Surgical Pearls for Happier Patients

Learning Objectives:

1-Understand how to provide local anesthesia with minimal patient discomfort.

2-Discuss ways to keep patients more comfortable throughout a procedure.

3-Learn easily applied practices that can make your surgical wounds look better immediately.

4-Determine when referral to another provider would be appropriate.

Dr. Brough 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 this presentation.

The program was planned, implemented  and accredited by the Kansas Association of Osteopathic Medicine (KAOM).

The Kansas Association of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of .75 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physicians participation in this activity. 

Grievance Policy:

KAOM will respond to all grievances in a timely manner and you may call Vicki Whitaker, Executive Director at 785-234-5563 to discuss them. KAOM wants to be made aware of the grievance in order to resolve it to your satisfaction. All grievances will receive an initial response in writing within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response from KAOM they can submit a complaint in writing to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.

For questions pertaining to this presentation please email KAOM Executive Director, Vicki Whitaker at vicki@kansasdo.org. Please place the CME question in the subject line.