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Abstract: Smoking tobacco during the perioperative period increases rates of surgical complications and hospital readmissions. The UPMC Tobacco Treatment Service collaborated with Orthopedic surgery to develops a telemedicine tobacco cessation program for patients undergoing total joint replacement surgery. We present this pathway and our lessons learned highlighted in our recent publication in New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst. |
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CME Faculty Disclosure In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials distributed at the time of the conference. Continuing Medical Education Credit The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .10 continuing education units (CEUs) which are equal to 1.0 contact hours. |