Activity ID
7919Expires
June 30, 2024Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.5Fee
$75CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
This is the sixth of 17 modules in our hypertension in pregnancy series that addresses why universal adoption of preeclampsia risk assessments for all pregnant patients is important and how to design and evidence-based tool. Performing preeclampsia risk assessments before, during, and after pregnancy can help alleviate risk exposure and improve maternal-fetal patient safety.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
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
Explain the pathophysiology of preeclampsia and identify which risk factors place a pregnant or postpartum patient at moderate or high risk for this condition. Adopt an evidence-based preeclampsia risk assessment tool that incorporates a low-high risk scale and use it to evaluate every pregnant patient during antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum.
Keywords
Hypertension in Pregnancy, OB Mortality, OB Safety
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Rural, Urban
