Webinar 7:00 - 8:30 PM Central Time
Registration Link: http://medtronic.cventevents.com/BKPNOV10
DIAGNOSE EARLY - TREAT APPROPRIATELY
Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Clinical Care Pathway
Objectives
This program will help the attendee:
▪ Understand incidence and outcomes for patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCF)
▪ Discuss VCF mortality risk and VCF clinical care pathway developed by a multispecialty panel using the RAND™/UCLA Appropriateness Method
▪ Initiate discussion to diagnose VCF patients early and to treat VCF patients appropriately
Audience
This course is intended for Advance Practice Providers (APPs) who influence care for patients presenting with a vertebral compression fracture.
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education: This continuing education activity was approved by the California State Board of Nursing, Provider #14825 for 1.0 Contact Hour. Approval of this activity does not imply endorsement by the California State Board of Nursing of any commercial products related to the content of the education activity.
Criteria for course completion: In order to receive continuing education credit, participants must complete the entire program and submit an evaluation.
Presenters
Andy Betz, RN, CNP, Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH: Andy Betz RN, CNP has been involved with Trauma and Critical Care for 16 years. Andy recently became interested in BKP as a treatment option for the increasing number of geriatric patients with vertebral compression fractures. As a result, Andy collaborated with internal partners at the trauma center and his Medtronic representative to develop a clinical care pathway for this patient population that includes BKP.
Joseph Farnam, MD, Aquidneck Radiology Inc. Newport, RI: Joseph Farnam, MD, is a diagnostic and interventional radiologist at Newport Hospital and a clinical assistant professor of medical science at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a course director of the community radiology medical school rotation. Dr. Farnam noticed VCF patients were admitted to the hospital via the Emergency Department (ED) without a treatment plan in place, resulting in inconsistent care. Subsequently, he began working with ED physicians, hospitalists, and primary care providers to develop a treatment algorithm for VCF patients that provides a clear and consistent workflow for these patients.
Additional Information
Balloon kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of pathological fractures of the vertebral body due to osteoporosis, cancer, or benign lesion. The complication rate with BKP has been demonstrated to be low. There are risks associated with the procedure (e.g., cement extravasation), including serious complications, and though rare, some of which may be fatal.
Risks of acrylic bone cements include cement leakage, which may cause tissue damage, nerve or circulatory problems, and other serious adverse events, such as: cardiac arrest, cerebrovascular accident, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, or cardiac embolism.
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