This online course prepares surgeons to navigate conversations that involve choosing between surgery and other treatment options. The curriculum is specifically tailored to help clinicians articulate the best, worst and most likely outcomes of interventions to help patients choose between surgical and non-surgical options for treatment.
Dr. Gretchen Schwarze, a Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, is renowned for her expertise in surgical decision-making, informed consent, advance directives, and end-of-life care. Dr. Schwarze originally developed Best Case/Worst Case with Dr. Toby Campbell, a palliative care physician.
After a decade of research around the Best Case Worst Case tool, she collaborated with VitalTalk to develop the Best Case Worst Case Course, specifically designed to train surgeons in facilitating discussions about surgical outcomes.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) and VitalTalk. The WSMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The WSMA designates this Other activity (Enduring materials and practice conversations) for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
