2016 Washington State Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting

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* 2. Please rate your overall satisfaction with the organization of this meeting.

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* 3. The ACCME defines commercial bias as presentations giving an unbalanced view of therapeutic options by promoting a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

Was this CME course free of commercial bias?

Yes

If no, please explain

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* 4. Did the faculty disclose significant relationships with commercial support?
(One or more of these methods: Syllabus / Opening Remarks / Verbally / On Slides)

Yes

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* 5. Please rate the quality of the meeting facilities.

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* 6. How well were the course objectives met?

Upon completion of the course participants should be able to:

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1) Understand the technique, rationale and indications of advanced microendoscopic surgery for the treatment of degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine, while evaluating its relative advantages and disadvantages.	1) Understand the technique, rationale and indications of advanced microendoscopic surgery for the treatment of degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine, while evaluating its relative advantages and disadvantages. Significantly Met	1) Understand the technique, rationale and indications of advanced microendoscopic surgery for the treatment of degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine, while evaluating its relative advantages and disadvantages. Somewhat Met	1) Understand the technique, rationale and indications of advanced microendoscopic surgery for the treatment of degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine, while evaluating its relative advantages and disadvantages. Not Met
2) Recognize ongoing paradigm shift in Medicare reimbursement for spinal surgery. Evaluate strategies for optimizing patient care outcomes and reducing health care costs under bundled payment plans.	2) Recognize ongoing paradigm shift in Medicare reimbursement for spinal surgery. Evaluate strategies for optimizing patient care outcomes and reducing health care costs under bundled payment plans. Significantly Met	2) Recognize ongoing paradigm shift in Medicare reimbursement for spinal surgery. Evaluate strategies for optimizing patient care outcomes and reducing health care costs under bundled payment plans. Somewhat Met	2) Recognize ongoing paradigm shift in Medicare reimbursement for spinal surgery. Evaluate strategies for optimizing patient care outcomes and reducing health care costs under bundled payment plans. Not Met
3) Understand indications for treatment of carotid artery stenosis. Evaluate rationale and pros/cons of endovascular treatment vs. open surgery.	3) Understand indications for treatment of carotid artery stenosis. Evaluate rationale and pros/cons of endovascular treatment vs. open surgery. Significantly Met	3) Understand indications for treatment of carotid artery stenosis. Evaluate rationale and pros/cons of endovascular treatment vs. open surgery. Somewhat Met	3) Understand indications for treatment of carotid artery stenosis. Evaluate rationale and pros/cons of endovascular treatment vs. open surgery. Not Met
4) Evaluate the relative advantages and disadvantages of various surgical approaches to thoracic disc herniation including the potential role for the transdural approach.	4) Evaluate the relative advantages and disadvantages of various surgical approaches to thoracic disc herniation including the potential role for the transdural approach. Significantly Met	4) Evaluate the relative advantages and disadvantages of various surgical approaches to thoracic disc herniation including the potential role for the transdural approach. Somewhat Met	4) Evaluate the relative advantages and disadvantages of various surgical approaches to thoracic disc herniation including the potential role for the transdural approach. Not Met
5) Develop an understanding of the way in which traditional health care markets function. Recognize ways in which healthcare providers and healthcare systems can affect change by helping to create a market based upon quality outcomes.	5) Develop an understanding of the way in which traditional health care markets function. Recognize ways in which healthcare providers and healthcare systems can affect change by helping to create a market based upon quality outcomes. Significantly Met	5) Develop an understanding of the way in which traditional health care markets function. Recognize ways in which healthcare providers and healthcare systems can affect change by helping to create a market based upon quality outcomes. Somewhat Met	5) Develop an understanding of the way in which traditional health care markets function. Recognize ways in which healthcare providers and healthcare systems can affect change by helping to create a market based upon quality outcomes. Not Met

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* 7. Did you meet your personal goal/objective for what you intended to get out of this course?

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We encourage you to expand on your answer below:

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* 8. Do you intend to integrate what you learned at this conference into your current practice?

This activity validated my current practice; no changes will be made.

Create/revise protcols, policies and/or procedures.

Change the management and/or treatment of my patients.

