Earn CME for reviewing a journal article and evidentiary table that analyzes the methodology and findings of a study evaluating whether preoperative corticosteroid injections increase the risk for surgical site infections after spine surgery. The paper, Do Preoperative Corticosteroid Injections Increase the Risk for Infections or Wound Healing Problems After Spine Surgery? A Swiss Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study was critically reviewed by SIS Research Division members Yi Zhang, MD, PhD and W. Evan Rivers, DO.
As busy physicians, Spine Intervention Society members struggle to keep up with the never-ending stream of new research findings that can impact their practice. Members need to be able to attend to research findings and understand how such data can assist their clinical practice. Members can benefit from being able to defend their treatment plans to insurance carriers and will better understand directions for future research pursuits.
On a quarterly basis, Research Division members identify and review three high impact papers that are of most interest to interventional spine care, summarizing and critically appraising the studies, and then posting the summary, critique, and reference information. This online activity will provide learners with the opportunity to obtain Journal-based CME credit for reading one of these articles, reviewing the associated evidentiary table, and completing a short assessment via SpineNet.
You will be awarded CME credit after reading the article, reviewing the evidentiary table, and completing the post-test.
CME Credits: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Price:$24.95 Members; $9.95 Residents/Fellows; $49.95 Non-Members
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Examine emerging literature to mitigate risks and to practice spine interventions safely and best protect patients;
- Discuss the application of evidence-based medicine principles to recent research findings;
- Apply research findings to the practice of ethical, evidence-based interventional spine care.
Research Division Reviewers
Yi Zhang, MD, PhD and W. Evan Rivers, DO
Disclosures
Zhang, Yi: No financial relationships to disclose.
Rivers, William: No financial relationships to disclose.
Fair Use Disclaimer
This article is made available for the purpose of this online continuing medical education activity under the fair use doctrine of copyright law, which allows that the use of a copyrighted work “for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright” and factors to consider are “the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes” (Section 107 of the Copyright Act).
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 Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 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 journal article and evidentiary table and then 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: 1/14/19
Date of Activity Expiration: 1/13/22