Track: Cardiac Anesthesia
Understanding the Relationship between Intraoperative Hypotension and Clinical Outcomes in Surgical Patients
Both hypotension and hypertension have been reported to be associated with postoperative complications or mortality. Thanks to an educational grant from Edwards Lifesciences, this course provides a deeper understanding of the importance of blood pressure management on postoperative outcomes. Faculty with expertise in the field, deliver crucial information to train clinicians and members of the care team on how to identify complications, manage outcomes and follow up appropriately. This complimentary course is available to all ASA account holders. This is a 3 module education activity with up to 2.5 credits available for completion of Module 1 and up to 7.5 additional credits available after completion of Modules 2 and 3 for a total of 10 credits.
Expiration Date: 09/17/2020
A-ACLS: First Response to Circulatory Crisis in the OR – 2018
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) was originally developed as an extension of Basic Life Support (BLS) and focused on the resuscitation of individuals found unresponsive in the field. ACLS has been expanded to include immediate care in the emergency department and patients found unresponsive anywhere in the hospital. A-ACLS was created to address the unique aspects of the perioperative/periprocedural setting. Originally created in 2015, this course has been updated to reflect the changes in the 2017 American Heart Association ACLS Guidelines, and updates to the original A-ACLS guidelines. The course includes multiple scenarios where participants have the opportunity to make "first response" decisions to cardiac situations in the OR.
Expiration Date: 04/24/2019
2018 Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology - Full Subscription
2018 Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology (RCA) - The latest research and educational findings THIS IS AN ONLINE COURSE - NO HARDCOPY BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE. This online program includes 15 edited and peer-reviewed lectures selected from the ASA Refresher Courses presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2017. Each module contains the author’s manuscript, a pre-test and post-test. Plus, select modules contain author interviews in a podcast format. Receive immediate access to the first three modules, plus the monthly-released module, when you purchase the full subscription! Credit Information: 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for the full subscription. 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for each module.
Expiration Date: 7/22/2022
A-ACLS: First Response to Circulatory Crisis in the OR - 2018
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) was originally developed as an extension of Basic Life Support (BLS) and focused on the resuscitation of individuals found unresponsive in the field. ACLS has been expanded to include immediate care in the emergency department and patients found unresponsive anywhere in the hospital. A-ACLS was created to address the unique aspects of the perioperative/periprocedural setting. Originally created in 2015, this course has been updated to reflect the changes in the 2017 American Heart Association ACLS Guidelines, and updates to the original A-ACLS guidelines. The course includes multiple scenarios where participants have the opportunity to make "first response" decisions to cardiac situations in the OR.
Expiration Date: 04/24/2019
Cardiac Tamponade
After successfully completing this activity, the learner will be able to recognize risk factors for cardiac tamponade, consider and make the appropriate diagnosis of tamponade, and review management considerations of cardiac tamponade in the setting of central venous access.
Expiration Date: 04/12/2021
MRI Advisory - Patient Safety
This interactive CME program walks you through the ASA's MRI advisory step by step and is available exclusively online.
Expiration Date: 12/17/2020
2017 Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology - March 2018 - The 20 Most Important Cardiac Anesthesiology Papers Ever Published
Using Game Changer article selection, the clinician will organize critical articles as they relate to their own clinical practice.
Expiration Date: 03/19/2021
2016 Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology - September - Update on Thoracic Anesthesia
This Refresher Corurse includes the following manuscripts:
Right Ventricular Dysfunction Following Lung Resection, by Marcos F. Vidal Melo, M.D., Ph.D. and Yasuko Nagasaka, M.D., Ph.D.
Achieving and Managing Lung Separation, by Edmond Cohen, M.D.
Perioperative Lung Protection Strategies in One-Lung and Two-Lung Ventilation, by Peter Slinger, M.D.
Hypoxia during Thoracic Surgery, by Javier Campos, M.D.
Expiration Date: 09/26/2019
Cardiac Arrest and Spinal Anesthesia
This case-based CME program educates through the presentation of patient safety scenarios, and is available exclusively online.
Expiration Date: 11/8/2021
Patient Safety Highlights 2017 - Practical Approaches to Solving Human Error in Cardiac Surgery
A panel discussion introducing the learner to the concepts and science behind our understand of human error while providing real-life, practical solutions to reducing error.
Expiration Date: 01/11/2021
Patient Safety Highlights 2017 - Building the Best Cardiac Operating Room Team: Lessons in Leadership, Teamwork, and Communication
This refresher course lecture was conducted by two leaders in patient safety, employing a modified Ted-Talk format, encouraging audience participation, and delivering the "Top Ten" secrets to building effective, resilient (anti-fragile), and high performing cardiac operating room teams.
