MSQC/ASPIRE Tri-Annual Meeting - March 13, 2026

Friday, March 13, 2026, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET, Marriott East Lansing, East Lansing, MI


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.50 hours), ABS CC (5.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (5.50 hours), Pain and Symptom Management (2.50 hours)

The March 13 MSQC/ASPIRE Tri-Annual Meeting will bring together surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and other members of the healthcare team from across the state of Michigan to discuss data, identify trends and hear from renowned speakers on a variety of topics that will address knowledge gaps applicable to members of both collaboratives.

1. Apply evidence-based multimodal pain management strategies, including non-opioid and opioid-sparing approaches, and identify opportunities to optimize perioperative pain control across surgical populations.
2. Differentiate between MSQC and ASPIRE multimodal pain data abstraction methodologies, including key data elements, limitations and implications for benchmarking and quality improvement.
3. Explain hospital-level pain management policies including naloxone distribution programs and opioid stewardship efforts, and identify strategies to align policy and best practices with regulatory expectations.
4. Strengthen collaboration between MSQC and ASPIRE participants, leveraging a shared 10-year partnership to advance data-driven, patient-centered pain management initiatives.

The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
AMA PRA Category 1 
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABS CC
Successful completion of this CME activity, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Accessibility Statement
 
The University of Michigan Medical School is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Activity Coordinator.

Questions? Please contact Rachel Ross.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The University of Michigan Medical School adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, March 13, 2026