Anesthesiology CME Review Course

Ophthalmic Anesthesia Perspectives Howard D. Palte and Marc Allan Feldman Define OSA and describe its pathophysiology; Identify risk factors of OSA in patients who likely have the syndrome; Confirm the diagnosis of OSA and discuss treatment options available to primary and secondary health providers; Formulate an effective perioperative anesthesia plan to optimally manage patients through pre-, intra-, and postoperative phases and assist in preparation of hospital protocols for management of OSA; and Review established guidelines on the perioperative evaluation and management of cardiac disease for noncardiac surgery, and discuss the recommendations and risks associated with ophthalmic anesthesia and surgery.

 

Perineural Analgesia/ Management of Shock F. Kayser Enneking and Ronald Pearl Review evidence supporting the use of perineural analgesia; Describe the types of patients who are candidates for continuous peripheral nerve blocks; Determine appropriate drug therapy and catheter techniques for use in cPNB; List the interventions that may be beneficial for the trauma patient with hemorrhagic shock, cardiac failure, and septic shock, and Outline management strategies for hypovolemic-hemorrhagic shock and cardiogenic shock.

 

Postanesthesia Recovery Emad Mossad and John E. Tetzlaff Demonstrate the importance of staffing in the care of children; Summarize common perioperative recovery room complications in children; Outline the management of emergence delirium and pain in the pediatric patient; Discuss the anesthetic care of patients for orthopedic surgery; and Review common issues in the PACU for orthopedic surgery and formulate a plan for dealing with these issues.

 

Anesthetic Delivery and Technique Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum and Jacqueline M. Leung Explain the continuum of sedation and its effects on responsiveness, airway, spontaneous ventilation, and cardiovascular function; Describe the hazards of nurse-administered propofol sedation; Identify future trends and new Pharmacologic agents for sedation during surgery; Review the guidelines for preoperative cardiac evaluation of elderly patients presenting for non-cardiac surgery; and Examine the implications of diastolic dysfunction in the perioperative period.

 

Professional Liability Karen B. Domino, Robert A. Caplan, Mark A. Warner, Michael A. Kelly, and Dominique A. Pollara Explain how experts evaluate standard of care; Review the role of informed consent in medical malpractice; Describe how malpractice attorneys evaluate liability and settle a claim; Analyze causation and burden of proof in medical malpractice and predict the outcome of a jury award exceeding the malpractice insurance cap; and Inform medical staff of essential steps to steps to take before informing a family about an adverse outcome.

 

 Preoperative Processing of the Ambulatory Patient Meena S. Desai, Douglas R. Bacon, and Thomas W. Cutter Identify emerging trends and practices in preoperative processing of the ambulatory patient; Review the process for evaluating and selecting patients for ambulatory surgery; Describe new procedures and locations for ambulatory surgery, and highlight pediatric offsite anesthesia; Identify sources of “bad” information about anesthesia care and devise ways to counter the incorrect information; and Summarize the impact of preoperative processing in the ambulatory patient, including privacy concerns, family participation, preoperative teaching, and practitioner-patient interaction.

 

The Ophthalmic Patient Don R. Hirschman and David L. Guyton Identify members of the anesthesia care team and improve communications and patient care before, during, and after ophthalmic surgery; Review the historical identification of anesthetic myotoxicity; Describe the typical signs, symptoms, and clinical course of anesthetic myotoxicity; Demonstrate the proper approach to surgical correction of anesthetic myotoxicity; and Avoid anesthetic myotoxicity in anterior-segment and posterior-segment ophthalmic surgery.

 

Severe Preeclampsia/ Continuous Spinal Anesthesia Judi A. Turner and James Moore Review the incidence and diagnostic criteria for severe preeclampsia; Summarize the obstetric management of sever preeclampsia; Examine how sever preeclampsia and obstetric management of the disease affects anesthetic management; Compare advantages and disadvantages of continuous spinal anesthesia (CSA) with those of other neuraxial techniques; and Identify the indications for CSA, focusing on obstetric anesthesia and labor analgesia.

 

Strategies for Outcomes Care Linda J. Mason and Peter S.A. Glass Review management of outpatient anesthesia in the child with an upper respiratory tract infection; Summarize anesthetic management of outpatient tonsillectomy in the child with sleep apnea; Explain the pathophysiology of acute pain; Provide an update on the drugs and drug delivery systems for pain management in ambulatory surgical patients; and Integrate into practice the latest innovations in acute pain management.

 

Anesthesia Practice Management William J. Mazzei and David B. Glick Review manpower issues and anesthesia revenue in the current marketplace; List current salary trends for certified registered nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists; Summarize the role of stipends in compensating for inefficiencies in anesthesia care; Discuss the definition, prevalence, in inherent risks of incentives; and Describe the parts of a successful incentive program and list commonly used metrics.