- Recognize that long-held practices based on the need for sterile procedure are outdated and unnecessary in the urgent care setting
- Determine which patients with abscesses can be treated with home management vs those that need a return visit and recheck
- Identify risky and unnecessary medication combinations that can endanger your patients
- Recognize that in many patients with elevated BP and headache, treating the headache will often resolve the elevated BP
- Understand that bronchitis is almost always safely managed without antibiotics and steroids
Recorded for the 2019 Spring Convention
1 hour and 2 minutes of synced audio and PowerPoint
Course Description:
Many clinicians commonly continue practices and hold beliefs despite evidence that they are not effective or may even be dangerous. Using evidence to debunk these practices will improve efficiency, patient safety and outcomes, and also save your urgent care money. Topics discussed will include sterile procedures, risky medication practices, headache, abscess, fever, and ankle fracture management.
Speaker: Patrick O'Malley, MD
Patrick O'Malley, MD is an Emergency and Urgent Care physician with 11 years’ experience in private practice. He is a team player committed to helping improve processes in the emergency department, urgent care, and hospitals. Dr. O’Malley is the inventor of the IRIG-8 wound irrigation device and the Lactalite breast pump light. He and his wife and family reside in South Carolina where they enjoy spending time on the water.
Disclosures:
Centurion Medical Products: Royalties, Consultant
1 CME
Designation Statement
The Urgent Care Association designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement
The Urgent Care Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Submitting for Credit:
If you would like to submit for credit above, you must complete the 5 question knowledge test and answer 3 out of 5 (60%) correctly. Your certificate will be available in your library under Credits and below the title of the session.
Please email education@ucaoa.org with questions.