Expiration Date: 01/11/2021
Journal CME - 2017 May
Ischemic optic neuropathy is the most common form of perioperative visual loss, with highest incidence in cardiac and spinal fusion surgery. To date, potential risk factors have been identified in cardiac surgery by only small, singleinstitution studies. To determine the preoperative risk factors for ischemic optic neuropathy, the authors used the National Inpatient Sample, a database of inpatient discharges for nonfederal hospitals in the United States.
Expiration Date: 04/17/2020
Journal CME - 2017 July
The use of prothrombin complex concentrates and the role of plasma concentration of anticoagulants in the management of bleeding in patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants are still debated. Our aim was to describe management strategies and outcomes of severe bleeding events in patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants.
Expiration Date: 06/19/2020
Journal CME - 2017 June
The objective of this investigation was to determine the etiology of perioperative acute coronary syndrome with a particular emphasis on thrombosis versus demand ischemia.
Expiration Date: 05/14/2021
2016 Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology - March 2017 - Utility of Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography in Non-Cardiac Surgery
As a result of completing this activity, the participant should be able to: Describe the indications for intraoperative TEE for noncardiac surgery; Discuss the utility of intraoperative TEE for monitoring during high-risk noncardiac surgery; Describe the role of intraoperative "rescue TEE" for unanticipated hemodynamic collapse; List the criteria for obtaining Basic Perioperative TEE Certification through the National Board of Echocardiography.
Expiration Date: 03/27/2020
ASA/SCA Basic Perioperative TEE
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) have collaborated with the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) and iTeachU to deliver the Basic Perioperative TEE program. This training and accreditation program complies with the provisions set out by the National Board of Echocardiography.
Expiration Date: 04/13/2020
Drug Errors in Anesthesia
Administration of potent anesthetic drugs with small intrinsic margins between effective doses and overdose requires constant vigilance. Anesthesiologists are acutely aware of the numerous claims related to drug errors included in the ASA Closed Claims Database and are familiar with the lexicon that classifies mechanisms of drug errors. Therefore, anesthesiologists know that the most common distinct mechanisms of error are substitution, insertion, and incorrect dose. They also must recognize that an incorrect dose is most likely to produce serious or even fatal consequences. Physicians need to regularly review the OR procedures to ensure safe drug use, and be alerted to the change before the drugs are provided and stocked in the OR.
Expiration Date: 03/06/2020
Infection Control
This "NEW" Infection Control course includes information on how anesthesiologists and the entire care team can impact perioperative patient outcomes in the prevention of infections. ** This course DOES NOT meet New York State infection control certification requirements **
Expiration Date: 03/23/2020
IV Infiltration and Extravasation
This course will examine the causes of IV infiltration and extravasation, review the literature, and give guidelines for prevention and management of complications. Included in the course is a case report that highlights an adverse outcome that is all too common in perioperative care.
Expiration Date: 04/30/2020
Difficult Airway Algorithm
Free to ASA members! We know how hard it is to keep up with the expanding number of emerging treatment advances while managing a busy practice. We developed this algorithm so you can quickly get clinical guideline information and recommendations on the management of the difficult airway. If needed, you can also get easy access to the full guideline.
Expiration Date: 07/10/2020
Medication Safety and Drug Errors
Learn how to reduce medication errors and improve patient safety in the operating room. Follow and complete required actions in the medication administration process to change both behavior and processes to eliminate medication errors. This program educates through the use of compelling video and knowledge checks, and is available exclusively online.
Expiration Date: 11/21/2020
ACE 2018 - Issue 15 A & B Electronic
Put your anesthesiology knowledge to the test with this ASA best-seller. Challenge your knowledge of the fundamentals in anesthesia, including subspecialty content tailored to the generalist. The ACE program will keep you current with clinical and professional guidelines, as well as help in meeting your commitment to lifelong learning. ACE is a great learning resource for physician anesthesiologists, anesthesiology residents and members of the anesthesia care team. Part B is scheduled to be released in October 2018.
Expiration Date: Part A: 04/30/2019, Part B: 10/31/2019
SEE 2018 - Volume 34 A & B Electronic
Translate emerging anesthesia knowledge into your daily practice with SEE. Assess your grasp of emerging anesthesia concepts with content aggregated from more than 40 international medical journals with SEE. Receive the most important content on subjects ranging from clinical anesthesia, critical care and pain management. Stay abreast of the development of new drugs and techniques that are both relevant to your current practice and will shape your future practice. Access our SEE podcasts today!
