Beyond the OR: Perioperative Evaluation and Management
This session will highlight practice changing updates for the outpatient and inpatient general internists to manage patients prior to and after surgery. The information presented will address best practices for obtaining a perioperative history and physical, guidance on medication management, and conducting appropriate follow-up care. Given the interdisciplinary nature of perioperative care, the information will focus on how generalists can join alongside surgical colleagues to help patients navigate perioperative care.
Upon completion of this session, learners should be able to:
- Implement current best practices regarding perioperative testing, medication management, and follow-up care for patients undergoing surgery in the outpatient or inpatient setting;
- Develop communication skills between specialists to help patients better navigate perioperative care.
Guest Speaker
Christopher D. Jackson, MD, FSSCI
Dr. Chris Jackson serves as Associate Program Director for Curriculum and Education, and Assistant Clerkship Director for Internal Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Center for Health System Improvement. A native of Augusta, GA, he studied Biology and Sociology at Emory University and received his Doctor of Medicine degree at the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his residency and a year as Chief Medical Resident residency at UTHSC where he joined the faculty in the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Center for Health System Improvement in 2019. Dr. Jackson's research interests focus on evaluating educational and quality improvement efforts to improve primary care practice, patient-centered health outcomes, and delivery of evidence-based medicine.
