COVID-19 OR Management Series: Flexing Capacity

Friday, June 19, 2020, 12:00 AM - Sunday, June 19, 2022, 12:00 AM

Internet Enduring Material sponsored by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by the Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab at the Stanford University School of Medicine. 

This webinar covers many topics, including the current state in medical centers and future goals to meet demand. Institutions will develop an operational plan to face a COVID-19 surge with expansion of care capacity. Discuss why the healthcare shortages exist and the inability of our systems to flex, which is exposed by surges of COVID-19 as demonstrated in areas such as Lombardy, Italy and New York City. Who? Key stakeholders include administration, policy makers, nursing staff and their managers, physicians and technicians. How? Overview of key pain points, leverage variables for care expansion, create care models to meet surge capacity. Staff training and education, use of technology and innovation. Outlook for digital health and remote monitoring in 2025. It will be important to understand the regulatory and legal aspects of care, facility fees and service charges.

  Release Date: June 19, 2020
  Expiration Date: June 19, 2022
  Estimated Time to Complete: 39 minutes
  CME Credits Offered: 0.75
  Registration Fee: FREE

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.75 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.75 hours)

1. Evaluate the current state in healthcare and determine strategies to meet new goals that will allow practitioners to meet the challenge of caring for COVID-19 patients

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation
American Medical Association (AMA)
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accessibility Statement
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Cultural and Linguistic Competency
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Reference/Bibliography List
COVID-19 CME Resources https://med.stanford.edu/cme/COVID19.html

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