians and medical professionals will review and coordinate care effectively with the Primary Care Provider and Surgeon regarding pain management while explaining specific needs and duration of post-op pain control. They will be better able to determine when to escalate pain management needs and signs and symptoms of possible complications.
Learning Objectives:
• Coordinate care effectively with Primary Care Provider and Surgeon in regards to pain management
• Explain specific needs and duration of post-op pain control
• Determine when to escalate pain management needs and signs and symptoms of possible complications
Accreditation Statement:
The Montana Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of .5 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.
Planning Disclosure:
The Montana Osteopathic Medical Association Education Planning Committee has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.
Grievance Policy:
All grievances should be in writing and should specify the nature of the grievance. Initially, all grievances should be directed to MOMA Executive Director, who will then forward said grievance to the Education & Convention Committee. All grievances will receive an initial response in writing within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, then they can then submit a complaint in writing to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
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Joshua Krass, DO, joined the surgical team at the Neuroscience & Spine Institute of Kalispell Regional Healthcare in July 2013, bringing with him a wealth of training in both cranial and spine surgery.
A Texas native, Dr. Krass carried out his undergraduate studies at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, and his medical school coursework at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa. He completed his osteopathic internship and residency through Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan, and his neurosurgery residency through Michigan State University at St. John Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan.
Dr. Krass was awarded two fellowships – the first in minimally invasive endoscopic brain and skull base surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College Department of Neurological Surgery, and the most recent in skull base and cerebrovascular surgery at University of California, Irvine, Department of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Krass is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, Neurological Surgery
His wife, Lauren, works with neurosurgical billing and coding. Together they enjoy spending time outdoors, fishing and hiking with their pet Husky.
Dr. Joshua Krass discloses that he has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of his presentation.