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12/5/24 Anes JC - Association of anaesthesia provider sex with perioperative complications: a two-centre retrospective cohort study

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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:

  • Recognize differing postoperative outcomes associated with provider sex.
  • Identify opportunities and pitfalls in investigating impact of provider sex on patient outcomes.
  • Discuss impact of anesthesia provider sex on patient outcomes.

Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

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

  1. von Wedel D, et al. (2024) Association of anaesthesia provider sex with perioperative complicatiions: a two-centre retrospective cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 133(3): 628-636
  2. Wallis C J, et al. (2017) Comparison of postoperative outcomes among patients treated by male andd female surgeons: a population based matched cohort. British Medical Journal. 359: 4366
  3. Sharoky C E, et al. (2018) Does surgeon sex matter? Practice patterns and outcomes of female and male surgeons. Annals of Surgery. 2018. 267(6): 1069-1076

Authors:
Brooke Stephens, MD — PGY-2 Resident, UPMC Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
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.
Charlotte Rayburn, MD — PGY-2 Resident, UPMC Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
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 disclosed.
Karen Xu, MD — PGY-2 Resident, UPMC Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
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.
Stephen McHugh, MD, FASA — Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No 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.
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™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.