DESCRIPTION
Spine Trauma Conferences are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. in the Joseph 1-242 Sundt Conference Room.

This activity is a monthly conference focused on neurosurgical trauma as well as didactic lectures relevant to trauma (to be specified).

TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is designed for providers, residents, and fellows.  In addition, research personnel and other members of the care team may find the conference beneficial.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1) Identify unusual presentations and natural history of neurosurgical related trauma.
2) Select appropriate differential diagnoses.
3) Analyze appropriateness of diagnostic testing.
4) Evaluate various treatment modalities (non-operatively and operatively) and adopt evidence-based practice.
5) Develop a plan of care to incorporate best trauma practice for Neurosurgery trauma care.

ACCREDITATION
Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Disclosure Summary
As a provider accredited by Joint Accreditation Interprofessional Continuing Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Mayo Clinic School of CPD) must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Course Director(s), Planning Committee Members, Faculty, and all others who are in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity.  Safeguards against commercial bias have been put in place.  Faculty also will disclose any off label and/or investigational use of pharmaceuticals or instruments discussed in their presentation.  Disclosure of these relevant financial relationships will be published in activity materials so those participants in the activity may formulate their own judgments regarding the presentation.

Listed below are individuals with control of the content of this program who have disclosed...

Relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Robert Spinner, MD - Consultant - Mayo Medical Ventures (not related to content)
Jamie Van Gompel, MD - Consultant - Envoy Medical

No relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:
Nayef Dajim, M.B.B.S.; Navid Khezri, M.D.; Sandra Hobson, M.D.; Jad Bou Monsef, M.D. ; Marcus J. Gates, M.D.; Joseph R. Kapurch II, M.D.; Avital Perry, M.D.; Ross Puffer, M.D.; Christopher S. Graffeo, M.D.; Kendall A. Snyder, M.D.; William (Bill) Clifton, III, M.D.; Kathryn Millard; Mary Soper; Simone Sursely

For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s), please go here. 

ATTENDANCE/CREDIT
Text the session code (provided only at the session) to 507-200-3010 within 48 hours of the live presentation to record attendance.  All learners are encouraged to text attendance regardless of credit needs.  This number is only used for receiving text messages related to tracking attendance.  Additional tasks to obtain credit may be required based on the specific activity requirements and will be announced accordingly. Swiping your badge will not provide credit; that process is only applicable to meet GME requirements for Residents & Fellows. 

TRANSCRIPT
Any credit or attendance awarded from this series will appear on your Transcript.

COURSE DIRECTORS
Drs. Jamie Van Gompel and Robert Spinner

QUESTIONS?
Contact Mary Soper at ph. 5-583, Katie Millard at ph. 8-6545, or Simone Sursely at ph.8-7891.