Other, please specify

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* 9. Please rate the relevance of this program to your scope of practice:

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Relevant

Somewhat Relevant

Not Very Relevant

Irrelevant

Please explain:

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* 10. Please rate the OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS of each of our speakers

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Richard Rapport, MD - "The Age of Opportunity: A Better Way to Slow Down"	Richard Rapport, MD - "The Age of Opportunity: A Better Way to Slow Down" Excellent	Richard Rapport, MD - "The Age of Opportunity: A Better Way to Slow Down" Very Good	Richard Rapport, MD - "The Age of Opportunity: A Better Way to Slow Down" Good	Richard Rapport, MD - "The Age of Opportunity: A Better Way to Slow Down" Fair	Richard Rapport, MD - "The Age of Opportunity: A Better Way to Slow Down" Poor
Akshul Patel, MD - "Better Strategies for Carotid Stenting vs. Endarterectomy"	Akshul Patel, MD - "Better Strategies for Carotid Stenting vs. Endarterectomy" Excellent	Akshul Patel, MD - "Better Strategies for Carotid Stenting vs. Endarterectomy" Very Good	Akshul Patel, MD - "Better Strategies for Carotid Stenting vs. Endarterectomy" Good	Akshul Patel, MD - "Better Strategies for Carotid Stenting vs. Endarterectomy" Fair	Akshul Patel, MD - "Better Strategies for Carotid Stenting vs. Endarterectomy" Poor
Vijay Yanamadala, MD - "Spine Surgery in Sri Lanka, How Can it Teach Us to Be Better at Home?"	Vijay Yanamadala, MD - "Spine Surgery in Sri Lanka, How Can it Teach Us to Be Better at Home?" Excellent	Vijay Yanamadala, MD - "Spine Surgery in Sri Lanka, How Can it Teach Us to Be Better at Home?" Very Good	Vijay Yanamadala, MD - "Spine Surgery in Sri Lanka, How Can it Teach Us to Be Better at Home?" Good	Vijay Yanamadala, MD - "Spine Surgery in Sri Lanka, How Can it Teach Us to Be Better at Home?" Fair	Vijay Yanamadala, MD - "Spine Surgery in Sri Lanka, How Can it Teach Us to Be Better at Home?" Poor
Brook Martin, PhD, MPH - "How to Build a Better Strategy for Bundled Spine Cases"	Brook Martin, PhD, MPH - "How to Build a Better Strategy for Bundled Spine Cases" Excellent	Brook Martin, PhD, MPH - "How to Build a Better Strategy for Bundled Spine Cases" Very Good	Brook Martin, PhD, MPH - "How to Build a Better Strategy for Bundled Spine Cases" Good	Brook Martin, PhD, MPH - "How to Build a Better Strategy for Bundled Spine Cases" Fair	Brook Martin, PhD, MPH - "How to Build a Better Strategy for Bundled Spine Cases" Poor
Farrokh Farrokhi, MD, Abhineet Chowdhary, MD, Jason Luke - "From Idea to Industry"	Farrokh Farrokhi, MD, Abhineet Chowdhary, MD, Jason Luke - "From Idea to Industry" Excellent	Farrokh Farrokhi, MD, Abhineet Chowdhary, MD, Jason Luke - "From Idea to Industry" Very Good	Farrokh Farrokhi, MD, Abhineet Chowdhary, MD, Jason Luke - "From Idea to Industry" Good	Farrokh Farrokhi, MD, Abhineet Chowdhary, MD, Jason Luke - "From Idea to Industry" Fair	Farrokh Farrokhi, MD, Abhineet Chowdhary, MD, Jason Luke - "From Idea to Industry" Poor
Charles Cobbs, MD - "Best New Advanced Therapies for Brain Tumors"	Charles Cobbs, MD - "Best New Advanced Therapies for Brain Tumors" Excellent	Charles Cobbs, MD - "Best New Advanced Therapies for Brain Tumors" Very Good	Charles Cobbs, MD - "Best New Advanced Therapies for Brain Tumors" Good	Charles Cobbs, MD - "Best New Advanced Therapies for Brain Tumors" Fair	Charles Cobbs, MD - "Best New Advanced Therapies for Brain Tumors" Poor
Andrew Ko, MD - "How to Build a Better DBS"	Andrew Ko, MD - "How to Build a Better DBS" Excellent	Andrew Ko, MD - "How to Build a Better DBS" Very Good	Andrew Ko, MD - "How to Build a Better DBS" Good	Andrew Ko, MD - "How to Build a Better DBS" Fair	Andrew Ko, MD - "How to Build a Better DBS" Poor
Christoph Hofstetter, MD - "Better Spinal Decompression Surgery using Next Generation Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery"	Christoph Hofstetter, MD - "Better Spinal Decompression Surgery using Next Generation Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery" Excellent	Christoph Hofstetter, MD - "Better Spinal Decompression Surgery using Next Generation Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery" Very Good	Christoph Hofstetter, MD - "Better Spinal Decompression Surgery using Next Generation Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery" Good	Christoph Hofstetter, MD - "Better Spinal Decompression Surgery using Next Generation Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery" Fair	Christoph Hofstetter, MD - "Better Spinal Decompression Surgery using Next Generation Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery" Poor
Trent Treadway, MD - "Intradural Thoracic Disc Surgery"	Trent Treadway, MD - "Intradural Thoracic Disc Surgery" Excellent	Trent Treadway, MD - "Intradural Thoracic Disc Surgery" Very Good	Trent Treadway, MD - "Intradural Thoracic Disc Surgery" Good	Trent Treadway, MD - "Intradural Thoracic Disc Surgery" Fair	Trent Treadway, MD - "Intradural Thoracic Disc Surgery" Poor
Robert Mecklenberg, MD - "Creating a Market for Quality"	Robert Mecklenberg, MD - "Creating a Market for Quality" Excellent	Robert Mecklenberg, MD - "Creating a Market for Quality" Very Good	Robert Mecklenberg, MD - "Creating a Market for Quality" Good	Robert Mecklenberg, MD - "Creating a Market for Quality" Fair	Robert Mecklenberg, MD - "Creating a Market for Quality" Poor

