Perioperative Medicine Part 1 - General Anesthesiology

Topics / Speakers

Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
James Ibinson, MD, PhD

Anesthesia for Patients with Morbid Obesity
Patricia Dalby, MD

Anesthesia for Patients with Severe Liver Disease
Catalin Ezaru, MD

Perioperative Anesthesia Care of the Geriatric Patient
Marsha Ritter-Jones, MD

Anesthetic Management of the Trauma Patient
Peter Ritchie, MD

Opioid Free Anesthesia
Gerhardt Konig, MD

Pharmacology that has Changed Anesthesia Practice: Ketamine and Methadone
Kristin Ondecko Ligda, MD, FASA

Pharmacology that has Changed Anesthesia Practice: Liposomal Bupivacaine
Peter Ritchie, MD

Pharmacology that has Changed Anesthesia Practice: Suggamadex
Evan Lebovitz, MD

Faculty

Accreditation

Accreditation and Credit Designation

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 designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the 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.

Date of Original Release: May 15, 2020
Date Credits Expire: May 15, 2023
Estimated Time to Complete: 5.25 hours

CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of an online course evaluation and post-test.

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

Intended Audience

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

Quick Facts

Provider: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Series Director:

Raymond M. Planinsic, MD, FASA
Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Director of Transplantation Anesthesiology, UPMC Presbyterian
Director, Hepatic Transplantation Anesthesiology Fellowship Program
UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Series Co-Director:

Theresa A. Gelzinis, MD
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Credits: Earn a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™