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OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

1. Explain the concept of frailty to the learner how to diagnose the impact on surgical outcomes.
2. Discuss workflows and setting up large scale strategy to evaluate and capture frailty elements in the preoperative and presurgical setting.
3. Review potential risk mitigation strategies centered around frailty characteristics.

4. Explain the importance of multidisciplinary teams, risk reduction options and shared decision making to improve patient outcomes after surgery in high frail cohort.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Harry Papaconstantinou, MD does not have a relevant financial interest or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE: James Fleshman, MD does not have a relevant financial interest or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.


ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

For assistance please contact Tammy Dudley at Tammy.Dudley@BSWHealth.org                                         

Session date: 
02/19/2021 - 8:00am to 9:00am CST
Location: 
Baylor Scott & White T. Boone Pickens Cancer Hospital - Dallas
3535 Worth Street
Meet Weekly Wednesdays or Fridays - 2nd Floor Sparkman Library
Dallas, TX 75246
United States
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  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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