
0748_Navigating Care: Spine Health and System-Wide Challenge_Live
Description:
This educational event focuses on the importance of spine health and provides an overview of the complexities involved in spine care. Participants will explore systemwide challenges, including barriers to effective treatment and coordination. Emphasis will be placed on the value of a multidisciplinary team approach, fostering collaboration among care teams. Attendees will gain insight into potential solutions to enhance patient care.
Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:
Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:
Malmivaara, A., Heliövaara, M., Knekt, P., Reunanen, A., & Aromaa, A. (1999). Is educational attainment associated with the onset and outcomes of low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis. PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10985112/[1]
Target Audience
Target Audience:
Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Physicians (MD or DO)
Physician Assistant (PA)
Social Worker (SW)
Learning Objectives
By the end of this educational activity, participants will be able to:
1. Describe key clinical and operational complexities in spine care.
2. Identify system-level barriers that impact timely and effective spine health management
3. Apply evidence-based principles to determine appropriate levels of care and make informed referrals to spine specialists to improve patient outcomes.
AGENDA
8:30 – 9:00 am | Doors open, registration, and breakfast |
9:00 – 9:05 am
9:05 – 9:10 am
9:10 – 9:55 am | Welcome and Introductions Marla Arata, Director of Wellness, Gould Medical Group Pre-Lecture Questions Navigating Care: Spine Health and System-Wide Challenges Dr. Gary Alegre
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9:55 – 10:05 am
10:05 – 10:15 am
| Q&A with Dr. Alegre on Spine Health and System Wide Challenges
Break |
10:15 – 11:00 am
| Navigating Care: Spine Health and Overview of Spinal Pathologies Dr. Gary Alegre Orthopedic Surgery, Gould Medical Group, Sutter Gould Medical Foundation
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11:00 – 11:10 am
11:10 – 11:20 am
11:20 – 11:30 am
| Q&A with Dr. Alegre on Spinal Pathologies
Post Lecture Questions/Evaluations/Credit Claiming
Closing Remarks Marla Arata, Director of Wellness, Gould Medical Group |

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest
No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.
– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D.
Marla Arata, BS, MAC, LMFT
Marie Danica Acedillo
Gary Alegre, MD
Marla Arata, BS, MAC, LMFT
Gary Alegre, MD
Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statement
Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians, 2.00 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses, and 2.00 continuing professional development contact hours for social workers. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note to Other Disciplines: AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
Attendance & Credit Claiming
Text the 6-letter attendance verification code to (916) 866-7913 to claim credit.
Available Credit
- 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physician Credit
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 2.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
- 2.00 ANCC
Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.00 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 2.00 ASWB-ACE
Social Work Credit
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Sutter Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 2.00 continuing education credits.
- 2.00 IPCE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 2.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

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