Activity ID
2610Expires
October 5, 2026Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1.0Fee
$0-$50CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
About 340,000 Americans suffer hip fractures due to falls every year. For many elderly patients, a hip fracture signals the beginning of the end, a decline ending in death within the following year. In the past, hip fractures have been regarded as non-urgent cases assigned to long waits in the emergency department and inpatient days spent evaluating and clearing patients for surgery. Based on recent evidence, some hospitals have initiated programs to fast-track these patients to surgery. In a look-back study of 2 million surgeries comparing patient outcomes for same-day versus delayed surgery, investigators found that delay in repair is associated with increased complications. This monograph provides an overview of the evidence, the guidelines, features of fast-track programs, and will craft risk management recommendations for orthopedists and those caring for the elderly with hip fractures.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Anesthesiology
Family Medicine
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Characterize the current state of the evidence for fast-tracking hip fracture surgeries.
Based on the evidence and guidelines, define “delay” in repair of hip fracture.
Explain what should be done in the case of a patient who falls outside the guidelines for fast-tracking surgery.
Define a fast-track hip fracture program and describe tactics that have proven successful in implementing such programs.
Keywords
cognition, communication, professionalism, system
Competencies
Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban
