FactFinders CME: Risk of Bleeding with Non-Aspirin Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs before Spine Procedures

Myth: All oral non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NANSAIDs) are associated with the same risk of a bleeding complication when taken before spinal injection procedures.

Learn about the facts surrounding this myth and the best practices to support safe performance of interventional pain procedures in your practice.

Credit CME:0.5

Tag(s) Patient Safety

FactFinders CME: Risk of Bleeding with Non-Aspirin Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs before Spine Procedures

Description

You will be awarded CME credit after you read the FactFinder and complete the post-test. Before submitting the test, there is a review screen for learners to review your answers before submitting each attempt.

CME Credits: 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Price: $24.95 Members; $9.95 Fellows/Residents; $49.95 Non-members

Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Identify best practices to ensure patient safety during interventional spine procedures, and
Cite the evidentiary basis for risk mitigation strategies in the safe performance of interventional pain procedures.

Authors
Zachary McCormick, MD; Adrian Popescu, MD; and Clark C. Smith, MD, MPH on behalf of the Patient Safety Committee of the Spine Intervention Society.

Author Disclosures
AuthorDisclosures: All individuals in control of content have disclosed the following financial relationships. All of these relationships were reviewed, and all conflicts of interest have been resolved (C7 SCS 6.1-6.2, 6.5).

McCormick, Zachary:
Grant and research support:SIS grant for 59k, Foundation of PM&R grant for 10k, Midwest Pain Society grant for 3k; No payment or salary support to me from any of these grant funds;
Travel Expenses: SIS Board travel expenses.
Popescu, Adrian:
Travel Expenses: Travel reimbursement for instructing SIS courses.
Smith, Clark C.: No Financial Relationships to Disclose.

Commercial Support
No commercial support was received for this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Spine Intervention Society (SIS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
SIS designates this internet enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Method of Physician Participation
Each participant will read the FactFinder and will answer post-test questions.

Copyright
Materials presented in this activity have been made available by the Spine Intervention Society for educational purposes only. We reserve all rights to such material.

Date of Activity Release: 6/5/2018

Date of Activity Expiration: 6/4/2021