The American College of Surgeons and The Chatham Institute invite you to participate in a free CME activity consisting of 3 e-newsletters that focus on evidence-based management of postoperative ileus. Case studies will be included to allow learners to make clinical decision choices.

• The nature and prevalence of adverse effects associated with opioid use in the surgical setting
• The clinical outcomes and pharmacoeconomics of medication management for postoperative ileus
• Emerging agents, and their mechanisms of action, that may ameliorate certain adverse effects of opioids
• The effectiveness of proactive, multidisciplinary, surgical care team management strategies for postoperative ileus

This program is intended for the education of the colon and rectal surgeons, general surgeons, surgical nurses, and other health care providers involved in the management of postoperative ileus.

Issue 1 The Role of the Surgeon and the Surgical Team: Proactive Strategies for Preventing Postoperative Ileus	Issue 2 Preventing Postoperative Ileus: The Use of Epidural Analgesia and Opioid Antagonists to Ameliorate Adverse Effects	Issue 3 (Coming March 2008) The Management of Postoperative Ileus: Pharmacoeconomics and the Cost of Containment

Ronald S. Chamberlain, MD, MPA, FACS (Chair)
Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon in Chief
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston, NJ

Robert G. Martindale, MD
Professor of Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR

Ronald S. Chamberlain, MD, MPA, FACS (Chair)
Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon in Chief
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston, NJ

James Rathmell, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

The Chatham Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Chatham Institute, LLC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM (0.5 for each activity). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Chatham Institute LLC is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC's) Commission on Accreditation, provider number 175-11/2006-2009.

The Chatham Institute LLC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CBRN), provider number CEP 12433.

These activities are approved for 1.5 contact hours (0.5 for each activity).

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