Expiration Date: Part A: 01/31/2019, Part B: 07/31/2019
ACE 2018 - Issue 15 A & B Booklet
Put your anesthesiology knowledge to the test with this ASA best-seller. Challenge your knowledge of the fundamentals in anesthesia, including subspecialty content tailored to the generalist. The ACE program will keep you current with clinical and professional guidelines, as well as help in meeting your commitment to lifelong learning. ACE is a great learning resource for physician anesthesiologists, anesthesiology residents and members of the anesthesia care team. Part B is scheduled to be released in October 2018.
Expiration Date: Part A 04/30/2019, Part B 10/31/2019
SEE 2018 - Volume 34 A & B Booklet
Translate emerging anesthesia knowledge into your daily practice with SEE. Assess your grasp of emerging anesthesia concepts with content aggregated from more than 40 international medical journals with SEE. Receive the most important content on subjects ranging from clinical anesthesia, critical care and pain management. Stay abreast of the development of new drugs and techniques that are both relevant to your current practice and will shape your future practice. Access our SEE podcasts today!
Expiration Date: Part A 01/31/2019, Part B 07/31/2019
Patient Safety Highlights 2017 - Full Subscription
Learn from some of the outstanding sessions presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2017 selected to help fulfill MOCA 2.0® Part II Patient Safety. Test your knowledge.
Expiration Date: 01/11/2021
2017 Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology - Full Subscription
This online program includes 16 edited and peer-reviewed lectures selected from the ASA Refresher Courses presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2016. Each module contains the author’s manuscript, a pre-test and post-test. Plus, select modules contain author interviews in a podcast format.
Expiration Date: 07/16/2021
2016 Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology - Full Subscription
This online program includes 17 edited and peer-reviewed lectures selected from the ASA Refresher Courses presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2015. Each module contains the author’s manuscript, a pre-test and post-test. Plus, select modules contain author interviews in a podcast format.
Expiration Date: 07/24/2020
Journal CME - 2018 Full Subscription
ASA’s journal, Anesthesiology, offers a CME program linked to its articles. The Anesthesiology CME Editors choose an article out of each month’s journal and write thought-provoking questions (six each month) associated with that article. The article, learning objectives, and an explanation of the program appear each month in the printed journal. By subscribing to the program and answering questions online, the user can receive up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ per issue.
Expiration Date: 11/12/2021
Safe Sedation Training - Deep Sedation (SSTdeep) Didactic Modules
*Note, completion of SSTmoderate within the past two years is required for access to SSTdeep program*
Patient safety is of the utmost importance when administering sedation. Safe Sedation Training – Deep (SSTdeep) – Didactic Modules were developed based on ASA guidelines for non-anesthesiologist physicians seeking privileges for deep sedation, to ensure the highest standards in patient safety.
Expiration Date: 07/23/2020
Safe Sedation Training - SSTmoderate
Non-anesthesiologist physicians will want to know and use the most current practice to provide safe and effective moderate sedation to their patients. Make Safe Sedation Training the basis for credentialing at your facility with SSTmoderate. Group discounts available!
Expiration Date: 09/24/2019
Journal CME - 2017 Full Subscription
ASA's journal, Anesthesiology, offers a CME program linked to its articles. The Anesthesiology CME Editors choose an article out of each month’s journal and write thought-provoking questions (six each month) associated with that article. The article, learning objectives, and an explanation of the program appear each month in the printed journal. By subscribing to the program and answering questions online, the user can receive up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ per issue.
Expiration Date: 11/13/2020
Patient Safety Highlights 2016 - Full Subscription
13 patient safety sessions recorded at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2016
Expiration Date: 01/11/2021
ACE 2017 - Issue 14 B Electronic
Put your anesthesiology knowledge to the test with this ASA best-seller. Challenge your knowledge of the fundamentals in anesthesia, including subspecialty content tailored to the generalist. The ACE program will keep you current with clinical and professional guidelines, as well as help in meeting your commitment to lifelong learning. ACE is a great learning resource for physician anesthesiologists, anesthesiology residents and members of the anesthesia care team.
Expiration Date: 10/31/2018
ACE 2017 - Issue 14B Booklet
Put your anesthesiology knowledge to the test with this ASA best-seller. Challenge your knowledge of the fundamentals in anesthesia, including subspecialty content tailored to the generalist. ACE is a great learning resource for physician anesthesiologists, anesthesiology residents and members of the anesthesia care team.
Expiration Date: 10/31/2018
Journal CME - 2016 Full Subscription
ASA's journal, Anesthesiology, offers a CME program linked to its articles. The Anesthesiology CME Editors choose an article out of each month's journal and write thought-provoking questions (six each month) associated with that article. The article, learning objectives, and an explanation of the program appear each month in the printed journal. By subscribing to the program and answering questions online, the user can receive up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ per issue.
Expiration Date: 11/14/2019