TOPIC - Johns Hopkins Hospital

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
The STN TOPIC course is taught to all members of the trauma system team who participate in the on-going assessment, evaluation, and improvement of trauma care. The Society of Trauma Nurses has developed the " Trauma Outcomes and Performance Improvement Course" in response to the need for education and better understanding of the Performance Improvement process in trauma care. TOPIC focuses on the on-going assessment of the continuum of trauma care with a structured review of process and discussions of strategies to monitor trauma patient outcomes. The TOPIC course will be taught in a one-day online course, customized to best meet the needs of the individual trauma care provider participants who have varying levels of experience with trauma performance improvement. The course offers practical application for all Levels of trauma centers, from entry level to mature phase of program development. The Modules are taught with a focus on didactic, operational definitions, sample tools, case study examples and take-home points.

FACULTY:
As an organization accredited by the ANCC, the Society of Trauma Nurses requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships. The ANCC defines a financial relationship as an affiliation or relationship of a financial nature with a commercial interest organization that might bias a person’s ability to objectively participate in the planning, implementation, or review of a learning activity. The potential for financial relationships exists when an individual can control or influence the content of an educational activity and is in a financial relationship with a commercial interest organization, the products, or services of which are relevant to the content of the educational activity.

COURSE MATERIALS, MEALS & CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Course participants will receive an electronic/digital version of the TOPIC Manual.

The Society of Trauma Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity has been awarded 8.25 hours.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by UK HealthCare CECentral and Society of Trauma Nurses. University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral 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.

This live activity is designated for a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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