Surgery of the Hand

Admissions After Ambulatory Surgery

Ambulatory surgery is growing in popularity among physicians and patients. While it can be convenient and less expensive, ambulatory surgery also has risks. The risks oblige all those involved with ambulatory surgeries to make effective decisions about what procedures to…

P.A.C.T.: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain

P.A.C.T.: Practical Approaches to Comprehensive Treatment of Pain curriculum focuses on improving clinicians’ ability to recognize, diagnose, and classify pain; educating clinicians on the full spectrum of pain management options, including non-opioid pharmacologic interventions; and providing risk reduction strategies through…

Surgical Safety Checklists: Detecting Barriers, Maximizing Benefits

Many studies show using a surgical safety checklist improves surgical outcomes. In one survey of clinicians, over 90% of respondents said they would want a checklist used if they were undergoing surgery. However, researchers have recently identified poor checklist compliance…

ACP Pain Management 7 – Opioid Use Disorder

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the seventh of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

ACP Pain Management 6 – Opioid Therapy

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the sixth of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

ACP Pain Management 5 – Non-Opioid Pharmacotherapy

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the fifth of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

ACP Pain Management 4: Non-Pharmacologic Therapies

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the fourth of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

ACP Pain Management 3: Pain Management Principles

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the third of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…

ACP Pain Management 2: Pain Assessment

Chronic pain affects over 50 million people in the US and 1.5 billion world-wide. This is the second of a series of 9 interactive modules on Pain Management; 7 didactic modules and 2 modules of case studies. Using current evidence-based…