COURSE DESCRIPTION:

South Miami hospitalists will formulate optimal patient care strategies in inpatient care and treatment by translating evidence into practice.  The goals of the Journal Club are to keep abreast of new knowledge, promote awareness of current research findings, stay familiar with the best current clinical research, encourage research utilization, improve patient outcomes, and network and improve interpersonal relationships with other healthcare providers and specialists.

OBJECTIVES:

•    Implement evidence-based strategies into clinical practice that will improve delivery of care to patients treated at South Miami Hospital.
•    Apply procedures and practices according to national guidelines.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
South Miami Hospital Hospitalists, Physicians Assistants and Advance Practice Register Nurses

FACULTY AND DISCLOSURES:

Olga Schatz, M.D.
South Miami Hospital
Baptist Health South Florida

Olga Schatz, M.D., director and moderator of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.