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ForwardInterprofessional Education Program for Surgical Mission to Guatemala
This course will provide a special training program for medical providers on an international surgical medical mission to Guatemala to address patient care challenges related to people with varied training and backgrounds forming a treatment team to provide surgical care in a limited resource environment.
Target Audience
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Physician
Physician Assistant
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to: 1. Routine use of structured safety systems such as the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist, including preoperative briefings and postoperative debriefings. 2. Use of standardized difficult airway algorithms adapted for low-resource environments, including clear escalation pathways and preparation for surgical airway. 3. Recognize hemorrhage early using clinical indicators and implementation of standardized hemorrhage protocols (including tranexamic acid and coordinated surgical response). 4. Use evidence-based, resource-appropriate anesthesia strategies (e.g., ketamine-based anesthesia, regional techniques, simplified monitoring aligned with American Society of Anesthesiologists standards). 5. Implement structured postoperative monitoring protocols and standardized discharge criteria. 6. Use crisis resource management principles, including closed-loop communication, role clarity, and structured debriefing.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
No 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 with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 6.0 contact hours.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 6.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 6.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 6.00 Attendance