Myth: Every patient undergoing a diagnostic or therapeutic spinal injection should be instructed to have nothing to eat or drink after midnight.
Learn about the facts surrounding this myth and the best practices to support safe performance of interventional pain procedures in your practice.
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 you 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
David C. Miller, MD, MA; Byron J. Schneider, MD; and Clark C. Smith, MD, MPH on behalf of the Patient Safety Committee of the Spine Intervention Society.
Author Disclosures
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).
Miller, David C.: No financial relationships to disclose.
Schneider, Byron:
Advisory committees or review panels: Tennessee State Technical Advisory Group: Spine Episodes of Care 2017 - Task force member.
Any position in a healthcare, medical, or physician society/association (committee, board, workgroup/task force, etc.): North American Spine Society 2016-current. Lumbar Spinal Injections Instructor 2017-current. Education Council: Section on Rehabilitation, Interventional, and Medical Spine 2017-current. Spine Intervention Society 2014-current. Evidence Analysis Committee, 2015-current. Patient Safety Committee, 2015-current. Research Division 2016-current. Membership Committee 2017-current.
Service as a consultant, expert witness, speaker, or author: Professional Disability Associated - Paid Consultant.
Travel Expenses: Travel, lodging, and honorarium for expenses related to speaking/instructing for meetings/courses by the following societies: North America Spine Society, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spine Intervention Society.
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 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