Special Topics in Perioperative Medicine

Topics / Speakers

Perioperative Risk Assessment - Michael Gemma, MD

Shared Decision Making & Practical Use of Risk Assessment - Daniel E. Hall, MD, MDiv, MHSc, FACS

Perioperative Telemedicine - A. Murat Kaynar, MD, MPH

Perioperative Anemia/PBM - Michael Boisen, MD, FASE

Exercise Prehabilitation - Joshua McAnulty, MD

Point of Care Ultrasound – POCUS - Luca LaColla, MD

Perioperative Medicine Beta-Lactam Allergy - Brian Gierl, MD

Unmet Needs in Perioperative Care and Solutions - Stephen A. Esper, MD, MBA

Frailty and Resilience in the Surgical Patient - Sean Dechancie, DO

Nutrition Optimization - Huong-Tram Duran, 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 7.00 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: June 15, 2021
Date Credits Expire: June 15, 2024
Estimated Time to Complete: 7.00 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:

• Explain how anesthesiologists can help their organizations improve outcomes and manage costs by expanding their roles in perioperative care
• Identify patients at excess perioperative risk using risk stratification tools, and optimize modifiable risk factors
• Apply decision aids and shared decision making in discussions with other physicians and with patients in perioperative clinic

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 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™