Module 1 - Anesthesiology Update Review of Regional Anesthesia: Updates, Perioperative Aspects, and Management

Target Audience

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists, anesthesia assistants, intensivists and perioperative medicine specialists.

Learning Objectives

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

  • Learn to recognize and treat postoperative cognitive dysfunction
  • Be better prepared to treat morbidly obese patients and those with sleep apnea
  • Discuss anesthetic concerns for patients with liver disease
  • Manage the special concerns of the elderly patient undergoing surgery
  • How to deal with the emergency trauma
  • Learn to provide opioid free anesthesia
  • Discuss how ketamine and methadone may be useful to your patient
  • Discuss the pros and cons of Suggamadex
  • Discuss the role of liposomal Bupivacaine in post-operative pain
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.25 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.
  • 5.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
09/30/2020
Course expires: 
09/30/2023

Course 409 at Oakstone

Oakstone Publishing
United States

Faculty List
Patricia Dalby, MD
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/ UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Director, Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program
UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Catalin Ezaru, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Faculty VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA

James Ibinson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Interim Chief of Anesthesiology, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Pittsburgh, PA

Gerhardt Konig, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Evan Lebovitz, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Practice Management and Perioperative Medicine Fellow
UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Kristin Ondecko Ligda, MD, FASA
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Pittsburgh, PA

Peter Ritchie, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Marsha Ritter Jones, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Pittsburgh, PA

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of  5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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

  • 5.25 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.
  • 5.25 Attendance
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