Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Weekly

Series Director

Jaime Ortiz, MD, MBA

Target Audience and Needs

Anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, certified anesthesiology assistants, and anesthesiology fellows, residents, and students need to receive regular updates on new advances in anesthesiology research and technologies.  Expert presentations on cutting-edge anesthesiology topics will be used as an impetus for discussion.  The aim of the series is to expand clinical knowledge, improve competence, enhance the quality of anesthesiology care, and improve patient outcomes.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures, case presentations, literature review, and panel discussion.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Discuss advances in transfusion practices as they pertain to trauma and to treatment of critically ill patients in the operating room.
• Explain how to triage and manage patients in the operating room during a mass casualty event.
• Develop strategies to manage conflict and concerns about professional behavior in the perioperative setting.
• Assess and properly treat perioperative conditions to improve patient outcomes.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator 

Eddie Edge 
Thomas.Edge@bcm.edu
713-798-5117