Faculty:
Planning Committee:
Daniel E Hall MD, MDiv, MHSc, FACS - Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine; Medical Director, High Risk Populations and Outcomes, Wolff Center at UPMC; Core Faculty, Center for Bioethics and Health Law, University of Pittsburgh Staff Surgeon, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System; Core Investigator, VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion

Dr. Hall discloses he receives grant/research support from NIH and VA Office of Research and Development. He is a consultant for FutureAssure, LLC, a company developing hand-held frailty assessment device

Course Directors:

• Lisa Sheehan, MSN, RN, VA-BC  - Programmatic nurse specialist with the Quality Education and Program Development Department at the Wolff Center at UPMC
• Claire Muszalski MS, RD, LDN - Senior Manager, Patient Education and Communications, UPMC

No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.