TJA in Patients With Obesity - Understanding the Scale of the Challenge
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At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Understand the surgical and medical risks in patients with elevated BMI and how to counsel patients on these risks in an empathetic manner.
Discuss preoperative strategies to optimize patients and reduce risk prior total joint arthroplasty.
Describe surgical techniques to reduce intraoperative risk for obese patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Identify the concept of Strategic Clinical Networks in Alberta Health Services and their role in achieving a Learning Health System.
Recognize provincial level quality improvement initiatives and success to date through the work of the Bone and Joint Health SCN.
Learn of the benefits of involving patients in quality improvement work and identify future QI initiatives including those in their home province and practice.
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Identify the concept of Strategic Clinical Networks in Alberta Health Services and their role in achieving a Learning Health System.
Recognize provincial level quality improvement initiatives and success to date through the work of the Bone and Joint Health SCN.
Learn of the benefits of involving patients in quality improvement work and identify future QI initiatives including those in their home province and practice.