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* 11. Based on your CME needs, please give suggestions for future program topics/formats.

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* 12. What barriers do you foresee that may hinder your implementation of changes learned at this activity? What educational strategies could help to overcome these barriers?

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* 13. What do you see as your BIGGEST challenge in improving patient safety, patient care and/or patient outcomes? What educational strategies could help to overcome this challenge?

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* 14. How did you hear about this CME Program?

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* 16. 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 Foundation for Orthopaedic Research & Education (FORE) and Washington State Association of Neurological Surgeons. The Foundation for Orthopaedic Research & Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

FORE designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Please attest to the total number of credit hours (minimum .25- maximum 5.75) that you spent in this CME
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* 1. Check appropriate title.

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* 2. Please rate your overall satisfaction with the organization of this meeting.

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* 3. The ACCME defines commercial bias as presentations giving an unbalanced view of therapeutic options by promoting a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest. Was this CME course free of commercial bias?

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* 4. Did the faculty disclose significant relationships with commercial support? (One or more of these methods: Syllabus / Opening Remarks / Verbally / On Slides)

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* 5. Please rate the quality of the meeting facilities.

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* 6. How well were the course objectives met?Upon completion of the course participants should be able to:

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* 7. Did you meet your personal goal/objective for what you intended to get out of this course?

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* 8. Do you intend to integrate what you learned at this conference into your current practice?

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* 9. Please rate the relevance of this program to your scope of practice:

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* 10. Please rate the OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS of each of our speakers

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* 11. Based on your CME needs, please give suggestions for future program topics/formats.

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* 12. What barriers do you foresee that may hinder your implementation of changes learned at this activity? What educational strategies could help to overcome these barriers?

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* 13. What do you see as your BIGGEST challenge in improving patient safety, patient care and/or patient outcomes? What educational strategies could help to overcome this challenge?

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* 14. How did you hear about this CME Program?

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* 15. Please provide your contact information.

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* 3. The ACCME defines commercial bias as presentations giving an unbalanced view of therapeutic options by promoting a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

Was this CME course free of commercial bias?

* 4. Did the faculty disclose significant relationships with commercial support?
(One or more of these methods: Syllabus / Opening Remarks / Verbally / On Slides)

* 6. How well were the course objectives met?

Upon completion of the course participants should be able to: