For Immediate Release Joint Commission Resources Partners With Med-IQ and University of Utah School of Medicine to Provide Clinicians With Comprehensive Pain Management Education |
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Baltimore, MD—August 30, 2011—In a collaborative effort to provide comprehensive, quality clinical education to healthcare professionals, Joint Commission Resources (JCR), University of Utah School of Medicine Office of CME (UUCME), and Med-IQ are pleased to announce the launch of the new CME/CE series, Pain Management Strategies for the Hospital-Based Care Team. Topics include:
The education is designed for all members of hospital-based pain teams, including anesthesiologists, pain specialists, hospitalists, internists, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and nurses. About Joint Commission Resources Joint Commission Resources (JCR), a not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission, is the official publisher and educator of The Joint Commission. JCR is an expert resource for health care organizations, providing consulting services, educational services and publications to assist in improving quality and safety and to help in meeting the accreditation standards of The Joint Commission. JCR provides consulting services independently from The Joint Commission and in a fully confidential manner. Please visit our Web site at www.jcrinc.com.About University of Utah School of Medicine, Office of CME The mission of The University of Utah Continuing Medical Education (UUCME) is to support lifelong learning for University of Utah physicians, community physicians, and other health care professionals and to serve as a critical element in the University of Utah continuum of medical education. The UUCME office provides research and evidence-based activities to promote an increase in patient safety, a reduction in medical errors, more appropriate methods for prescribing, and more effective methods of referrals in order to enhance the ultimate goal of helping physicians practice high-quality patient care resulting in better outcomes. UUCME is committed to offering programs that are intended to enhance physician and other healthcare professional development of lifelong learning through effectively designed programs and experiences, which help to change competence, performance, and/or patient outcomes. Learn more about UUCME at www.medicine.utah.edu/cme. About Med-IQ Med-IQ, recipient of the Alliance for CME's 2011 William Campbell Felch Award for Research in CME, is an accredited provider of education that inspires healthcare professionals through activities that deliver sophisticated outcomes-based educational designs with measurable results in professional competence and performance. Med-IQ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the California Board of Registered Nursing (CBRN), and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing medical education to physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, respectively. We are a leader in the development of performance improvement (PI) and quality improvement (QI) CME initiatives. To learn more about Med-IQ, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, connect with us on LinkedIn, and visit our YouTube channel. For more information, contact: |
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Catherine B. Mullaney, MHA |
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