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3/24/2022 Anesthesiology Grand Rounds - Grands Rounds Updates in Regional Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: 

  • Review available regional anesthesia techniques in cardiac surgery
  • Determine potential benefits and challenges associated with neuraxial blockade in cardiac surgery
  • Define the role of regional anesthesia in ERAS cardiac surgery

Joint Accreditation Statement -Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements: & Suggested Additional Reading:

Joint Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), 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 School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each physician should only claim 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.


Suggested Additional Reading

  • Anesthesiology October 2006, Vol 105, 794-800.
  • Pain Med, Vol. 11, Issue 12, December 2010, 1849-1858.
  • Brescia et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019.
  • Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2017; 67(3):294-304.

Authors:
Sudhakar Subramani, MD, MMed, FASE — Clinical Associate Professor, Director- Echocardiography Simulation Center, Director- Point of Care Ultrasound, University of Iowa
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

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