Journal CME - Available courses

The monthly CME Exam is written by the journal's CME editors, who are dedicated to crafting the course each month. One CME credit is available per issue.

The JCME program is part of ASA's Member benefits. 

ASA members can enroll themselves in the course by selecting each course below.

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2025

Course Name

  Article Name Expiration Date  Practice Area
Journal CME - 2025 AprilImpaired Macroscopic Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow by Sevoflurane in Humans during and after Anesthesia10 Mar, 2028Perioperative Medicine
Journal CME - 2025 MarchIndividual and System-level Factors Contributing to Guideline Nonadherent Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis at a Tertiary Healthcare System: A Qualitative Analysis10 Feb, 2028Perioperative Medicine
Journal CME - 2025 FebruaryFour-factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Use for Bleeding Management in Adult Trauma13 Jan, 2028Critical Care
Journal CME - 2025 JanuaryPlatelet P2Y12 Receptor Inhibition and Perioperative Patient Management9 Dec, 2027Perioperative Medicine

2024

Course Name

  Article Name Expiration Date  Practice Area
Journal CME - 2024 DecemberPerioperative Management of Patients Taking Glucagonlike Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: Applying Evidence to Clinical Practice 11 Nov 2027  Perioperative Medicine
Journal CME - 2024 NovemberPlantar Compartment Block Improves Enhanced Recovery after Hallux Valgus Surgery: A Randomized, Comparative, Double-blind Study 7 Oct 2027  Perioperative Medicine
Journal CME - 2024 OctoberImpact of Wildfire Smoke on Acute Illness 9 Sept 2027  Critical Care
Journal CME - 2024 SeptemberEffect of Remimazolam on Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Surgery: A Double-blinded Randomized Trial 12 August 2027  Perioperative Medicine
Journal CME - 2024 AugustDoes Celecoxib Prescription for Pain Management Affect Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage Requiring Surgery? A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study 8 July 2027  Pain Medicine
Journal CME - 2024 JulyVolatile Anesthetic Sedation for Critically Ill Patients
 10 June 2027  Critical Care Medicine
Journal CME - 2024 JuneCandidate Kidney Protective Strategies for Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: A Secondary Analysis of the RELIEF Trial Cohort 13 May 2027  Intraoperative Medicine
Journal CME - 2024 MayAddressing Patient Concerns with Blood Transfusion from Donors Vaccinated Against COVID-19: A Clinician Primer  8 Apr 2027  Intraoperative Medicine
Journal CME - 2024 AprilIntraoperative Use of Phenylephrine versus Ephedrine and Postoperative Delirium: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
  11 Mar 2027  Intraoperative Medicine
Journal CME - 2024 March
Remimazolam Dosing for Gastroscopy: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial		  12 Feb 2027  Perioperative Medicine
Journal CME - 2024 February Perioperative Management for Complex Spine Fusion Surgery  8 Jan 2027  Perioperative Medicine
Journal CME - 2024 January U.S. Attending Anesthesiologist Burnout in the Postpandemic Era  11 Dec 2026  Perioperative Medicine

2023

Course Name

  Article Name Expiration Date  Practice Area
Journal CME - 2023 December
Acute Kidney Injury after Cariac Surgery: Prediction, Prevention and Management		  6 Nov 2026  Cardiac Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2023 November
Baseline Intraoperative Left Ventricular Diastolic Function is Associated with Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery		  9 Oct 2026  Cardiac Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2023 October
Perioperative Management of Heart Transplantation: A Clinical Review		  11 Sep 2026  Cardiac Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2023 September Opioid Overdose: Limitations in Naloxone Reversal of Respiratory Depression and Prevention of Cardiac Arrest  7 Aug 2026  Cardiac Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2023 August Off label Use of Recombinant Activated Factor VII For Cardiac Surgical Bleeding  10 Jul 2026  Cardiac Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2023 July  Preoperative Evaluation in the 21st Century   5 Jun 2026  Cardiac Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2023 June  Perineural and Systemic Dexamethasone and Ulnar Nerve Block Duration: A Randomized, Blinded, Placebo-controlled Trial in Healthy Volunteers  8 May 2026  Regional Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2023 May  Prolonged Opioid Use and Pain Outcome and Associated Factors after Surgery under General Anesthesia: A Prospective Cohort Association Multicenter Study  10 Apr 2026  Pain Medicine
Journal CME - 2023 April  Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in the ENIGMA II Trial: A Post Hoc Analysis  6 Mar 2026  Cardiac Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2023 March Advanced Point-of-care Bedside Monitoring for Acute Respiratory Failure  7 Feb 2026  Critical Care Medicine
Journal CME - 2023 February Postoperative Delirium Following Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol Sedation in Healthy Older Adults Undergoing Orthopedic Lower Limb Surgery With Spinal Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial  10 Jan 2026  Critical Care Medicine
Journal CME - 2023 January Perioperative Anaphylaxis  13 Dec 2026  Perioperative Medicine

2022

Course Name

  Article Name Expiration Date  Practice Area
Journal CME - 2022 December   Validation of a Deep Learning–based Automatic Detection Algorithm for Measurement of Endotracheal Tube–to–Carina Distance on Chest Radiographs  08 Nov 2025  Cardiac Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2022 November Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for the Treatment of Pain following Mastectomy: A Randomized, Participant- and Observer-Masked, Sham-Controlled Study  11 Oct 2025  Pain Medicine
Journal CME - 2022 October  Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Tracheal Intubation in Children with Difficult Airways: A Cohort Study from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry  13 Sep 2025  Pediatric Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2022 September  Volatile versus Propofol General Anesthesia and Long-term Survival after Breast Cancer Surgery: A National Registry Retrospective Cohort Study  09 Aug 2025  General Operative Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2022 AugustEmerging Paradigms in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: The Patient Microbiome and Antimicrobial Resistance12 Jul 2025Critical Care Medicine
 Journal CME - 2022 July  Stepwise Ventilator Waveform Assessment to Diagnose Pulmonary Pathophysiology  7 Jun 2025 Cardiac Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2022 June Basal Infusion versus Automated Boluses and a Delayed Start Timer for “Continuous” Sciatic Nerve Blocks after Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial  10 May 2025 Ambulatory/Outpatient
Journal CME - 2022 May Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure Related to COVID-19: A Nationwide Cohort Study 12 Apr 2025 Critical Care Medicine
Journal CME - 2022 April Pregnancy and Labor Epidural Effects on Gastric Emptying: A Prospective Comparative Study 8 Mar 2025 Obstetric Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2022 March Epidural Analgesia and Recurrence after Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Danish Retrospective Registry-Based Cohort Study 8 Feb 2025 General Operative Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2022 February Preoperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Frailty and Predict Postoperative Outcomes: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study 11 Jan 2025 General Operative Anesthesia
Journal CME - 2022 January Perioperative Pulmonary Atelectasis: Part II. Clinical Implications 14 Dec 2024 Cardiac Anesthesia


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