Grand Rounds - Discharge to the Community

Enduring Material On-Demand Webinar
Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Division is hosting Grand Rounds webinars.  These webinars are designed to share knowledge throughout the Dvision and cover a wide range of interesting topics.
 

Topic:
A Revolutionary Approach to Discharge to the Community

Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
1. Discuss a variety of perspectives relating to community discharge from a rehabilitation hospital
2. Consider information, beliefs, and misconceptions regarding community discharge
3. Reflect on opportunities for improving community discharge outcomes in your setting

Requirements for Successful Completion:
In order to receive credit, participants must view the activity in its entirety, complete the evaluation, and post-test with a score of at least 80%.  There are no pre-requisites and there is no fee to participate in this activity or to receive CME credit.  Statements of credit are awarded upon successful completion and submission of the evaluation form. 
  
Media:
Internet

Release and Expiration Dates:
3/18/2020 - 3/18/2021

Estimated Time to Complete:
60 minutes


Speaker: Bruce Pomeranz, MD, MMM

Bruce Pomeranz, MD, MMM, is Chief Quality Officer for Inpatient Rehabilitation for Select Medical, Senior Medical Officer and Director of Amputee Rehabilitation for Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Dr. Pomeranz earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois, completed residency in PM&R at Mount Sinai in New York, and received a Master’s degree in medical management from the University of Southern California. He is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine, and neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine.

Dr. Pomeranz has published and presented at meetings within Select Medical as well as on topics related to physical medicine and rehabilitation and medical quality at national and international meetings.

Faculty/Planner Disclosure/Conflict of Interest Policy:
In accordance with ACCME requirements, Penn State College of Medicine has a conflict of interest policy that requires faculty to disclose relevant financial relationships related to the content of their presentations/materials.  Any potential conflicts are resolved so that presentations are evidence-based and scientifically balanced.

These presenters and planners have nothing to disclose:  Toshamalla McCloud and
Bruce Pomeranz, MD, MMM

These presenters and planners disclose the following conflicts of interest:
Steven Kirshblum, MD: Consultant
Coloplast

Penn State College of Medicine staff and faculty involved in the development and review of this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Providership and Credit
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Penn State College of Medicine and Select Medical.  Penn State College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Penn State College of Medicine designates this enduring materials for a maximum of 1 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Information aboaut CME credit for this activity is available by contacting Penn State at 717.531.6483 or ContinuingEd@pennstatehealth.psu.ed

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use:
The faculty of this educational activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA.
Faculty members have been advised to disclose to the audience any reference to an unlabeled or investigational use.
 

No endorsement of unapproved products or uses is made or implied by coverage of these products or uses in our reports.

No responsibility is taken for errors or omissions in report.  Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindictions and warnings.

The material presented here is used with the permission of the authors and/or other sources. Participants should use their own professional judgement in practice.



Questions?  Please contact Toshamalla McCloud at TMcCloud@selectmedical.com

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